Once Bitten

1985

PG-13

1h 34m

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5.8/10

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Mark wants to lose his virginity, but his girlfriend wants to wait. Unfortunately for both of them, a 400-year-old vampire Countess needs to turn a virgin into a vampire before Halloween in order to preserve her own youthful appearance, and when she finds Mark, she turns his life upside-down.

Directors

Howard Storm

Writers

David Hines(screenplay by)

Jeffrey Hause(screenplay by)

Jonathan Roberts(screenplay by)

Stars

Jim Carrey

Lauren Hutton

Karen Kopins

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Mark Kendall

Countess

Robin Pierce

Sebastian

Jamie

Cabin Boy Vampire

Russ

World War I Ace Vampire

Joseph Brutsman

Confederate Vampire

Dominick Brascia

Young Man Buying Ice Cream

Flowerchild Vampire

Mrs. Kendall

Mr. Kendall

Bookseller

Moll Flanders Vampire

Anna Mathias

Daphne

Kate Zentall

Tanya

Laura Urstein

Darlene

Directors

Howard Storm

Writers

David Hines(screenplay by)

Jeffrey Hause(screenplay by)

Jonathan Roberts(screenplay by)

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This early Jim Carrey vehicle combines the vampire fad with the typical 1980's sex comedy to make for a fun-but-silly vampire farce. Lauren Hutton works well as the vamping vampire, while Cleavon Little plays a flaming homosexual variation of the Renfield archetype to her blatantly sexual Countess. Carrey plays this one relatively straight. No crazy Ace Ventura antics here. His transformation from typical "teenager" to brooding, angsty vampire is punctuated with moments of manic comedy as he realizes what's happening to him. Like many 80s comedies, the climax features a choreographed dance number and a good old fashioned chase scene through the vampire's home. Though certainly not the deepest or most innovative movie you'll ever see, Once Bitten is a fun romp that showcases the talents of its stars in a delightfully cheeseball 1980s way.

ZamCrow10 Mar, 2015