Fully Farcicle Follies

Once Bitten (1985) Samuel Goldwyn Company

Written by David Hines, Jeffrey Hause, and Jonathan Roberts, Directed by Howard Storm

Starring: Lauren Hutton, Jim Carrey, Karen Hopkins, Cleavon Little, Thomas Ballatore, Skip Lackey, Richard Schall, Peggy Pope, Peter Elbing

Lauren is a very old vampire whose "life" is in no danger, but vanity makes her pursue young virgin males in order to keep up her unnaturally youthful appearance. Even with the help of Cleavon, her most stylish aide and her male vamp slaves, a teen male virgin in the Southland seems impossible to find. That is, until...

...Jim is an eager, but inept teenager who can`t get very far with the girlfriend he truly loves. She wants that moment to be special, while he Can`t Hardly Wait, so he and the droogs set off for nearby Hollywood, where there are many "actresses" who`ve been around the stage a bit and are capable of giving our boys the Method Acting routine.

Upon encountering their intended prey in a nightclub, Lauren & Co. contrive to seduce young Jim back at the vamp mansion. The process begins, but as it takes several days and three seperate bites, our boy must be temporarily set free. However, Jim`s daily habits and appearance come to resemble those of vampires, or of die-hard Marilyn Manson fans.

Karen, his devoted girlfriend, senses a disturbance in Jim`s Force, and vows to battle her unseen opponent for his soul. On the night of the final ritual to enslave Jim for the sake of L`s beauty, Karen leads a raid of faithful teens upon the demons` lair, and makes sweet love to innocent Jim, saving him and turning Lauren into a very old vampire.

Comment: Lauren was a popular model when this came out, and for many years beforehand. We all know who Jim is by now! (Sorry, no Elvis or Latka bits here).

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