Once Bitten

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

1985 1h 34m EN

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5.8

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11%

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METACRITIC

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5.6

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 387🥫11%Rotten Tomatoes●64Metacritic★5.6IMDB · 18,558

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Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Jim Carrey
Mark Kendall
Lauren Hutton
Countess
Karen Kopins
Robin Pierce
Cleavon Little
Sebastian
Thomas Ballatore
Jamie
Stuart Charno
Cabin Boy Vampire
Skip Lackey
Russ
Jeb Stuart Adams
World War I Ace Vampire

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Howard Storm
Writers: David Hines, Jeffrey Hause, Jonathan Roberts
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 3.1× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Howard Storm, shot by Adam Greenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Du Prez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Marc Grossman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jim Carrey and Lauren Hutton and Karen Kopins carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Howard Storm directs. Adam Greenberg behind the camera. John Du Prez scores. Marc Grossman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 3.1× over at the box office.
341 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Howard Storm, shot by Adam Greenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by John Du Prez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Marc Grossman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jim Carrey and Lauren Hutton and Karen Kopins carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Mark Kendall just found out his one-night stand has been around for centuries.".
9IMDB entry: tt0089730 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Adam Greenberg
Original score: John Du Prez
Editing: Marc Grossman
Production design: Gene Rudolf
Costume design: Jill M. Ohanneson
Makeup / hair: Richard Arrington
Sound: Theodore Soderberg
Stunt coordinator: James Winburn
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,200,000
Box office: $10,000,000
Return: 313% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Once Bitten (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes: 11% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 64/100
IMDB rating: 5.6/10 · 18,558 votes
MPAA: PG-13

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ZC2015-03-10
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 Gonzales2023-07-21
★ 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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