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Not to be confused with [[Fanfic/LoveBites the fanfic]], [[Music/{{Lovebites}} the power metal band]], or the BiteOfAffection trope.

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Not to be confused with [[Fanfic/LoveBites the fanfic]], [[Music/{{Lovebites}} the power metal band]], the video game, or the BiteOfAffection trope.
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Not to be confused with [[Fanfic/LoveBites the fanfic]] or [[Music/{{Lovebites}} the power metal band]].

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Not to be confused with [[Fanfic/LoveBites the fanfic]] or fanfic]], [[Music/{{Lovebites}} the power metal band]].band]], or the BiteOfAffection trope.
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* {{Goth}}: The Count's servant Manfield is constantly wearing all black, circular sunglasses and a [[Music/TheCure Robert Smith]] haircut.

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'''''Love Bites''''' is a 1992 {{American|Films}} RomanticComedy film.

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'''''Love Bites''''' ''Love Bites'' is a 1992 {{American|Films}} RomanticComedy film.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: The Count makes a crack about being carded despite being 347.



* YoungerThanTheyLook: The Count makes a crack about being carded despite being 347.
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[[caption-width-right:350:After 347 years of one night stands, the Count has fallen in love - with a man!]]

'''''Love Bites''''' is a 1992 {{American|Films}} RomanticComedy film.

Jake Hunter is a young man who seeks to rid the world of vampires. Hearing reports of activity near him, Jake encounters the mysterious Count Damien Sanders, a dashing bloodsucker who immediately falls for him. As Jake teams up with a catty sex worker to take out the Count, he has to contend with his own growing feelings.

Not to be confused with [[Fanfic/LoveBites the fanfic]] or [[Music/{{Lovebites}} the power metal band]].
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!!This film contains examples of:

* AboveTheInfluence: Jake actively refuses to take advantage of Lesley when he passes out in his apartment.
* CampGay: Lesley is an incredibly flamboyant sex worker who constantly makes catty comments.
* ClassicalMovieVampire: The Count deliberately apes this when revealing himself to Jake, with the cape and everything.
* DatingCatwoman: The whole point of the movie is a romance between a vampire and a vampire hunter.
* FanserviceExtra: The first scene features a guy who's trying to hook up with Jake. He spends most of the scene in a towel or fully naked, including MaleFrontalNudity.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: [[spoiler:The Count is a dashing romantic lead, who is explicitly said to have never killed anybody.]]
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Turns out the Count's never killed anybody, and makes a point to only drink what he needs.]]
* {{Goth}}: The Count's servant Manfield is constantly wearing all black, circular sunglasses and a [[Music/TheCure Robert Smith]] haircut.
* ILoveTheDead: Lesley, after checking that the Count's in his corpse state, fondles his penis. Jake is disturbed by this.
* InLoveWithTheMark: Jake falls in love with the literal first vampire he tries to hunt.
* LadykillerInLove: Gay version. The Count has been having one-night stands for centuries before falling in love with Jake.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: [[spoiler:The Count tends not to associate with other vampires, as he's not fond of killing.]]
* NoAntagonist: [[spoiler:At first it seems like the conflict will be Jake's battle with the handsome bloodsucking Count, but it turns out the latter is GoodAllAlong and the film goes full romance.]]
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: These look and act like normal humans, but are inert corpses during the day. They have a CompellingVoice and can turn into mist, but are susceptible to bloodborne illnesses. If exposed to sunlight, they experience RapidAging before rotting away. [[spoiler:Additionally, true love can make them human again.]]
* PairTheSpares: [[spoiler:The protagonists' comedic sidekicks hook up at the end.]]
* ThePigPen: Manfield is horrified when the Count suggests dusting for the first time in a hundred years.
* PowerPerversionPotential: {{Defied}}; the Count specifically refuses to use his CompellingVoice on Jake because he wants to win him over genuinely.
* PunBasedTitle: Based on a saying synonymous with LoveHurts and one of the couple being a vampire.
* TheRenfield: Manfield is an excited eccentric who constantly calls the Count "Master", eats snails and speaks with a Creator/PeterLorre impersonation.
* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: Lesley's seen ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' 62 times.
* ShoutOut:
** The first shots of the film are posters of ''Film/Dracula1973'', ''Film/TheExorcist'', ''WesternAnimation/DaffyDucksQuackbusters The Duxorcist'', ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'' and ''Film/OnceBitten''.
** Jake mentions knowing how Franchise/IndianaJones feels right before an adventure.
** Lesley makes cracks about Creator/ElviraMistressOfTheDark doing the Count's decorating and [[Series/TheMunsters Herman Munster]] doing the architecture.
** The Count and Manfield met at a Music/TheGratefulDead concert.
** Lesley starts quoting ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}'' scenarios when asking how to kill a vampire.
* SleepCute: Lesley thinks the Count is adorable when he's asleep. The ''Franchise/CareBears'' pajamas don't help.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: The Count is very tall, has black hair and wears fancy black suits. Naturally, Jake gets a crush immediately.
* AThreesomeIsHot: Manfield is noticeably excited when he thinks the Count hired him two sex workers for the evening.
* VampireHunter: Jake really wants to be one, and meets the Count on his first night out. Naturally, he falls in love with his target.
* VegetarianVampire: [[spoiler:The Count sticks to blood bags, only taking the minimum he needs when having to feed on the living.]]
* YoungerThanTheyLook: The Count makes a crack about being carded despite being 347.
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