Count Yorga (Robert Quarry), a vampire, comes from Bulgaria to 1970 Los Angeles and starts making a coven of beautiful female vampires. Total 70's action her folks. Lang is attractive and reasonably good (soap fans will be interested to know that her daughter Katherine Kelly Lang has played Brooke on "The Bold and the Beautiful" for many years!) Notable exceptions include Universals SON OF DRACULA, which transported the action to 1940s Louisiana, and 1957s proto-feminist teenage horror shocker BLOOD OF DRACULA which featured Sandra Harrison as an adolescent atomic-age vampire cast away to an all-girls boarding school. After leaving the manor, Hayes convinces Michael that killing Yorga will not be easy: vampires have greater strength and the wisdom that comes from living much longer than a "mere mortal". "[3] Variety called it "a solid follow-up" to the original and "a handsome-looking film which rings the bell on both the shocker and satirical level. Soon after, we meet Count Yorga (Robert Quarry), as he conducts a sance to try to contact Donna's (Donna Anders) deceased mother. Metacritic Reviews. "[3] Roger Greenspun of The New York Times called Robert Quarry "the best chief vampire I have seen in years. Robert Quarry, however, is as convincing a vampire as both of those great actors. He's very charismatic and cool and I think this character deserved more than only two movies. Just as he is about to kill Baldwin via choking, Cynthia's memories of the brides killing her family resurface, causing her to realize Yorga was responsible for their deaths. There was a sequel called Return of Count Yorga, but after seeing this movie, you'll wish for a remake of this one instead of a pretty mediocre sequel. On the next day, they have no recollections from the previous night and Erica has lost blood. Of course, I said yes, if its going to be a straight horror film.. Count Yorga Vampire was made on a very small budget. He also intends to take a new wife, while feeding his bevy of female vampires. Yet here and there one can find some competence, some of which is intriguing enough that you keep watching the movie despite its shortcomings. Count Yorga, Vampire was shot on location in Los Angeles, CA, where the story is set. He becomes infatuated with Cynthia. He makes one of the wittiest vampires in film. Despite knowing how dangerous their chances are, they stock up on stakes and makeshift crosses before heading to Yorga's mansion as night falls. The actor clearly relishes the chance to perform this type of role and brings a gravity to it, despite some of the lighter and campier aspects of the movie. Add your email here for great cult movie content: A writer, filmmaker, musician, and amateur bon vivant, Mike Vanderbilt spends his days and nights on either end of the bar. Perry has a bedmate who was clearly chosen more for her body than her ability to recite dialogue, though he scene is amusing whether intentional or not! Count Yorga, Vampire (also known as The Loves of Count Iorga, Vampire) is a 1970 American vampire horror film written and directed by Bob Kelljan and starring Robert Quarry, Roger Perry and Michael Murphy. Alterations to the movie's soundtrack were also required to lessen the impact of violent scenes that remained in the film. | This is listed as Count Yorga, Vampire, but the opening title thinks it's going to be called "The Loves of Count Iorga"; the explanation in the Trivia section gives us the full story on why that is. The rest of the cast is adequate, and I think Roger Perry does a wonderful job as a blood specialist who goads Count Yorga one evening into talking about the supernatural. And whoever did the make-up job on the count's slow-motion assistant deserves an Oscar for walking decomposition. First of all, the sets and atmosphere are great. LOL, at least I thought it was pretty funny. From her window, Tommy can be seen walking away from the house. Count Yorga is one who's not to be trifled with. While mulling over his options, Hayes' girlfriend suggests involving the police, citing an eerily similar case of a baby being found in the woods, drained of its blood with bite wounds on the neck. Soon some of them are disappearing, the females falling under the spell of this stranger. Enter Robert Quarry, an American actor with transatlantic style and wit. I enjoyed 'Count Yorga, Vampire' a lot and highly recommend it to fans of 60s and 70s