Once Bitten

Once Bitten (1985)

Timing: 1:34 (94 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1985-11-15

Country

United States

Production

Samuel Goldwyn Company, Night Light Films

Genre

Comedy, Horror, Romance

Budget

$3 200 000

Revenue

$10 000 000

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Director

Howard Storm

Actors

Jim Carrey, Lauren Hutton, Karen Kopins, Cleavon Little, Thomas Ballatore, Skip Lackey, Jeb Stuart Adams, Joseph Brutsman, Stuart Charno, Dominick Brascia
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Scenario

Producer

Dimitri Villard, Robert Wald, Frank Hildebrand, Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

Operator

Adam Greenberg

Composer

John Du Prez

Artist

Audition

Vivian McRae

Editing

Marc Grossman
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• The band 3-Speed, who performed the film's title song, appeared in several scenes that did not make the final cut.
• Morgan Fairchild turned down the role of the Countess.
• Screenwriter Jeffrey House campaigned for Michael J. Fox for the role of Mark, but executive producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. was convinced that Fox would never be a big screen star.
• This is Jim Carrey's first film where he plays a leading role.
• Screenwriter Jeffrey Hause advocated for Michael J. Fox for the role of Mark, but executive producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. was convinced that Fox would never be a star on the big screen.
• During the chase scene, when Robin, played by Karen Kopins, hits the vampire, she knocked out his fake teeth in one of the takes.
• The audience at the preview screenings reacted so positively to Karen Kopins and her performance that, at the very last moment, it was decided to put her image on the movie posters.
• One of the deleted scenes showed vampires eating cockroaches. Jim Carrey insisted on using real cockroaches in this scene. The actors received no extra pay for eating them.