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1985 film by Howard Storm

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Once Bitten is a 1985 American comedy horror film directed by Howard Storm. The screenplay was written by Jonathan Roberts, with production handled by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Samuel Goldwyn. The cast includes Lauren Hutton, Jim Carrey, Cleavon Little, and Karen Kopins. The narrative is set in Los Angeles and explores themes involving vampires.

The film has a runtime of 94 minutes and was originally released in English. It was distributed by The Samuel Goldwyn Company and Netflix, with a budget of 3,200,000. The movie grossed 10,000,000 at the box office. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.6 from 18,558 votes and a Metascore of 64. The film also received a review score of 11% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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5.8

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.

Released: 1985-11-1594 minDir: Howard StormComedy, Horror, FantasyBudget: $3.2MBox office: $10.0M

Cast

  • 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

Themes

  • vampire

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Ratings

IMDb

5.6/10

18,558 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

11%

Metacritic

64/100

Year
1985
Runtime
94 min
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Rated
PG-13

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Howard Storm
Screenwriter
Jonathan Roberts
Cast member
Stuart Charno
Composer
John Du Prez
Production company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cinematographer
Adam Greenberg
Narrative location
Los Angeles
Duration
92
FilmAffinity ID
358118
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1986-08-21
title
Once Bitten
distributed by
Netflix
review score
11%
assessment
Bechdel test
Commons category
Once Bitten (1985 film)
capital cost
3200000
box office
10000000
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