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Love at First Bite

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Love at First Bite (1979)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:13

Rotten:7

Average Rating:6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When Count Dracula espies beauteous fashion plate Cindy Sondheim in a magazine, he vows to make her his own--eternally. But first, the 700-year-old Count must learn how to keep up with her in the... When Count Dracula espies beauteous fashion plate Cindy Sondheim in a magazine, he vows to make her his own--eternally. But first, the 700-year-old Count must learn how to keep up with her in the hustle and bustle of 20th-century New York City. [More]

Starring: George Hamilton, Susan St. James, Arte Johnson, Richard Benjamin

Starring: George Hamilton, Susan St. James, Arte Johnson, Richard Benjamin, Dick Shawn, Isabel Sanford, Barry Gordon, David Landsberg

Director: Stan Dragoti

Director: Stan Dragoti
Composer: Charles Bernstein
Producer: Joel Freeman

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Jul 12, 2005

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Resolutely mainstream; its humor sticks largely to sitcom-level jokes about Jews, sex, drugs, and the Dracula legend.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

[C]lever, funny commentary on a new era of interpersonal relationships when no one knew what they wanted or how to articulate it.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
11/02/04
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

Casting Dracula as the Last Romantic, Scott Fitzgerald-style, was a clever idea, but nothing clever remains in the film's hodgepodge of flat one-liners and graceless slapstick.

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10/19/09
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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A coarse, delightful little movie with a bang-up cast and no pretensions at all.

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05/09/05
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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...hopelessly dated...

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07/11/05
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

There are killer lines and exchanges, but not the overall consistency you'd hope for, or the kind of energy that could drive a stake through our ennui.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
07/10/05
James Plath
James Plath
DVDTown.com

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

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10/19/09
Richard Schickel
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine
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What would happen if Dracula was victimized by life in modern New York City? It's a fun notion and George Hamilton makes it work.

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03/26/09
Variety Staff
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Variety
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Hamilton is great as the count with a heart, and an endless stream of jokes ensures that at least a good handful are spot on.

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05/24/03
Channel 4 Film
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See it when you feel at your silliest.

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06/24/06
Time Out
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If you haven't smoked any wolfsbane you might wonder why you have such fond memories of this one.

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02/27/07
Entertainment Weekly
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Although much of this is pretty funny, the film is a scattershot affair that tries to milk laughs out of the most mundane and tired gags.

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10/19/09
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05/28/04
Carol Cling
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06/30/05
Emanuel Levy
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07/31/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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01/06/05
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

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03/19/04
Randy Shulman
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

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08/13/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

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08/15/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
 
 
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