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Once Bitten

  • 1985
  • PG-13
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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Jim Carrey, Lauren Hutton, and Karen Kopins in Once Bitten (1985)
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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.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.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
    • David Hines
    • Jeffrey Hause
  • Stars
    • Lauren Hutton
    • Jim Carrey
    • Karen Kopins
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    18K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,617
    1,482
    • Director
      • Howard Storm
    • Writers
      • Dimitri Villard
      • David Hines
      • Jeffrey Hause
    • Stars
      • Lauren Hutton
      • Jim Carrey
      • Karen Kopins
    • 71User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Videos2

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    Lauren Hutton
    Lauren Hutton
    • Countess
    Jim Carrey
    Jim Carrey
    • Mark Kendall
    Karen Kopins
    Karen Kopins
    • Robin Pierce
    Cleavon Little
    Cleavon Little
    • Sebastian
    Thomas Ballatore
    Thomas Ballatore
    • Jamie
    Skip Lackey
    • Russ
    Jeb Stuart Adams
    Jeb Stuart Adams
    • World War I Ace Vampire
    • (as Jeb Adams)
    Joseph Brutsman
    Joseph Brutsman
    • Confederate Vampire
    Stuart Charno
    Stuart Charno
    • Cabin Boy Vampire
    Robin Klein
    • Flowerchild Vampire
    Glen Mauro
    Glen Mauro
    • Twin Vampire #1
    Gary Mauro
    Gary Mauro
    • Twin Vampire #2
    Carey More
    Carey More
    • Moll Flanders Vampire
    Peter Elbling
    Peter Elbling
    • Bookseller
    Richard Schaal
    Richard Schaal
    • Mr. Kendall
    Peggy Pope
    Peggy Pope
    • Mrs. Kendall
    Anna Mathias
    Anna Mathias
    • Daphne
    Kate Zentall
    • Tanya
    • Director
      • Howard Storm
    • Writers
      • Dimitri Villard
      • David Hines
      • Jeffrey Hause
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      By the time the film was released, writer Jeffrey Hause had blown through his initial earnings and had to take a job as a video store clerk. One day an oblivious customer remarked of the film, "Whoever wrote this shouldn't be working in Hollywood," and an incensed Hause retorted, "YOU GOT YOUR WISH!"
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Robin Pierce: I'm the owner of the pants you've been trying to get into for the past four years.

    • Alternate versions
      Singapore version was cut by 4 minutes for a PG rating. The uncut version would either by NC-16 or M18.
    • Connections
      Featured in Retrosexual: The 80's (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Once Bitten
      Performed by 3-Speed
      Written by Billy Steinberg / Tom Kelly and 3-Speed

    User reviews71

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    The Best Of The Jim Carrey Vehicles....

    A Hilarious 80's teen sex comedy!

    Jim Carrey hasn't been as funny in a film since. He manages to get plenty of laughs with his performance without going over the top the way he tends to do today. My favorite part is where Robin and the Countess have a dance-off over Mark at the Halloween dance to the very appropriate and silly song "Hands Off, He belongs to me"! And though slightly homophobic by today's standards were the comments by Carrey's sidekicks, "We're Rump Rangers", and the "Fags in the Shower" exclamations however, it all seemed in good fun.

    Karen Kopins was really good as Mark's long-suffering girlfriend and held her own well against Carrey. She should've had a better career. I really miss the 80's teen movie genre, and the lighthearted take these films had on a generation.

    A must see on Halloween if you're looking to lighten the load from the usual slasher films that always get shown.
    • alexandraslate
    • Nov 1, 2002
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    • Release date
      • November 15, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Tubi
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Yo amo a un vampiro
    • Filming locations
      • Mark Twain Middle School - 2224 Walgrove Avenue, Mar Vista, Los Angeles, California, USA(Mark and Robin's High School)
    • Production companies
      • Night Life Inc.
      • The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,000,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,025,657
      • Nov 17, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,000,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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