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1985 Certificate 15
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Typical teenager Mark has just one thing on his mind -going all the way. But while his girlfriend keeps telling him he has to wait, he meets a beautiful vampire countess ready for action! -What Mark doesn't know is that she needs him for a more sinister reason... Read more

Starring Lauren Hutton, Cleavon Little, Jim Carrey
Director Howard Storm
Genres Comedy

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Once Bitten

Typical teenager Mark has just one thing on his mind -going all the way. But while his girlfriend keeps telling him he has to wait, he meets a beautiful vampire countess ready for action! -What Mark doesn't know is that she needs him for a more sinister reason...

Starring Lauren Hutton, Cleavon Little, Jim Carrey
Director Howard Storm
Studio MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 29 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 05 Sep 2005
Production year: 1985
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (2) of Once Bitten

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    This is a dumb teenage sex comedy with supernatural overtones and a very hit-and-miss gags quotient. Countess Lauren Hutton is a 400-year-old vampire looking for virgin blood in Los Angeles. Supplies are short until she picks up a student nerd (future superstar Jim Carrey) who hasn't managed to get his girlfriend Karen Kopins into bed. As he takes on more undead qualities, Carrey gets amusingly cooler but ultimately turns his back on the complete vampire lifestyle. Cleavon Little as Hutton's gay manservant has some funny moments, but eventually the one-joke premise screeches to a halt under Howard Storm's lifeless direction.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • Dispiriting attempt to mix genres without even a tinge of talent or sophistication.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    No classic, but verrrrrry interesting...

    An unusually subdued Jim Carrey is the star of this anaemic vampire comedy. It tries very hard to be funny, and does manage a laugh every now and again, but ultimately shows it's age badly. Jim seems to be holding back somehow, but the fleeting glimpses of the goon he would later become make this a curiosity for anyone who ever enjoyed a Carrey flick. Juvenile certainly, but not as bad as some would have you believe...

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Great vampire spoof

    Lauren Hutton and Cleavon Little camp up their roles and leave a young Jim Carey in the shadows as the third string support. A good laugh.

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