Mark Kendall just found out his one-night stand has been around for centuries.
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.
Once Bitten (1985) is a comedy, horror and fantasy film directed by Howard Storm, released on November 15, 1985 with a runtime of 1h 34m. It stars Jim Carrey, Lauren Hutton, Karen Kopins and Cleavon Little. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10 across 379 ratings.
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Jim Carrey
as Mark Kendall
Lauren Hutton
as Countess
Karen Kopins
as Robin Pierce
Cleavon Little
as Sebastian
Thomas Ballatore
as Jamie
Stuart Charno
as Cabin Boy Vampire
Skip Lackey
as Russ
Jeb Stuart Adams
as World War I Ace Vampire
Joseph Brutsman
as Confederate Vampire
Dominick Brascia
as Young Man Buying Ice Cream
Robin Klein
as Flowerchild Vampire
Peggy Pope
as Mrs. Kendall
Directed by Howard Storm, written by Jeffrey Hause, Jonathan Roberts and Dimitri Villard, produced by Dimitri Villard, Frank Hildebrand and Robert Wald.
Average viewer score of 5.8/10 from 379 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on March 10, 2015
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.
Reviewed on July 21, 2023
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Once Bitten (1985) is available to stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus and Troma NOW, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Once Bitten (1985) includes Jim Carrey, Lauren Hutton, Karen Kopins, Cleavon Little and Thomas Ballatore. The film was directed by Howard Storm. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Once Bitten was released on November 15, 1985 and runs for 1h 34m.
Once Bitten (1985) holds an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from 379 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, horror and fantasy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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