vampire movies. He tries to charm the young woman into willingly becoming his bride, though he is warned by his live-in witch that Cynthia will bring his end if he does not kill her or turn her into a vampire soon. Its revealed that Yorga insisted that Donnas mother not be cremated so that he could add her to the undead harem that he keeps in the old-world dungeon of his thoroughly modern home. This movie is about what most vampire movies are about cool confrontations with the undead, spiced with some lightweight eroticism. A woman named Donna hosts a sance in hopes of contacting her recently deceased mother. That score kicks off the film with dissonant strings punctuated by a wolfs howl as an ominous narration from George Macready (writer and star Michael Macreadys dad) pontificates on the existence of vampires as Count Yorgas coffin is transported from the old country to his California mansion by his Renfield-inspired assistant, the hulking Bruddah (Edward Walsh). This movie is a culture clash flick. Good subdued erotica, as the bat-toothed girls slink around in filmy gowns. The films climax features our heroes storming Yorgas home at dusk, having overslept despite their plan to attack during daylight hours. In contrast to her exuberant personality on the night before, Erica now seems despondent and listless. By the time the police arrive, all of the evidence has been cleared away. 2016 Daily Grindhouse - All Rights Reserved | Design by, COUNT YORGA AT FIFTY: HOW A SKIN FLICK BECAME THE INFLUENTIAL VAMPIRE MOVIE OF THE 70s. YORGA presents this notion up front, and with a meta-comic element. Up until then all vampire films had been set in Europe in the 1800s or early 1900s. Yorga goes to the orphanage during the costume party. Starting as an actor in the 1960s, he turned to writing and directing. The film ends with the ominous implication that Cynthia has joined them, Baldwin now their new leader and the surviving vampires are resting within the manor, where they will proceed to spread the vampirisim to the unwitting orphanage and soon to the rest of the town. A tragic event leads persons from the orphanage to contact the local police, and together, they end up investigating Count Yorga. She wears a variety of clothing in the film prior to her turning, but upon ultimately joining Yorga's coven. On her arrival, Brudah rapes her. Quarry was never a fan of Vincent Prices over-egging the pudding (note: both men penned cookbooks) and opted to play Count Yorga straight albeit with a certain sarcastic wit. He eliminates each of the friends one by one until it's up to two remaining friends to become reluctant vampire hunters to save Donna from an existence of living death. First they are dismissive, then skeptical, and finally stunned and frightened when faced with the realization of what they must do to rescue their women. Not long after they leave, Donna reveals to the others that she knows Yorga because he was her mother's boyfriend. She begs Paul to forgive her and to kill her. Bloodsuckers were rife in the 1970s, from gothic Hammer horror to European arthouse sleaze (Rollin and Franco) to kung-fu vampires to more contemporary takes on the genre, such as Romero's Martin, and this film from writer/director Bob Kelljan. When Donna also disappears, Jim and Mike plan to hunt Yorga down to save Donna. Yorga and Baldwin fight with Baldwin surprisingly seeming stronger than before, however, Yorga gains the advantage. Bob Kelljan's "Count Yorga,Vampire" is an effective horror film which has plenty of suspense and atmosphere.Robert Quarry("Madhouse")is simply outstanding as a deadly vampire Count Yorga and there are some sexy vampiresses.The film may be a little too tame for some people's tastes,but there is enough thrills to satisfy horror fans.Highly recommended. The seance doesn't go as planned, but Yorga is able to implant some post-hypnotic control on poor Donna, and soon enough bodies are piling up as Donna and her friends try to figure out what's what. Time capsule material. Later, Baldwin finally finds the half-mind-controlled Cynthia and attempts to escape; however, he is nearly beaten by Brudda. The story is classic vampire stuff, and basically we follow Count Yorga as he involves himself with various other members of high-class society. "[5] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "writer-director Bob Kelljan has freshened up the formula pretty