Once Bitten (1985)

A vampire Countess needs to drink the blood of a virgin in order to keep her eternal beauty. It seems that all is hopeless, until she bumps into Mark Kendall.

Director:

Howard Storm

Writers:

Dimitri Villard (story), David Hines,

Stars:

Lauren Hutton, Jim Carrey, Karen Kopins

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lauren Hutton	...	Countess
Jim Carrey	...	Mark Kendall
Karen Kopins	...	Robin Pierce
Cleavon Little	...	Sebastian
Thomas Ballatore	...	Jamie
Skip Lackey	...	Russ
Jeb Stuart Adams	...	World War I Ace Vampire (as Jeb Adams)
Joseph Brutsman	...	Confederate Vampire
Stuart Charno	...	Cabin Boy Vampire
Robin Klein	...	Flowerchild Vampire
Glen Mauro	...	Twin Vampire #1
Gary Mauro	...	Twin Vampire #2
Carey More	...	Moll Flanders Vampire
Peter Elbling	...	Bookseller
Richard Schaal	...	Mr. Kendall

Storyline

The Countess has a problem. She is a 400 year old vampire who will cease to look young unless she is able to feed on a virgin three times before Holloween, a week away. She sends Sebastian, her servant and all of her lesser vampires out to find one. Finding a virgin is difficult in 1980s Los Angeles. Mark has a problem. He wants to 'do it' with Robin in the worst way, but she wants to wait. Jamie and Russ, Mark's goofy friends convince him to go to a Hollywood pick up spot where Mark meets the Countess, on the prowl. Robin's not going to understand.

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Plot Keywords:

virgin | vampire | blood | supernatural power | gay slur | 

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Taglines:

A tasty comedy.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Primeira Dentada

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,200,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$1,212,601 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Night Life Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Morgan Fairchild turned down the role of the Countess.

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Goofs

In the costume party/dance scene, when Robin and Countess are having a dance fight over Mark, the camera is zooming in on the dance, to the very left of the screen you can see the lens hood of a second camera zooming in.

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Quotes

Mark Kendall: Please don't bite my buttons.

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Connections

References Pinocchio (1940)

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Soundtracks

"ONCE BITTEN"
Performed by 3-Speed
Written by Billy Steinberg / Tom Kelly and 3-Speed

User Reviews

great comedy/horror

starring: Lauren Hutton, Jim Carrey, Karen Kopins, Thomas Ballatore, and Skip Lackey.

plot: The sexy vampire, Countess (Lauren Hutton) needs to drink the blood of a virgin three times before Halloween. Mark (Jim Carrey) is bored in his relationship with his girlfriend Robin (Karen Kopins) because she doesn't want to have sex. So Mark takes his two buddies Jamie (Thomas Ballatore) and Russ (Skip Lackey) to Hollywood to find some chicks to have a one night stand with. Mark meets Countess and she gets him drunk, he thinks he's having a one night stand but she drinks his blood once. When Mark, Jamie, and Russ go back to town Countess follows them. She finds Mark and drinks his blood a second time, then she starts following him to get a third. Soon, Robin, Jamie, and Russ find out that he is slowly turning into a vampire. Then, Mark is captured on the night before Halloween. Will Robin, Jamie, and Russ save Mark in time?

This comedy/horror about a sexy vampire searching for a virgin is fun to watch! This movie is hilarious and well written, and has lots of fun cheesy 80's music.