Once Bitten (1985 film)

Once Bitten
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHoward Storm
Screenplay by
Story byDimitri Villard
Produced by
  • Frank Hildebrand
  • Dimitri Villard
  • Robert Wald
Starring
CinematographyAdam Greenberg
Music byJohn Du Prez
Distributed byThe Samuel Goldwyn Company
Release date
  • November 15, 1985 (1985-11-15)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3.2 million[1]
Box office$10 million (United States and Canada)[2]

Once Bitten is a 1985 American teen horror comedy film, starring Lauren Hutton, Jim Carrey, and Karen Kopins.[3] Carrey has his first major lead role playing Mark Kendall, an innocent and naive high school student who is seduced in a Hollywood nightclub by a sultry blonde countess (Hutton), who unknown to him is a centuries-old vampire.[4] While the film underperformed at the box office, it has since become a cult classic.

  1. ^ Shapiro, Marc (January 1989). "Once Bitten". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Once Bitten". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  3. ^ Maslin, Janet (November 15, 1985). "Once Bitten (1985) FILM: 'ONCE BITTEN,' VAMPIRE HUMOR". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "B-Sides: Hands Off Jim Carrey, He Belongs to Me". Dread Central. 10 July 2014.