well he and his attractive cast of unknowns do succeed in persuading us to go along with the hokum for the duration of the film's fast-moving 90 minutes. The film was given a second VHS release by MGM Home Entertainment in September 2000. Screen:'Count Yorga, Vampire' and 'The Crimson Cult' Bow at Local Theaters", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Count_Yorga,_Vampire&oldid=1146722089, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 26 March 2023, at 15:41. After making a . Hayes, Michael, and Donna go to the mansion themselves to inquire about Paul's whereabouts and keep Yorga active until sunrise. The Return of Count Yorga ups the ante and sees the sardonic Count on the streets of San Francisco, his sights set on an . Count Yorga, himself, is a very close-cut Dracula clone in the traditional sense of things. Donna mourns her mother a second time before Michael collects her. Paul did not see their attacker, and Erica does not remember anything. They take on Yorga and his harem of vampire brides, but just as it appears our modern-day Van Helsing has defeated evil once and for all, a final shock predating CARRIE by several years finds evil triumphing over good, in line with the nihilistic themes of the New Hollywood that would take over the film world throughout the 70s. Copping the ending of Dance of the Vampires, Count Yorga climaxes with a flurry of vampire-fighting action and an apparent escape only for the heroine to reveal her newly-sprouted fangs and pounce in a much-imitated shock punchline. It is the sequel to the 1970 film Count Yorga, Vampire. America was not to be left out, and Bob Kelljan's 'Count Yorga, Vampire' is a great little movie that is often unfairly overlooked. They try to check in on her via phone, but she drops the phone to the floor without answering. The last shot of the movie is Tommy playing with his ball in front of the orphanage accompanied by a haunting rendition of the song the children sang at the beginning of the film. Again, nobody gets a happy ending. The film ends with a shot of Michael's bloodied and lifeless corpse. Kelljan had acted in a couple of Richard Rush movies in the 60s including 'Psych-Out', before making a few exploitation movies of his own in the early- to mid-70s. Erica is a character in the movie, Count Yorga, Vampire. A low-budget production, it updates its bare-bones reworking of Stoker's story to the then-present of about 1970 and resets the action in Southern California. The first character to suggest that the Count may be a vampire is Dr. Jim Hayes (Roger Perry); when the good doctor (whos in bed with an attractive, but daft young lady) calls the police to tell them theyre most likely dealing with a vampire, hes laughed off the phone as the 47th nut talking about vampires. Its easy to pick out where the money shots would have occurred, had. Return of Count Yorga, The (Blu-ray) Anthony Arrigo |. More often than not, since NOSFERATU hit the silver screen, vampires in film were confined to the villages and castles of 18th century Europe. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Count Yorga, Vampire Director: Bob Kelljan Starring: Robert Quarry, Roger Perry, Michael Murphy, Michael Macready, Donna Anders Country: United States Running Time: 93 Min Year: 1970 BBFC Certificate: 15 The Count Yorga movies have been lurking at the seedier end of the video shelf since the seventies, and many have wondered what horrors they hold. For a low budget flick that's coming up on its 45th anniversary, 'Count Yorga, Vampire' looks practically flawless with this 1.85:1 1080p transfer. He also intends to take a new wife, while feeding his bevy of female vampires. Director-writer Bob Kelljan called in his wife Yvonne Wilder to co-write and she gave herself a plum role as a mute woman unable to get anyone . She reacts erratically to their presence, first threatening them with violence and then attempting to seduce Paul before coming to her senses and breaking down. While enlisted, he started a theatrical troupe and upon making his way into filmmaking, he took a contract with RKO and subsequently MGM. By what name was The Return of Count Yorga (1971) officially released in Canada in English? Yorga tells Cynthia that there was a car accident and she was left in his care by her family. I was a bit surprised by this rather low budget 1970s incarnation of vampire films. . Erica visits Dr. Hayes