FEATURE FILM

Once Bitten

5.8/10
TMDB389 votes
1985Original: English94 min

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.

Genres: Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
Cast: Jim Carrey, Lauren Hutton, Karen Kopins, Cleavon Little, Thomas Ballatore

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THE STORY & THE PEOPLE

About Once Bitten

Mark Kendall just found out his one-night stand has been around for centuries.

Once Bitten (1985) is a film in the comedy, horror, fantasy genres. Directed by Howard Storm. The cast includes Jim Carrey, Lauren Hutton, Karen Kopins, Cleavon Little.

Released
1985-11-15
Original language
English
Runtime
94 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Night Light Films, The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Directors
Howard Storm
Writers
David Hines, Jeffrey Hause, Jonathan Roberts, Dimitri Villard

Once Bitten cast & characters

Audience reviews

5.8/10 from 389 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

ZC

TMDB member review

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…

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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.

Andre Gonzales

TMDB member review

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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What is Once Bitten about?

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.

Who stars in Once Bitten?

Jim Carrey, Lauren Hutton, Karen Kopins, Cleavon Little, Thomas Ballatore, Stuart Charno. See the cast cards above for character names.

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