Love at First Bite

Name: Love at First Bite
Genre: Comedy
Released: April 27, 1979
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 62
Cast: Arte Johnson, Barry Gordon, Bob Basso, Dick Shawn, George Hamilton

1979

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American International Pictures (AIP) | Release Date: April 27, 1979 | PG

Starring: Arte Johnson, Barry Gordon, Bob Basso, Dick Shawn, George Hamilton, Isabel Sanford, Richard Benjamin, Ronnie Schell, Sherman Hemsley, Susan Saint James

Summary: This vampire spoof has Count Dracula moving to New York to find his Bride, after being forced to move out of his Transylvanian castle. There with the aid of assistant Renfield, he stumbles through typical New York city life situations while pursuing Cindy Soundheim. But her boyfriend, Doctor Jeff Rosenberg, realizes she is under theThis vampire spoof has Count Dracula moving to New York to find his Bride, after being forced to move out of his Transylvanian castle. There with the aid of assistant Renfield, he stumbles through typical New York city life situations while pursuing Cindy Soundheim. But her boyfriend, Doctor Jeff Rosenberg, realizes she is under the influence of a vampire, and tries his bumbling best to convince police Lt Ferguson of what is going on, and to help him stop Dracula.… Expand

Director: Stan Dragoti

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 96 min

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A harmless bit of fluff with fun performances. [27 Oct 2000, p.5]

Pauline Kael

A rowdy burlesque of the Dracula movies, set in Manhattan, with dilapidated stuffed bats and a large assortment of gags; some of them are funny in a low-grade, moldy way, and some are even stupidly racist, but many are weirdly hip, with a true flaky wit.

Richard Schickel

The production's genially tatty air enhances its anarchical mood and encourages one to go with its goofy yet often shrewd comic flow. Read full review

Janet Maslin

Mr. Hamilton's knack for comedy has been a well-kept secret until now, but he's certainly funny in Love at First Bite, a coarse, delightful little movie with a bang-up cast and no pretensions at all. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Director Stan Dragoti keeps the chuckles coming, spaced by a few good guffaws. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Atrociously directed and full of groan-making jokes, but the cast are having such a good time that it's difficult not to respond in a similar way. Read full review

Kirven Blount

Every now and then things get so convoluted that some sort of humor is achieved, but waiting through setup, setup, explanation of hoary joke, and delivery of hoary joke gets old fast, especially when the jokes are racist. Read full review

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Kai82

Jul 8, 2023

A really nice comedy that is somehow forgotten. As you can imagine with a title like this it is about Dracula. He has some sort of midlife crisis after 700 years of being a Vampire. Also the communist party wants to make a training camp for athletes out of his castle. Because he adores anA really nice comedy that is somehow forgotten. As you can imagine with a title like this it is about Dracula. He has some sort of midlife crisis after 700 years of being a Vampire. Also the communist party wants to make a training camp for athletes out of his castle. Because he adores an American fashion model and the US lifestyle of the seventies has much to offer he chose to move to the USA with his loyal servant Renfield. This is the set up for the story. I would describe it as comedy love story with a bit of horror. It has elements of classic horror movies, culture shock, a buddy comedy and love story. The characters / actors enhance the story and deliver a memorable movie. The humor works really well especially compared to the weak modern spoof movies. I cared for the characters and was entertained. This is for me the hallmark of a really good movie. Like I said the actors deliver and I praise the whole cast. The writing is clever and entertaining for a comedy. Right mixture of humor and seriousness. Overall this is a forgotten gem I almost forgot existed. Would recommend it for comedy fans and fans of classic movies.… Expand

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