Teen vampire romances and pale faced virgins are all the rage right now. In case you need any more confirmation of this fact, I read an article a little while ago (and checked it just now) that stated there are 69,400,000 google results for vampire. Holy Robert Pattinson. I started to wonder, when did this all start? How did vampires become the ‘it’ folkloric beings?
I haven’t found a truly satisfying answer yet, but I did discover that 25 years before Twilight, True Blood and all the other fangbangers, there was Once Bitten.
In brief; a 400-year-old 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 (a very young Jim Carrey).
Thus begins a classic 80’s teen comedy romp, peppered with leotards and Ray Bans. Highlights for me included the snaky comments of the Countess’s companion Sebastian (played by Cleavon Little, who you’ll remember from Blazing Saddles), and Mark’s pimply hormonal sidekicks. The interiors of the Countess’s house also make a star turn.
Perfect viewing for a lazy Sunday morning when you can’t be bothered to change out of your pyjamas.
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I LOVE this movie, it has been a guilty pleasure 80’s movie for me for years. I love the dance scene where they play the song “Hand’s Off” and I love that while Jim Carey is goofy he is a little serious in parts and isn’t over the top funny the whole time. A great 80’s vamp movie. Oh and Lauren Hutton’s house is SO 80’s chic it’s hysterical!