![]() Instead, it’s a mixed bag of fun sequences and stupid discussions, with the clunker gags outnumbering the successful zingers. “Had director Stan Dragoti and the film’s writers been able to maintain a consistent balance of clever jokes and romance, Love at First Bite could have become an offbeat gem. Lots of the jokes and dialog seem like they could have come out of an episode of The Munsters, but of course with more of a late 1970s edge to them.” DVD Drive-In “ Love at First Bite is not overly hilarious, but it still guarantees a good number of laughs and is an enjoyable farce from start to finish. Benjamin and Johnson are the most colorful members of a large supporting cast, one which trades on a number of cameos…” “Hamilton is obviously having fun as the eternally youthful Count, but Saint James, usually an actress of considerable charm, seems to be almost sleepwalking through her role here. Rosenberg’s increasingly erratic actions eventually cause him to be locked up as a lunatic, but as mysterious cases of blood-bank robberies and vampiric attacks begin to spread, NYPD Lieutenant Ferguson starts to believe the psychiatrist’s claims and gets him released… Subsequently, he tries to shoot him with three silver bullets, but Dracula remains unscathed, patiently explaining that this works only on werewolves. Rosenberg also tries burning Dracula’s coffin with the vampire still inside but is arrested by hotel security. ![]() Rosenberg’s numerous methods to combat Dracula – mirrors, garlic, a Star of David (which he uses instead of the cross), and hypnosis – are easily averted by the Count. Jeffrey is the grandson of Dracula’s old nemesis Fritz (sic) van Helsing but changed his name to Rosenberg “for professional reasons”. Dracula is ineptly pursued in turn by Sondheim’s psychiatrist and quasi-boyfriend Jeffrey Rosenberg.
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