Love at First Bite

Love at First Bite
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStan Dragoti
Screenplay byRobert Kaufman
Story byRobert Kaufman
Mark Gindes
Produced byJoel Freeman
Starring
CinematographyEdward Rosson
Edited byMort Fallick
Allan Jacobs
Music byCharles Bernstein
Production
company
Distributed byAmerican International Pictures
Release date
  • April 6, 1979 (1979-04-06)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million
Box office$43,900,000

Love at First Bite is a 1979 American comedy horror film directed by Stan Dragoti and written by Robert Kaufman, using characters originally created by Bram Stoker. It stars George Hamilton, Susan Saint James, Richard Benjamin, and Arte Johnson. The film's plot details the misadventures of Count Dracula in New York City while pursuing the object of his romantic desires, fashion model Cindy Sondheim, only to find himself a fish out of water in the Big Apple and having to contend with the inimical attentions of Cindy's would-be boyfriend.

The original music score was composed by Charles Bernstein. The film's tagline is: "Your favorite pain in the neck is about to bite your funny bone!" An earlier version of the script by director Richard Rush was titled Dracula Sucks Again.