The scene when the werewolf runs riot in Piccadilly Circus was filmed at a busy intersection, where police stopped the normal traffic and the public. After everyone took their places, it was filmed with multiple cameras and it was all cleaned up within half an hour. It was the first time in many years that filming had been allowed in Piccadilly Circus, due to lingering resentment over an unannounced smoke bomb that director Michael Winner set off while filming a scene for I ribelli di Carnaby Street (1967). Afterward, he sped off in a taxi with the film magazine while other members of the crew were arrested. However, John Landis' cordial experience in working with the Chicago Police on The Blues Brothers - I fratelli Blues (1980) helped overcome official reluctance to approve the filming, especially as he had completely worked out a plan, using a scale model of the area, whereby traffic would be minimally disrupted.

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