When Rosenberg sees the first bite mark on Cindy’s neck, he immediately deduces that Dracula must be in town. Also, he just happens to be a descendant of Dracula’s nemesis Van Helsing. Jeffrey Rosenberg (Benjamin, The Sunshine Boys). She already has a sort-of boyfriend, her psychiatrist Dr. Like any budding relationship, there are complications. To do this, he must bite her on the neck three times. His plan is to turn her into a vampire so they can spend eternity together. Well, she may not fully understand his idea of commitment. Dracula declares his undying love for Cindy she tells him she’s not really into the commitment thing. I’m hoping that the producers will someday obtain the rights and restore the scene to its former glory. I remember wanting to see the movie based solely on that brief clip. The producers thought so too as it was prominently featured in the trailers and TV ads. It was a great scene with the original song. It doesn’t exactly ruin the movie, but it sure takes something away from it. You can tell Hamilton and James are dancing to a different song. The problem is that the new song doesn’t match the choreography. The makers couldn’t get the rights to the song, I guess. Unfortunately, it’s replaced by some generic disco song on the DVD release (same thing with the VHS release back in the 80s). One of the movie’s biggest scenes has Dracula and Cindy disco-dancing to Alicia Bridges’ “I Love the Nightlife”. Here’s where Love at First Bite experiences a hiccup. It’s the perfect place for Dracula to hook up with her. Renfield finds out that Cindy goes to the same discotheque each night. When Dracula finally finds somebody’s neck to bite, it’s a wino and he wakes up with a hangover. A Puerto Rican family thinks it’s a black chicken and tries to catch it to cook it. One guy thinks it’s his ex-wife come to interrupt him with his girlfriend and calls him “a skinny-legged yenta”. It’s like the people are so used to craziness that a bat flying around doesn’t even faze them. Ah, the political incorrectness of the late 70s!ĭracula quickly learns that navigating life in New York is no easy task. Naturally, he grabs a TV before fleeing the scene. They try to mess with Dracula, but they’re no match for somebody that can melt switchblades and telekinetically throw one of them through the front window of an appliance store. Naturally, a group of black street thugs target the white guy dressed like a maitre d’. The Count is forced to walk through Harlem at night to get to his hotel in Manhattan. Needless to say, the mourners are surprised to see a white man rise from the coffin mid-eulogy. A mix-up at the airport results in Dracula’s coffin being sent to a black church in Harlem. NYC sure knows how to welcome foreign tourists. Dracula and his bug-eating manservant Renfield (Johnson, Laugh-In) decide to go to New York so he can find Cindy and declare his eternal love for her. The people of Transylvania aren’t sorry to see him go. One night, Communist government officials show up to inform him that he has 48 hours to vacate his castle as they plan to convert it into a training facility for gymnasts. He’s convinced that supermodel Cindy Sondheim (James, Kate & Allie) is the current reincarnation of the girl he first met 700 years earlier. Set in modern-day 1979, Dracula spends every waking hour in his castle pining for his true love. The premise of the movie is GREAT! In a sentence, Dracula takes a bite out of The Big Apple With Love at First Bite, the actor with the eternal suntan shows a real flair for comedy. Hamilton is famous for his debonair style it made him a perfect romantic lead. Right off the bat, this is ideal casting. Of course I’m talking about Count Dracula. It stars George Hamilton as the most famous bloodsucker in movie history. I’d also count the 1979 vampire spoof Love at First Bite among my favorite horror-comedies. I like it but not enough to include it on my list. Sorry, not a huge fan of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein. The short list consists of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, An American Werewolf in London, The Return of the Living Dead, Shaun of the Dead and the original Fright Night. In my book, there are only a few truly great horror-comedies. Love at First Bite (1979) American International/Comedy-Horror RT: 94 minutes Rated PG (vampirism, language, some sensuality, drugs) Director: Stan Dragoti Screenplay: Robert Kaufman Music: Charles Bernstein Cinematography: Edward Rosson Release date: Ap(US) Cast: George Hamilton, Susan Saint James, Richard Benjamin, Dick Shawn, Arte Johnson, Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Barry Gordon, Eric Laneuville, Ronnie Schell, Bob Basso, Bryan O’Byrne, Michael Pataki, Hazel Shermet, Stanley Brock, Danny Dayton.
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