A beautiful vampire (Lauren Hutton) must bite a virgin three times before Halloween. In the 1980’s she finds few options until her minions spot a high school student and ice cream truck driver (Jim Carrey) who is being frustrated by his girlfriend (Karen Kopins).
Quick Review: A vacuous comedy that screams ’80s, Once Bitten is sitcom level fluff. Lauren Hutton is a sexy vampire, and that’s the best thing in the film. The jokes are almost funny, the story almost makes sense, and the film as a whole is almost enjoyable. Carrey, far too old to be playing a high school student, shows signs of his later trademark insanity, but reins it in, letting the story, such as it is, guide the film. In this overly wholesome sex comedy (if you are hoping for naked vampires, look elseware), there are amusing moments, such as a Greece-style gym dance-off (Carrey is a better dancer than Travolta), but not enough of them. When AMC does its salute to ’80s teen films, Once Bitten will play between Valley Girl and Fright Night, and while weaker than both, will bridge them nicely.