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(1985) |
n the Eighties, losing one's Virginity was a pivotal point in a young man’s life, crossing the threshold into manhood and proving that you could SCORE!
Well that’s how most movies treated it, and "Once Bitten" is no exception.
Mark Kendall is trying to be patient with his adorable, but prudish best girl Robin. Robin thinks they should wait for the right moment, not have a few minutes in a car. Mark is upset, but since he loves Robin, agrees to wait… again.
 Best buddies Jamie and Russ try to act as if they are experts on the issue of sex, and suggest they go into Hollywood one night, meet some strangers and get the whole pressure of Virginity off of Mark’s mind, then he won’t feel so strained waiting for Robin to be ready.
Why Mark listens to these guys is beyond me, seeing as Mark is the one with a sweet, devoted girlfriend and these guys are pathetic losers -but I chalk that up to plot development.
Meanwhile, The Countess -a beautiful but ancient blond vampire needs her “fix” of virgin blood by Halloween and is on the prowl in Hollywood looking for one. Because Hollywood is where one goes to find virgins I suppose?
Oh well… She does find one and lures Mark back to her vast mansion to feed. He passes out and she has him believing they had a sexual encounter, and promises they will meet again.
Robin finds out about the tryst from loudmouths Jamie and Russ-but forgives him because she is so devoted to him.
Meanwhile, thinking he can put all this behind him, Mark finds himself getting sensitive to sunlight, craving raw meat and wanting to nap in the trunk in his room. His parents chalk this up to puberty, his friends suspect he has beome a vampire.
The Countess doesn’t want to give up this pure blood, and pursues him to finish getting the 2 more bites she needs. This will fulfill her blood requirement and also turn Mark into a full vampire.
Her pursuits result in some embarrassing moments and a very funny dancing showdown between Robin and The Countess (this was the Eighties, there was no “under-dogs unite and fight the masses” montage sequence, so this was created I suppose)
Mark now shuns this woman, he just wants his pure love relationship with Robin. The Countess hears the clock ticking and devises a plan that results in the movies climax (no pun intended) and good use of Jim Carrey’s facial contortion genius.
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A very funny movie, seeing Jim Carrey looking like a High School student is fun, and the expressions he makes while under The Countess’ spell are classic.
Lauren Hutton is perfect as The Countess and the priceless Cleavon Little is cast as Sebastion, her gay, classy assistant/butler-with great success. Great “just for fun” movie.
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Karen Kopins starred as a live-action version of the 'Archie' comic strip character, Veronica Lodge, in the NBC-TV movie, "Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again" (1990).  -Thanks to Amy Green
This was Jim Carrey's first real movie, he is top billed as a star, even before he was on "In Living Color".
Jim Carrey shows amazing flexibility during the dance scene by taking his leg across his body quite high and not bending the knee; watch it slowly, it almost hurts to watch! -Thanks to Kevin Allustiarti
Karen Kopins starred in "Dallas" as Kay Lloyd during the 1988-89 season and ironically enough, despite starring as sweet and pure Robin in Once Bitten, she portrayed Fiona Richards, a Madame, in the TV movie "Lady In Waiting" in 1994.
Lauren Hutton's smile is celebrated in the documentry film "Gapped Tooth Women".
Megan Mullally plays Robin's friend Suzette in the film. If you watch closely, she is the girl selling the tickets to the Pre-Halloween Hop, she more recently played Karen Walker Finster on "Will and Grace". -Thanks to Jenny
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Jeff Hause, the writer of the original script (it was subsequently heavily rewritten) remembered how it got done: "In 1984, I was in college, studying to become either an illustrator, sculptor, or animator -- I couldn't decide which. While sitting around in my dorm room doing nothing but avoiding the dreaded decision of my ultimate career choice, I wrote a screenplay for $2000 (that's TWO thousand -- not twenty thousand, not two hundred thousand) with my old friend Dave Hines for a producer who will remain nameless (not by me -- but by his reputation and track record). It was called "Nightlife", and was about a teenager who gets bitten by a female vampire in Hollywood. From this tiny seed, even tinier seeds would eventually grow." You can read more of his memories on this page.
Michael J. Fox was the writers original choice for the role of Mark. Producer Sam Goldwyn Jr. was sent a videotape of Fox, but he felt he would never carry a big screen film ("Back to the Future" opened about two years later and the film Fox did instead of "Once Bitten", "Teen Wolf", grossed about $50 million more than this film).
I am not sure about in 1985, but Jim Carrey has developed a reputation for taking on attributes of the character's he portrays in his films. He emulated Andy Kauffman during "Man on the Moon" and was very anti-social on the set of "The Grinch" -except to the dog that played Max who he insisted on having stay with him all the time.
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The movie was filmed in various locations in the San Fernando valley, and on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. The countesses house is a real house at the end of Angelo Drive in Beverly Hills. [Thanks to Tom]
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An interesting soundtrack with some decent tracks. Track listing:
1. Once Bitten -3 speed
2. Picture -Hubert Kah
3. Face to Face - Real Life
4. People Living in Shadows - Private Domain
5. Blue Night Shadow - Two Of Us
6. Alive or Dead -Gifthorse
7. Hands Off - Maria Vidal
8. Stop Talking About Us -3 Speed
9. You're on My Mind - Kevin McKneely
10. Makes Me Crazy -Moses Tyson Jr
11. Just One Kiss - Maria Vidal
12. Once Bitten
The movie's title theme song was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, who wrote 2 of the '80's biggest hits: "Like a Virgin" for Madonna, and "Alone" for the group Heart. -Thanks to Amy Green
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