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Once Bitten

PG-13 Released Nov 15, 1985 1h 33m Comedy List
10% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 39% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
A centuries-old vampire, the countess (Lauren Hutton) has kept her youthful look by drinking the blood of male virgins. Since she finds this prey challenging to come by, she is thrilled when she meets young Mark Kendall (Jim Carrey), who wants to lose his virginity, yet has a reluctant girlfriend, Robin (Karen Kopins). After luring Mark away from a club, the countess drinks his blood, but the hapless guy isn't sure what has happened until he starts exhibiting unusual symptoms.
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Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed That eighties guilty pleasure I go back to again and again for a good chuckle. Oct 13, 2014 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 14, 2005 Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Rated: 0/5 Aug 11, 2005 Full Review Michael Szymanski Zap2it.com Rated: 2/5 Jun 1, 2005 Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher [I]ckily wrong and disturbing... Nov 2, 2004 Full Review Greg Maki Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) Rated: 1/5 Jan 18, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tim M Once Bitten, viewers will want to shy away from this flaccid vampire comedy. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/28/24 Full Review Guy P Great movie to watch. Jim Carrey was funny Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/22/23 Full Review Eddie M I thought it was pretty funny..was just cool to see Jim Carrey being himself so early on in his career. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/28/23 Full Review courtney s Classic! Funny with a lot of lines Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/05/23 Full Review Missy & Po P A classic oldie, with excellent jim carey Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/30/23 Full Review It was like watching a low-budget vampire porn movie without the porn, but all the bad acting and slightly warped soundtrack left in. It's not even bad enough to be classed as a cult movie, in fact, twenty minutes in I would have gladly opened a vein to any thirsty ghoul just to get out of watching the rest of it. If Blockbusters still existed this would be on a VHS at the bottom of their bargain bin, probably without being rewound because it just wasn't worth the effort. I sympathize with Jim Carrey, who was clearly desperate for an acting break but he probably would have done better going with the porn movie. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Once Bitten: Official Clip - After That Virgin! Once Bitten: Official Clip - After That Virgin! 1:55 Once Bitten: Official Clip - Vampire Research Once Bitten: Official Clip - Vampire Research 1:57 Once Bitten: Official Clip - Vampire's Dream Once Bitten: Official Clip - Vampire's Dream 1:26 Once Bitten: Official Clip - Rescuing Robin Once Bitten: Official Clip - Rescuing Robin 1:34 Once Bitten: Official Clip - Mark Finally Scores Once Bitten: Official Clip - Mark Finally Scores 2:01 Once Bitten: Official Clip - Mark's Sexual Failures Once Bitten: Official Clip - Mark's Sexual Failures 1:51 Once Bitten: Official Clip - I'm a Day Person Once Bitten: Official Clip - I'm a Day Person 1:50 Once Bitten: Official Clip - Laundromat Ladies Once Bitten: Official Clip - Laundromat Ladies 2:00 Once Bitten: Official Clip - No Reflection Once Bitten: Official Clip - No Reflection 1:57 Once Bitten: Official Clip - Mark Hisses at Kids Once Bitten: Official Clip - Mark Hisses at Kids 2:05 View more videos
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Synopsis A centuries-old vampire, the countess (Lauren Hutton) has kept her youthful look by drinking the blood of male virgins. Since she finds this prey challenging to come by, she is thrilled when she meets young Mark Kendall (Jim Carrey), who wants to lose his virginity, yet has a reluctant girlfriend, Robin (Karen Kopins). After luring Mark away from a club, the countess drinks his blood, but the hapless guy isn't sure what has happened until he starts exhibiting unusual symptoms.
Director
Howard Storm
Producer
Dimitri Villard, Robert Wald, Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Frank Hildebrand
Screenwriter
David Hines, Jeffrey Hause, Jonathan Roberts
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Co
Night Life Inc.
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 15, 1985, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.9M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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