![]() ![]() Him to the US – using a reading light to bone up on thingsĪmerican that are hopelessly out of date. Hamilton – in his coffin in the cargo hold of the plane bringing There are many wonderful moments in Love at First Bite, including His character is a descendent of Professor Van Helsing, so he’s hip to vampires (or thinks he is until he actually goes on the trail to kill Dracula and discovers that he’s a tad mixed up that a silver bullet won’t work on a vampire, etc.) It appears the only thing standing between Dracula and his seducing of Saint James is her shrink/boyfriend (terrifically played by Richard Benjamin), who’s pretty sure he almost loves her but isn’t sure enough to marry her. Now, the movie's now, she’s a typical 1970’s free spirit, which in some ways makes her more amenable to Dracula’s advances. This isn’t just because he hears the siren call of the Land of the Free he’s in love with a famous supermodel (Susan Saint James) whose soul he has encountered in previous ages. With nowhere to go, Dracula decides to do what so many others have done over the years: move to America. The movie opens with the Count in his castle in Transylvania, when the Communists of the day show up to expropriate the castle and use it to train Romanian gymnasts. His Dracula is witty and charming, and is actually quite a sympathetic In what is basically a romantic comedy that works on many levels. ![]() ![]() George Hamilton eschews his famous tan for a pasty, undead look Goes to show how successfully Love at First Bite turned the conceptīecause it’s a very funny movie that’ll tickle theįunny bones of horror movie fans, assuming they have funny bones. TechnoFILE is copyright and a registered trademark © ® ofīeing bitten by a vampire may be no laughing matter, but that just ![]()
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