SummaryA vampire Countess (Lauren Hutton) needs to drink the blood of a virgin in order to keep her eternal beauty. It seems that all is hopeless, until she bumps into Mark Kendall (Jim Carrey).
Directed By:Howard Storm
Written By:Dimitri Villard, David Hines, Jeffrey Hause, Jonathan Roberts
Once Bitten
Metascore
Generally Favorable
64
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Generally Favorable
6.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
50% Positive
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90
Once Bitten is that extreme rarity, a youth movie that's made the grown-up discovery of how sexy and amusing a situation can be if you leave things to the imagination.
88
Every season it appears that Hollywood has truly and finally run out of comic things to say with coming- of-age scenarios, and every once in a while it's demonstrated that the genre simply needs intelligent handling. Once Bitten is one of the better things to happen lately to adolescent sex comedies simply because it isn't gross; because it isn't mean- minded; because Jim Carrey has a way of pouting that makes him look like he has buck teeth. [27 Nov 1985]
User score
Generally Favorable
43% Positive
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Jan 15, 2023
6
I like the idea, humor and actors while the movie in total is not that good or bad. It is a teen horror comedy and Jim Carrey's first role as main character. Remark: He is not the hilarious over the top Jim Carrey you know from later movies. This started later in his career. It is the story of the teenager Mark Kendall who is a virgin as his girlfriend does not want to have sex with him. Unbeknownst to him this made him quite valuable. When he visits a bar with his friends he meets a countess that is really fond of him. She is actually an immortal vampire but has to drink virgins blood to stay young each year. This is hard to get in modern times so Mark is a blessing for her. I stop here to avoid spoilers (The movie poster is a spoiler itself by the way). On paper this is a great set up and it works well at the start. However the movie losses momentum towards the later half. It was entertaining enough to watch but not to remember or praise. I like the cast with a young Jim Carrey, Laura Hutton, Karen Kopins and Cleavon Little. A good performance for the genre. The humor works more than it misses but I feel that they where a bit unsure what direction they should go in the movie. Overall I enjoyed the movie but forgot tit existed for years. This translate fine to a movie that is neither great or bad. Give a 6/10.
Jan 6, 2023
6
Decent movie, I could have lives without the singing though. Other then that its a pretty good movie. A vampire needs virgin blood to stay young.
50
Once Bitten affects a glossy, sophisticated look that does little to upgrade the film's adolescent humor. As directed by Howard Storm, it has a lot more stylishness than wit. Miss Hutton looks great in black, but her predatory vampire grows tiresome very quickly, as do all the Bloody Mary jokes.
20
This attempt to combine elements of vampire lore with the limited format of the teen sex comedy is a monstrous movie all right, a frighteningly awful horror comedy.
Mar 29, 2023
2
I have not confirmed this is Jim Carrey's first film though I had read that it was, however I can tell that it was a flop. The humor is bad and even with the 80's vibe I never felt comfortable or amused and if a comedy can't make you laugh, there's nothing else to do, and nothing else to say.
Production Company:
- Night Life Inc.
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Release Date:Nov 15, 1985
Duration:1 h 34 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:Mark Kendall just found out that his one-night stand has been around for centuries.
