Once Bitten is a 1985 American teen horror comedy film, starring Lauren Hutton, Jim Carrey, and Karen Kopins.

[3] Carrey has his first major lead role playing Mark Kendall, an innocent and naive high school student who is seduced in a Hollywood nightclub by a sultry blonde countess (Hutton), who unknown to him is a centuries-old vampire.

Being 400 years old, the Countess has collected a stable of young men and women who accompany her on her centuries-old journey through eternal life and youth.

Meanwhile, virgin high school student Mark Kendall wants to have sex but is being put off by his girlfriend Robin Pierce.

[1] The film was released on November 15, 1985, on 1,095 screens, and opened at number one at the U.S. box office, grossing $4,025,657 for the weekend.

"[8] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called it an "extreme rarity" for its subtle and hilarious sexual humor in a teen film.