to have the mysterious bite wounds on her neck inspected. The ending, which I won't spoil, is also a bit confusing as to what actually takes place. "Film Reviews: The Return Of Count Yorga". The film ended up going before the MPAA ratings board six times before being granted the GP rating, and two or three minutes of violent and sexual content were ultimately removed by AIP. Anderson plays a young lady who holds a sance with her boyfriend and two other couples along with Quarry who leads the event. Actor Robert Quarry, for one, makes a pretty good vampire, giving his character intelligence and elegance while at the same time showing he is a formidable threat. It was one of the first movies I saw on videotape. There's something compelling about this vampire movie that I find kind of hard to explain. One of the female character turned within the movie. "Count Yorga" doesn't distinguish itself in any interesting ways from this pack. However, nothing was spared as far as creativity and skill. Yeah, it sucks that you're dead, but still, what a way to go, right? and even when the bodies start piling up, the police don't seem to be interested. I have to admit though that I have a bit of fun with it now, like the guys who are being fed to the girl vampires, you have several hot chicks who are scantly clad and want to suck the blood out of you? Count Yorga (Robert Quarry), a vampire, comes from Bulgaria to 1970 Los Angeles and starts making a coven of beautiful female vampires. Before long, Quarry has nibbled on Lang and enticed her to his side while Murray and pal Macready prepare to do battle with him. 1970 alone includes two Dracula sequels from Hammer Films, a Jess Franco Dracula and a Dracula-esque picture called "Jonathan." Eventually O'Connor is separated in the brides' throne/coffin room by a shutter and immediately attacked from behind and bitten by the witch (also a vampire) as Madden helplessly listens to O'Connor's death-screams. The following day when Paul and Erica return to the city, Paul tells Michael about the attack. Perhaps the big-haired living dead women crawl their way out of the dirt with too much ease, but style is more important than being realistic. In England Hammer released some classics like 'The Vampire Lovers' and 'Vampire Circus', while Europe gave us some gems by Rollin, Franco and Larraz. The film is very talky at the start, which can be a little bit annoying as the pace is very slow - but what Yorga is saying is interesting, and it really isn't long before the film starts properly. Quarry watches as two of his undead brides ALMOST make out and Lang has a self-caressing sequence as she's falling under his spell. He and Donna watch Yorga turn to dust. The films climax features our heroes storming Yorgas home at dusk, having overslept despite their plan to attack during daylight hours. it started out life being one thing, and ended up as another. Overseeing the seance is Count Yorga, a mysterious Bulgarian mystic who has recently moved to the states from Europe. During the seance, Count Yorga builds a strong bond between Donna, the grieving daughter, and himself. It was even more surprising since it was originally supposed to be a pornographic vampire film called THE LOVES OF COUNT IORGA. Yorga is simply looking to put together an undead harem that he can voyeuristically watch make love from the throne in his dungeon and he does, in a sexy sequence probably leftover from the scripts original iteration. Marx composed quite a few exploitation scores throughout the 70s, returning for the following years sequel RETURN OF COUNT YORGA, its pseudo-sequel THE DEATHMASTER, as well as Kelljans SCREAM BLACULA, SCREAM, ACT OF VENGEANCE (aka RAPE SQUAD), and the sci-fi cheapie, THE ASTRAL FACTOR. Directed by Bob Kelljan. The concerned men drive to her home where they find the place in disarray, and a hysterical Erica eating her kitten. Yorga's Brides are a collection of unnamed vampire bries seen in The Return of Count Yorga, the sequel to Count Yorga, Vampire. Robert Quarry is the main reason to watch this early 70s, California-set vampire favorite. Promising her immortality, he seduces Erica, drains her of her remaining blood, and takes her body back to his manor. Some friends gather at the mansion of Robert Quarry (Count Yorga) so that they can hold a sance and Donna Anders (Donna) can contact her recently deceased mother Marsha