Released 44 years ago, An American Werewolf in London is a horror comedy film that features the most iconic werewolf transformation of all time.

Naughton explains how pioneering makeup legend Rick Baker crafted the best werewolf transformation ever.

But the first known werewolf in film was a woman. In 1913’s silent short film “The Werewolf,” a woman teaches her daughter to transform into a wolf to seek vengeance after abandonment.

And the film’s iconic werewolf transformation scene — where Grey’s wolf body bursts from her human body with muscle mass, bloodshot eyes and hair growth — sees the driven young singer ...