
The Midnight Hour(1985)
Phil, Melissa, Mitch, Mary, and Vinnie are high school friends, who unwittingly raise the dead on Halloween night. Once the dead have returned, Pitchford Cove will never be the same again....or will it?


“Mark Kendall just found out his one-night stand has been around for centuries.”
Mark wants to lose his virginity, but his girlfriend wants to wait. Unfortunately for both of them, a 400-year-old vampire Countess needs to turn a virgin into a vampire before Halloween in order to preserve her own youthful appearance, and when she finds Mark, she turns his life upside-down.

Jim Carrey
Mark Kendall

Lauren Hutton
Countess

Karen Kopins
Robin Pierce

Cleavon Little
Sebastian

Thomas Ballatore
Jamie

Stuart Charno
Cabin Boy Vampire

Skip Lackey
Russ

Jeb Stuart Adams
World War I Ace Vampire

Joseph Brutsman
Confederate Vampire

Dominick Brascia
Young Man Buying Ice Cream
Once Bitten is a comedy, horror, romance film released in 1985 exploring themes of vampire. Directed by Howard Storm, it stars Jim Carrey, Lauren Hutton, Karen Kopins. Mark wants to lose his virginity, but his girlfriend wants to wait. Unfortunately for both of them, a 400-year-old vampire Countess needs to turn a virgin into a vampire before Halloween in order to preserve her own youthful appearance, and when she finds Mark, she turns his life upside-down.
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