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A 40th anniversary look at the campy 1985 vampire comedy that launched Jim Carrey's film career.
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In this episode
- Why Once Bitten holds up as a genuinely fun piece of 1985 pop culture
- The story behind Jim Carrey's feature film debut and what made it work
- How this film fits alongside Fright Night, Teen Wolf, and that era's horror comedies
- A closer look at the cast, the dance number, and the theme song worth revisiting
About this episode
An '80s campy comedy is just what we need in this crazy world, so it's time to rewind to 1985 again! Mark welcomes Brian C. Tyler on the show to go to seedy Hollywood where horny teen boys go to meet older ladies and a 400 year old "woman vampire." They celebrate the 40th anniversary of the very fun movie - and great theme song - Once Bitten, which was Jim Carrey's feature film debut, and a star was born! This movie has an epic dance number, gay jokes, butts, Megan Mullally, and lots of buttons. Also, shout-out to similar 1985 hits Fright Night, Teen Wolf, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2, plus the men of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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Movie nerd, filmmaker, and anniversary celebrator Mark J. Parker brings a friend on each episode to discuss movies (and sometimes TV shows) that are hitting milestone anniversaries of release that month. Think 20th anniversary, 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th, you get it!
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