: The scene was written and planned, but due to budget constraints or time limitations, it was never actually rolled on camera.
The early 1980s was an era of intense scrutiny regarding cinematic violence, particularly in the UK with the "Video Nasties" panic. Landis self-censored specific elements to protect the film's commercial release. an american werewolf in london deleted scenes cracked
David only has the dream-within-a-dream about the Nazi monsters. The Cracked Truth: There was a secondary nightmare sequence set in an abandoned London Tube station. David dreams he is walking through Tottenham Court Road station when he sees Jack (Griffin Dunne) waiting on the opposite platform. Jack doesn't speak; he just points to a sign that reads "MIND THE GAP." David looks down, and the gap is a bottomless pit filled with the skeletal remains of werewolf victims. The train that arrives is made of human rib cages. Why cut? Rick Baker’s effects for the skeletal train were too ambitious. The practical props broke during filming, and the sequence looked "goofy" rather than terrifying. Landis scrapped it entirely. : The scene was written and planned, but