It’s time to introduce you to my first movie-pick of the month! To be scared and, at the same time, have fun with it, right? So, let’s not waste any more time. Love At First Bite is a comedy set in the classic horror surroundings. Well, at least it is at the start of the movie. We see a dark castle shrouded in a thin mist, which is even present down in the dark crypt where a coffin is slowly opening. Count Vladimir Dracula has just risen from his slumber and is slowly climbing the stairs to his candle-lit chambers for a little drink. He pours himself a glass of blood from a bottle and, with a disgusted look on his face, calls for his bumbling moron of a servant, Renfield. When Renfield appears, the Count reminds him that the blood should always be body-temperature and then asks for his magazines. Renfield hands him a bunch of “girlie-mags”, all of which the Count calls smut and filth, and throws them on the fire. After he’s glanced at the pictures, of course! No, the magazine he wants is a fashion one featuring his favorite model, Cindy Sondheim, which he takes with him down to the crypt again.Ī short while later, the pair get a visit from a couple of representatives from the Romanian government, along with the whole town in tow. They are there to take the castle from the Count and turn it into a training facility for gymnasts.
Of course, the Count objects, but they townspeople refuse to listen and tell him to take his aristocratic shit and split. “ Without me, Transylvania will be as exciting as Bucharest… on a Monday night!” He leaves his former castle and the townspeople with one of my favorite lines from the movie: So, Drac decides to go to New York to find Cindy Sondheim, who he believes is a reincarnation of his long lost love. The Count is played by George Hamilton ( Doc Hollywood, Evil Knievel). Hamilton might not be the most obvious choice to play an undead creature of the night, but he does it with gusto. He’s charming, suave, and very much of the “old school,” which becomes apparent when he arrives in New York. A lot of the comedy comes from this contrast.ĭracula’s also very much aware of his age (712 years) and is actually starting to get a little bit bored. He basically wants a mate to share immortality with and who better than one he’s met before? I also liked the reference to the old Universal Studios’ Dracula starring Bela Lugosi, when Hamilton’s Count says he met Miss Sondheim back in 1931 where he knew her as Mina Harker. Nice touch, wouldn’t you agree? This is why he wants to find Miss Sondheim. The Count and Miss Sondheim getting ready for a dance!Īs I said before, Mr. He is a delight to watch and I just love the way he talks.
I mean, that accent? Brilliant! Hamilton is one of the reasons why I love this movie.
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