Consider A Homage To “Once Bitten” This Halloween

I made a reference the other night to Once Bitten only to discover that the person I was talking to had never seen the movie. This is unacceptable. Though it was a somewhat awful movie in my opinion, this piece of early Jim Carrey cinematography cannot be allowed to fade into obscurity this way.

I’m sure YOU all remember, Once Bitten, that mid-eighties vampire movie starring a young Jim Carrey as a high schooler looking to score. He finds an older woman, who of course turns out to be a vampire. She seeks to rejuvenate herself by biting Jim’s character three times, thus turning him into a vampire.

I’m sure you remember the party scene that occurs near the end of the movie. The woman has already bitten Jim’s character two times, and he has started to change. The party is a costume party, but Jim’s character isn’t wearing a costume. However, people keep coming up to him and complimenting him on his vampire costume. “I’m not wearing a costume!” he repeatedly exclaims.

This is where we can do Once Bitten justice. When you go to a Halloween even this year, just start telling people that you like their vampire costume. Don’t even bother waiting for someone not wearing a costume, just do it. Then refuse to explain. Only in this way can we ensure that Once Bitten isn’t forgotten.

Well, maybe this won’t accomplish that at all. It will, however, be fun.

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