An American Werewolf In London Deleted Scenes Cracked [top] -

What survives: Production stills and script pages. What’s missing: A longer sequence establishing more of David and Jack’s aimless wandering through London before the fatal encounter. Early drafts included extra scenes of the friends getting drunk in a pub and trying to navigate the city, which would have given their relationship more screen time and made the later tragedy hit harder. Why it was cut: Pacing. Landis preferred to thrust viewers quickly into the sudden, disorienting violence that changes David’s life. The film’s lean opening keeps the shock immediate and spares the audience superfluous setup.

Specifically, there were shots of the werewolf literally tearing into bystanders that were deemed "too much" for the pacing of the finale. Rick Baker’s team had created several "meat" props and blood-rigs for the crowd that only appear for a fraction of a second in the final edit. Fans have spent years looking for the "Cracked" vault footage of these extra kills. 4. Jack’s Increasing Decay an american werewolf in london deleted scenes cracked

In the novelization, after David survives the initial attack, he is visited by the ghost of Jack, who is decaying. In the book, Jack offers David a bottle of Dr Pepper. David thinks he’s crazy. Jack says, "If I were a hallucination, would I know you love Dr Pepper?" David drinks it, and the soda pours right through Jack’s rotting chest and onto the floor. What survives: Production stills and script pages