The final look of the werewolf beast was based on make-up creator Rick Baker's dog Bosko.
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The final look of the werewolf beast was based on make-up creator Rick Baker's dog Bosko.
In nearly every John Landis film, you can see or hear the phrase "See you next Wednesday." In this film, it's an adult film.
The episode of "The Muppet Show" (1976) playing on TV during David's nightmare sequence is indeed a real episode but the portion shown on TV was never shown in the US. This is why it has been considered a fake episode and why Miss Piggy and Kermit are credited.
This is the first film to earn the Academy Award for Best Makeup. That category was created in 1981.
Because of this film, makeup and industry technological contributions became recognized by the Academy Awards in 1981. This film's visuals earned makeup artist Rick Baker the first ever Academy Award to be bestowed upon a special effects artist.
John Landis got the idea for the film while working on Kelly's Heroes (1970) as a production assistant in Yugoslavia. While watching a gypsy funeral (where they lace the coffin with garlic so the corpse doesn't come back to haunt everyone) he wondered how a western culture would react to being visited by a dead friend.
When trying to call home, the telephone number that David Kessler gives the operator (516-472-3402) contains a Long Island, New York area code. It is also an unusual case where an actual phone number is used.
Near the end of the movie when David as a werewolf terrorizes Picadilly Circus, there is a scene of a man standing in front of a store who is then being knocked backwards and falling through the glass. Believe it or not, but this man is none other then the director himself, John Landis.
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