Jordan. Thomas Yvonne Wilder as Jennifer Produced by Michael Macready Music by Bill Marx Directed by Bob Kellian Photographed by Bill Butler Perhaps best of all is the wholly credible reaction of the guys (Michael Murphy and Michael Macready, the latter also serving as producer, and whose father, hissable character actor George Macready, provides the wonderfully dreary intro narration to the film) to the horror that has entered their lives. Meanwhile, Madden and O'Connor come across Yorga's vampire brides. Good versus evil can you guess which side wins..? The Return of Count Yorga (1971) - HD Remastered Trailer [1080p] 26 views Sep 22, 2022 2 Dislike Share Save Blazing Trailers 6.54K subscribers Get it at Amazon! The rest of the cast are pretty much unknown to me apart from Michael Murphy, an Altman semi-regular who also later appeared in 'Manhattan' and 'Magnolia'. ; Piet Plagiarism: After Yorga finishes feeding on Erica and making her into his bride, Brudah carries her body like this in her newly vamped form down into Yorga's throne room . He praised the acting as being "of a generally high standard" and the castle set as "skilfully utilised to give the impression of a labyrinth of Borgesian proportions," though he criticized "a totally unnecessary and feeble attempt to make the Count into a sympathetic figure through such lines as, 'The most fragile emotion ever known has entered my breast.'"[7]. One of which is Erica, a friend of his that went missing earlier from her home after a blood transfusion. That's preferable compared to Franco's pitiful attempt to remain faithful to the source despite a lack of funds. The rock bottom budget is really evident in a number of scenes, from the lighting to the sloppy camera work. Quarry plays the Count with a charm that is both amiable and yet caustic. Everyone at the seance agrees that the Count is refined, well-mannered, and eloquent. It is extremely well acted by every cast member; Robert Quarry makes for an exceptionally sinister neck nosher indeed, and he is well matched by Roger Perry as Dr. Hayes. Actor Roger Perry, who had a lead role in the first film, appears again but as a different character. Erica is a young and attractive woman in her age early 20's with shoulder length brunette hair, green eyes, and fair skin color. | Plot [ edit] A coffin is loaded to a truck at the Port of Los Angeles. User Ratings When CBS ran the movie in the 1970s on its Friday Night Late Movie, the on-screen title was Yorga Returns. Meanwhile, memories of the attack on her family slowly start to resurface in Cynthia's mind as she stays within Yorga's manor. Count Yorga was something of a departure for vampire films in the seventies due to the fact that it's star isn't a bloodthirsty maniac, but rather a dapper and respectable rich bachelor, who happens to be a vampire. Dr. James 'Jim' Hayes (Roger Perry), who is a family friend, sees Erica drinking the blood of a cat and he believes that Count Yorga is a vampire. The picture opened on 10 Jun 1970 in Los Angeles, and took in $160,000 in box-office receipts in the first week of release, according to the 12 Apr 1971 DV. Yorga attacks them, knocking out Paul and biting Erica. Low-rung vampire pic "Counts" on Quarry to elevate it. He then attacks Yorga with a cross and stake, while yelling out for Michael (who hears Hayes and begins to run in the direction of his call). The story features Quarry returning as the infamous vampire Count Yorga, along with his servant Brudah, both of whom have been revived by the supernatural Santa Ana winds. Probably the most underrated vampire in cinema history, Count Yorga is a favorite horror character of mine. A coffin is loaded to a truck at the Port of Los Angeles. While only a nut would compare this to the greatness of Dracula or NOSFERATU, it still is a decent example of the franchise. "[4] Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune declared it "the best horror film of the year. The non-polished production aspects lend the film a somehow more realistic and accessible feel. The Return of Count Yorga (originally titled Yorga Returns) is a 1971 American vampire horror film directed by Bob Kelljan and starring Robert Quarry, Roger Perry, Yvonne Wilder, George Macready, Rudy De Luca, Edward Walsh, and Craig T. Nelson in his feature film debut. The times were a-changing, and audiences found themselves growing bored with the boilerplate vampire