---
title: 'Love at First Bite (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stan Dragoti'
released: '1979-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/love-at-first-bite-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079489/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Love at First Bite (1979)

1979 · 96 min · Horror, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Love at First Bite is a 1979 American comedy horror film directed by Stan Dragoti and written by Robert Kaufman, using characters originally created by Bram Stoker. It stars George Hamilton, Susan Saint James, Richard Benjamin, and Arte Johnson. The film's plot details the misadventures of Count Dracula in New York City while pursuing the object of his romantic desires, fashion model Cindy Sondheim, only to find himself a fish out of water in the Big Apple and having to contend with the inimical attentions of Cindy's would-be boyfriend.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Stan Dragoti](https://cinepixo.com/people/stan-dragoti)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Kaufman](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-kaufman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Charles Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bernstein)

## Cast

- [Susan Tolsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-tolsky)
- [Susan Saint James](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-saint-james)
- [Sherman Hemsley](https://cinepixo.com/people/sherman-hemsley)
- [Arte Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/arte-johnson)
- [John Dennis](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dennis)
- [George Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-hamilton) as Count Dracula
- [Paul Barselou](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-barselou)
- [Robert Ellenstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-ellenstein)
- [Isabel Sanford](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabel-sanford)
- [Dick Shawn](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-shawn)
- [Richard Benjamin](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-benjamin) as Abraham Van Helsing
- [Eric Laneuville](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-laneuville)
- [Rolfe Sedan](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolfe-sedan)
- [Michael Pataki](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-pataki)
- [Basil Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-hoffman)

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