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Love at First Bite

Love at First Bite

Your favorite pain in the neck is about to bite your funny bone!

19795.91h 36m

Overview

Dracula and Renfield relocate to '70s 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 be in love with Cindy too.

Directed by Stan Dragoti
Written by Robert Kaufman, Mark Gindes, Bram Stoker
Produced by Joel Freeman, Melvin Simon
Box Office0Revenue: $43.9M

Top Cast

George Hamilton

George Hamilton

Count Vladimir Dracula

Susan Saint James

Susan Saint James

Cindy Sondheim

Richard Benjamin

Richard Benjamin

Dr. Jeffery Rosenberg / Van Helsing

Dick Shawn

Dick Shawn

Lieutenant Ferguson NYPD

Arte Johnson

Arte Johnson

Mr. Renfield

Sherman Hemsley

Sherman Hemsley

Reverend Mike

Isabel Sanford

Isabel Sanford

Judge R. Thomas

Barry Gordon

Barry Gordon

Flashlight Vendor

Ronnie Schell

Ronnie Schell

Guy in Elevator

Stanley Brock

Stanley Brock

Erwin Newman (Cab Driver)

Themes & Keywords

new york cityvampirecoffinromcomspoofdiscodracula

About Love at First Bite

Love at First Bite is a romance, comedy, horror film released in 1979 exploring themes of new york city, vampire, coffin, romcom, spoof, disco. Directed by Stan Dragoti, it stars George Hamilton, Susan Saint James, Richard Benjamin. Dracula and Renfield relocate to '70s 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 be in love with Cindy too.

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