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Once Bitten

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.

Director(s)

Gene Sultan

Nicholas Batchelor

Robert Altshuler

Kerry Lyn McKissick

Howard Storm

Where to watch

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Cast & Crew

Kerry Lyn McKissick

Kerry Lyn McKissick

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Jeb Stuart Adams

Jeb Stuart Adams

World War I Ace Vampire

Chris Tashima

Chris Tashima

Dream Sequence Extra (uncredited)

Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey

Mark Kendall

Nicholas Batchelor

Nicholas Batchelor

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Dominick Brascia

Dominick Brascia

Young Man Buying Ice Cream

Stuart Charno

Stuart Charno

Cabin Boy Vampire

Carey More

Carey More

Moll Flanders Vampire

Beans Morocco

Beans Morocco

Harry (as Dan Barrows)

Lauren Hutton

Lauren Hutton

Countess

Robin Klein

Robin Klein

Flowerchild Vampire

Garry Goodrow

Garry Goodrow

Wino

Kate Zentall

Kate Zentall

Tanya

Anna Mathias

Anna Mathias

Daphne

Peter Elbling

Peter Elbling

Bookseller

Megan Mullally

Megan Mullally

Suzette

Cleavon Little

Cleavon Little

Sebastian

Howard Storm

Howard Storm

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Skip Lackey

Skip Lackey

Russ

Peggy Pope

Peggy Pope

Mrs. Kendall

Karen Kopins

Karen Kopins

Robin Pierce

Thomas Ballatore

Thomas Ballatore

Jamie

Joseph Brutsman

Joseph Brutsman

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Richard Schaal

Richard Schaal

Mr. Kendall

Laura Urstein

Laura Urstein

Darlene

Gene Sultan

Gene Sultan

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Robert Altshuler

Robert Altshuler

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Details

GenresComedy, Horror, Fantasy
Runtime1h 34 mins
Released on15 Nov 1985
Languageen
Produced InUnited States of America
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Reviews

ZC

/10

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.

Andre Gonzales

6/10

Decent movie, I could have lived without the singing though. Other then that its a pretty good movie. A vampire needs virgin blood to stay young.

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Official Trailer #1
Once Bitten (1985)
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