- "I never drink... wine. And I do not smoke... shit."
- ―Dracula
| Love at First Bite | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Love at First Bite |
| Directed by: | Stan Dragoti |
| Written by: | Robert Kaufman; Mark Gindes |
| Produced by: | George Hamilton; Robert Kaufman; Melvin Simon; Joel Freeman |
| Music by: | Charles Bernstein |
| Cinematography: | Edward Rosson |
| Edited by: | Mort Fallick; Allan Jacobs |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Melvin Simon Productions; American International Pictures |
| Released: | April 27th, 1979 |
| Rating: | PG |
| Running time: | 94 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $43,885,000 |
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Plot[]
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| George Hamilton | Count Vladimir Dracula |
| Susan Saint James | Cindy Sondheim |
| Richard Benjamin | Doctor Jeffery Rosenberg |
| Dick Shawn | Lieutenant Ferguson |
| Arte Johnson | Renfield |
| Sherman Hemsley | Reverend Mike |
| Isabel Sanford | Judge R. Thomas |
| Barry Gordon | Flashlight vendor |
| Ronnie Schell | Guy in elevator |
| Bob Basso | TV repairman |
| Bryan O'Byrne | Priest |
| Michael Pataki | Mobster |
| Hazel Shermet | Mrs. Knockwurst |
| Stanley Brock | Erwin Newman |
| Danny Dayton | Billy |
| Robert Ellenstein | VW man |
| David Ketchum | Customs inspector |
| Lidia Kristen | Commissare woman |
| Eric Laneuville | Russell |
| Susan Tolsky | Model agent |
| Robin Dee Adler | Woman in nightgown |
| John Anthony Bailey | New York thug |
| Paul Barselou | Bloodbank guard |
| Laurie Beach | Little girl |
| Jacque Lynn Colton | Lady with cat |
| Charlie Dell | Busboy |
| John Dennis | Motorcycle cop |
| Ding Dingle | TWA agent |
| Shelly Garrett | New York thug |
| Alan Haufrect | Photographer |
| Michael Heit | Bellboy #2 |
| David Landsberg | Morty |
| Raph Manza | Limo driver |
| Tiger Joe Marsh | Citizen outside castle |
| Edward Marshall | Edward Calvin |
| Joseph Medalis | Intern |
| Rose Michtom | Elderly lady |
| Deborah Kim Moore | Nurse |
| Robert Nadder | Bellevue doctor |
| Dino Natali | Man outside castle |
| Jerold Pearson | Hippie in customs |
| Judy Penrod | Police sergeant |
| Lavelle Roby | Mourner |
| Merrie Lynn Ross | Lady in apartment |
| Whitney Rydbeck | Male Commissare |
| Rolfe Sedan | Maitre d' |
| Cicely Walper | Grandmother |
| Basil Hoffman | Hotel manager |
| Jody Jaress | Dancer |
| Jimmy Williams | Dancer in nightclub |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline to this film is, "Your favorite pain in the neck is about to bite your funny bone!"
- Love at First Bite was released theatrically on the same day as the John Cardos horror film The Dark.
- Melvin Simon Productions also produced the 1979 psycho-thriller When a Stranger Calls.
- Actor Richard Benjamin is also known for playing a psychiatry professor named Joshua Lightman in the 1980 horror/comedy Witches' Brew.
External Links[]
- Love at First Bite at AMG
- Love at First Bite at IMDB
- Love at First Bite at Wikipedia
- Love at First Bite at TV Guide
- Love at First Bite at Obscurehorror.com
- Love at First Bite at Rotten Tomatoes