Once Bitten (1985 film)

Once Bitten
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHoward Storm
Screenplay by
Story byDimitri Villard
Produced by
  • Dimitri Villard
  • Robby Wald
  • Frank E. Hildebrand
Starring
CinematographyAdam Greenberg
Edited byMarc Grossman
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
Box office$10 million (United States and Canada)

Once Bitten is a 1985 American teen comedy horror film directed by Howard Storm and starring Lauren Hutton, Jim Carrey, Karen Kopins, and Cleavon Little. 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. While the film underperformed at the box office, it has since become a cult classic.