David Kessler

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David Kessler is the ill-fated American tourist who becomes a werewolf after a brutal attack in the horror-comedy film "An American Werewolf in London."

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David Kessler canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
werewolf ⓘ
appearsIn An American Werewolf in London ⓘ
associatedLocation The Slaughtered Lamb pub ⓘ
causeOfTransformation werewolf bite ⓘ
characterArc from carefree tourist to tragic monster ⓘ
closeFriend Jack Goodman ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States ⓘ
creator John Landis ⓘ
fictionalUniverse An American Werewolf in London universe ⓘ
filmCountryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
filmDirector John Landis ⓘ
filmDistributor Universal Pictures ⓘ
filmMusicBy Elmer Bernstein ⓘ
filmProductionCompany PolyGram Pictures ⓘ
filmReleaseYear 1981 ⓘ
genre horror comedy ⓘ
hasCultFollowing true ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
laterSpecies werewolf ⓘ
medium live-action film ⓘ
narrativeRole protagonist ⓘ
nationalityInStory American ⓘ
notableEvent dies at the end of the film ⓘ
goes on a killing spree in London ⓘ
transforms during a full moon ⓘ
notableFeature experiences hallucinations of the undead ⓘ
suffers vivid nightmares ⓘ
occupation tourist ⓘ
partOf An American Werewolf in London franchise ⓘ
portrayedBy David Naughton ⓘ
romanticInterest Alex Price ⓘ
settingOfMainEvents London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
species human ⓘ
themeAssociated curse of lycanthropy ⓘ
isolation in a foreign country ⓘ
loss of control ⓘ
toneOfWork blend of horror and dark comedy ⓘ
victimOf werewolf attack ⓘ

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Jack Goodman → hasFriend → David Kessler ⓘ
Jack Goodman → warnsCharacter → David Kessler ⓘ