Love at First Bite

Love at First Bite

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

Directed by Stan Dragoti

Produced by Melvin Simon Productions, American International Pictures

197996 min6.0 / 10

A lighthearted, disco-era spoof that plays Dracula as a fish-out-of-water romantic comedy protagonist rather than a threat, mining humor from the clash between gothic horror tropes and 1970s New York culture.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Love at First Bite easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Love at First Bite scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does Love at First Bite end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Love at First Bite sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Love at First Bite violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

42/ 100

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Rarity52

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Surprise55

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Love22

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