My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1988) Directed by Jimmy Huston Writing credits: Tab Murphy Cast: Robert Sean Leonard .... Jeremy Capello LeeAnne Locken .... Candy Andrews Cheryl Pollak .... Darla Blake Cecilia Peck .... Nora Fannie Flagg .... Mrs. Capello Kenneth Kimmins .... Mr. Capello Evan Mirand .... Ralph Michelle La Vigne .... Flo Harvey Christiansen .... George David Warner .... Prof. McCarthy Paul Willson .... Grimsdyke Rene Auberjonois .... Modoc Erica Zeitlin .... Gloria Gary Chason .... Drivers Ed Instructor Kathy Bates .... Helen Blake (as Kathy D. Bates) Synopsis: A young student finds himself being transformed into a vampire after a night with a very attractive female vampire. At first he does not believe what is happening, but with the help of a 300 year old teacher and the handbook *Vampirism: A Guide to an Alternative Lifestyle*, he finds that blood does not taste as bad as he thought it would.