If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Spook but highly enjoyable black comedy,indeed a little alike Roman Polanski's The Fearless Vampire Killers,at least Arte Johnson as Renfield,in New York disco era this is my guilty pleasure movie neither,good humor,forbidden romance,and the Master the Vampire and the right hand Renfield has a amazing chemistry of priceless funny scenes,Susan Saint James is great shape of glorious days,by the way have a Van Helsing's jewish descendent.....yes sir Jewish!!!Resume:First watch: 1985 / How many: 4 / Source: TV-VHS-DVD / Rating: 7

this is a pretty good send up of the Dracula lore. the basic premise is that Dracula ends up being evicted from his castle in Transylvania and decides to relocate to New York to be with his true love,even if she doesn't know it.the most amusing aspect of this movie is George Hamilton as the count.George Hamilton is a perpetually tanned person and in the movie,he is also tanned.picture Count Dracula,who is supposed to be deathly pale with a dark tan.that's a pretty funny picture.then,we have the count in New York who is like a fish out of water.there are some some very funny lines in this movie,mainly owing to the count not being familiar with the language and customs of a modern city.Susan Saint James plays the love interest Cindy Sondheim and is quite funny in her role.the character of Renfield is also very funny,but it is Richard Benjamin as the count's rival for Cindy's affections and adversary who steals the show with his scenes.the humour in this movie is not the tears streaming down your face kind.it's more droll and wry,but it works.the movie moves at good clip and maintains interest throughout.i especially liked how the actors manage to have a deadpan delivery for their silly lines.basically,i liked this movie quite a bit.it's certainly worth 90 minutes to 2 hours of time.i give "Love at First Bite" a 7/10

George Hamilton in his best film role ever as the nefarious Count Dracula is a fond and loving tribute of the Univeral Films 1931 feature. The up-dating of the story to New York city is a real laugh riot as Hamilton, always playing for the laughs, takes himself seriously, and delivers each line as a comedy gem. Arte Johnson has completely captured the character of Renfield, with the laugh and movements of Dwight Frye and it was incredible that the make-up artist for the original "Dracula" was used for this film 48 years later. Susan St James, Dick Shawn, Sherman Hemsly and Isobel Sanford all help to round out a rousing cast. The only fault that I have is with the VHS release which, due to rights disputes, had to substitute another song for the big dance number in place of Alicia Bridges' "I Love the Night Life" which was a perfect complement to this movie. If you haven't seen it you should. Much better than Mel Brooks' "Dracula: Dead and Loving it."

I saw this movie in 1979 when I was all of 8 years old...my parents and I stocked the station wagon with soda, popcorn, and candy and trucked it to the local drive-in. I knew nothing of George Hamilton at that age, and what I did know of Dracula was Bela, Christopher, Saturday morning TV horror showcases, and the image of that same years' release with Frank Langella. Well, at 8, Love At First Bite was a little advanced for me, and my few recollections included the opening with Hamilton telling the 'Children of the Night' to "shut up" so he could play his piano, an annoying Richard Benjamin setting fire to Dracula's casket, and the disco scene.Somehow, these scenes have stayed with me for well over a quarter of a century.I rented it last night out of nostalgic curiosity, and I'm glad I did. Not only were the aforementioned sequences seared correctly into my memory, but the rest of the movie latently flooded my recall...however, at 35, it was much more accessible for obvious reasons.Hilarious!George Hamilton has an acute sense of grand comic flair and timing...right up there with Leslie Nielson, or dare I say, a hinged Jim Carrey. He was absolutely funny, charming, dapper, convincing, committed, airheaded, and Transylvanian! The particular line which had me in stitches the 10 times I rewound and watched repeatedly was, as he is hurrying to leave Susan Saint James apartment when she requested he stay for a 'quickie' was:"With you, NEVER a...quickie. ALWAYS...a longie."Too funny. The only reservation I have with the film was, as I stated before, Richard Benjamin. He tried to hard, and although he was on the right track, he just missed the station. In my opinion, of course.Anyhow, just wanted to share my delight in rediscovering this little gem.