Love at First Bite

Love at First Bite
Love at First Bite
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stan Dragoti
Screenplay by	Robert Kaufman
Story by	Robert Kaufman; Mark Gindes
Produced by	Joel Freeman
Starring	George Hamilton; Susan Saint James; Richard Benjamin; Arte Johnson; Dick Shawn;
Cinematography	Edward Rosson
Edited by	Mort Fallick; Allan Jacobs
Music by	Charles Bernstein
Production; company	Melvin Simon Productions
Distributed by	American International Pictures
Release date	April 6, 1979;
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3 million
Box office	$43,900,000

Love at First Bite is a 1979 American comedy horror film directed by Stan Dragoti and written by Robert Kaufman, using characters originally created by Bram Stoker.^[3] It stars George Hamilton, Susan Saint James, Richard Benjamin, and Arte Johnson.^[3]

Against a chorus of howling wolves, the first line of the film is: "Children of the Night, shut up!" When the Communist regime of Romania ejects the Count from his ancestral home, he and Renfield go in search of the current incarnation of Mina Harker, Dracula's true love. This incarnation is a fashion model who lives in New York City. Comedy ensues when the incurably romantic Count finds it difficult to adjust to life in the Big Apple in the late 1970s, but true love triumphs in the end. The original music score was composed by Charles Bernstein. The film's tagline is: "Your favorite pain in the neck is about to bite your funny bone!" An earlier version of the script by director Richard Rush was titled Dracula Sucks Again.^[4]

^ B is for Low Budget and Big Box Office Bucks, So Sam Arkoff is Proud to Be Called Hollywood's King of the B Pictures. Archived 2014-05-23 at the Wayback Machine People Magazine. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
^ "Love at First Bite, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference NYT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Love At First Bite". catalog.afi.com. American Film Institute. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

[people-1] B is for Low Budget and Big Box Office Bucks, So Sam Arkoff is Proud to Be Called Hollywood's King of the B Pictures. Archived 2014-05-23 at the Wayback Machine People Magazine. Retrieved May 23, 2014.

[2] "Love at First Bite, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[NYT-3] Cite error: The named reference NYT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "Love At First Bite". catalog.afi.com. American Film Institute. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

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