Love at First Bite

PG 6.1
1979 1 hr 36 min Horror , Comedy , Romance

Dracula and Renefield relocate to 70's era New York in search of Cindy Sondheim, the reincarnation of Dracula's one true love, Mina Harker. "Trouble adjusting" is a wild understatement for the Count as he battles Cindy's psychiatrist, Jeffrey Rosenberg, a descendant of Van Helsing, who may almost certainly, possibly, may be in love with Cindy too.

  • Cast:
    George Hamilton , Susan Saint James , Richard Benjamin , Dick Shawn , Arte Johnson , Sherman Hemsley , Isabel Sanford

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Reviews

TinsHeadline
1979/04/27

Touches You

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AniInterview
1979/04/28

Sorry, this movie sucks

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Mjeteconer
1979/04/29

Just perfect...

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Geraldine
1979/04/30

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

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Rainey Dawn
1979/05/01

Another fantastic comedy movie. And another long time favorite comedy-horror film that I enjoy. If you get the humor in horror and in Dracula then you will get this belly-busting comedy movie.I saw this movie years ago as an 8 or 9 year old kid and it was "Love At First Watch" . I also watched it quite a few times during my teen years. To this very day, I will still laugh when I see this movie.I have admit that George Hamilton makes a good-looking Dracula and could have easily taken a serious Dracula role - but I'm glad he did this particular film.If you like is film (Love at First Bite) then you are also sure to love Leslie Nelson in "Dracula: Dead and Loving It". Both movies are so funny that I had tears streaming down my face.9/10

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lost-in-limbo
1979/05/02

A very hit or miss seductively light weight romantic comedy spoof about Dracula getting kicked out of Transylvania and heading to the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple (authentic New York filming locations used) to hopefully sink his fangs into a famous fashion model that he has fallen in love with. While rather goofy in tone, it remains strangely endearing and perky thanks to the suave performance of George Hamilton milking it out as the count himself. Arte Johnson's is amusing as Dracula's giggling, bug-munching servant. Susan Saint James brings spirit to her part as Dracula's love interest and Richard Benjamin is quite fun in his neurotic role as her boyfriend / psychiatrist that happens to be a relation to Van Helsing. The cast seem to be having fun with its wittily well-judged script and lively gags. It would have been great if the story had Dracula interacting with the everyday activities of New York's nightlife more (like the small sequence that has him up against some thugs and disco dancing), but the script concentrates more so on the sweeping love angle and that of Benjamin's character trying to stop James's dame falling under Dracula's spell. Sometimes hysterical (especially Benjamin's performance --- like the funny restaurant sequence), but the dialogue can be also be rather slight in its humour. Hokey, but energetically old-fashion fun.

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disdressed12
1979/05/03

this is a pretty good send up of the Dracula lore. the basic premise is that Dracula ends up being evicted from his castle in Transylvania and decides to relocate to New York to be with his true love,even if she doesn't know it.the most amusing aspect of this movie is George Hamilton as the count.George Hamilton is a perpetually tanned person and in the movie,he is also tanned.picture Count Dracula,who is supposed to be deathly pale with a dark tan.that's a pretty funny picture.then,we have the count in New York who is like a fish out of water.there are some some very funny lines in this movie,mainly owing to the count not being familiar with the language and customs of a modern city.Susan Saint James plays the love interest Cindy Sondheim and is quite funny in her role.the character of Renfield is also very funny,but it is Richard Benjamin as the count's rival for Cindy's affections and adversary who steals the show with his scenes.the humour in this movie is not the tears streaming down your face kind.it's more droll and wry,but it works.the movie moves at good clip and maintains interest throughout.i especially liked how the actors manage to have a deadpan delivery for their silly lines.basically,i liked this movie quite a bit.it's certainly worth 90 minutes to 2 hours of time.i give "Love at First Bite" a 7/10

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Habatchii
1979/05/04

There are many reasons to rate this movie as a 10. The movie itself establishes a theatrical epiphany that creates an open door of possibility for any viewer(s). As a movie classic, it displays human-like qualities of both frailty and stamina through-out the work.The lead character is portrayed in a custom-made suit of personality and other durable qualities. The story has to be seen to really be appreciated. Certainly, it will rank as a classic, even in the year 2016."Love at First Bite" is a film that any good collector must have in their library, as a simple show piece and even a calendar review on any given Sunday.

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