tales that low-budget studios had been cranking out through the 60s. It's up to those that are left, including Michael (Michael Macready, who also produced the film), and doctor / blood specialist Jim Hayes (Roger Perry), to wage war with the fiend. There's even a henchman who's (apparently) a werewolf! The film was originally to have been a soft core porn film called The Loves of Count Iorga, and some prints of the film display this as the on-screen title. Originally released in 1970, the first of his movies, Count Yorga, Vampire was a quiet, laid back kind of movie that felt more in line with the Dracula stories that had come before, yet managed to find a firm fan-base, and almost became a huge franchise. Memorable moments include Quarry enduring a late night tete-a-tete with Perry and Macready and Lang experiencing a gruesome encounter with her cat. Cynthia tries to run from him, but Baldwin pulls her back and promptly bites her. Count Yorga continues to prey on the local community while living by a nearby orphanage. It's at least the equal of a Christopher Lee. His performance and demeanor as a Bulgarian Count in this film is truly outstanding. However, as he turns to leave, Donna hisses and lunges at him, fangs bared, fully transformed into a vampire; he was too late to prevent Yorga from turning her (although there are no bite marks on her throat). Yorga was originally spelled "Iorga" but was changed presumably because American studios give zero credence to the . Macready, who produced and directed the film (and enlisted his more famous father to provide a ripe, flavorful voice-over), while nice enough looking, is almost laughably expressionless and wooden during most of his screen time. Distributed by Scream Factory. The Count Yorga Collection (Limited Edition) | Arrow Video US Product Video Product Overview Product Details The Count Yorga Collection (Limited Edition) Earn 450 reward points when purchasing this product* MSRP: $50.00 $45.00 Save: $5.00 Quantity Buy Now Save to Wishlist Log in/sign up to use Wishlists! They restrain her and call Hayes, who finds that Erica has suddenly lost a lot of blood and begins an emergency blood transfusion. I said why dont you just make a regular horror film out of it? By the end of the 1960s the boom in Old World gothic horror had begun to wane in the face of present day terrors like the Vietnam war. That's because around this same time period, vampire films were getting a bit stale and silly--with too many Hammer Dracula films (the franchise was getting weaker due to so many sequels) as well as dumb films like OLD Dracula and the Blacula films (which weren't terrible, but they sure were silly). At the time this film was made, vampires were almost always slow and hypnotic. One reason for that is that in some significant ways the movie isn't very good. | They transported Christopher Lees Count and Peter Cushings Van Helsing to swinging London, sinking his fangs into a modish group of attractive young people (including Caroline Munro) in, The 80s saw a slew of modern-day vampire tales with Tony Scotts, [FANTASIA FEST 2020] LUCKY: TROUBLE EVERY DAY, [FANTASIA FEST 2020] HAIL TO THE DEADITES GIVES US SOME SUGAR, BABY, highly influential take on the vampire mythos. See production, box office & company info, Cool horror bits, add up to a strange mix, but a fun film, Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Return of Count Yorga. The 80s saw a slew of modern-day vampire tales with Tony Scotts THE HUNGER bringing them to New Yorks goth scene, NEAR DARK to the Wild West, and FRIGHT NIGHT transporting the legend even closer to homenext door to a suburban teenage horror fan. Transposing the vampire legend into modern-day Los Angeles was not without its hurdles for the writers. The popularity, primarily at drive-ins and other theaters of that ilk, led to a sequel ("The Return of Count Yorga") one year later. with some remnants of the original plot left in. Yorga awakens in his manor and heads to his basement which has been converted into a throne room where his two vampiric brides lie on slabs. That night, he returns to his manor and a makeshift throne room overlooking several coffins, greeted by Brudda, Yorga's hulking, disfigured valet, and the female vampires from the cemetery. Michael rams the charging Yorga with his stake, killing him. This was really the first vampire film that treated them as swift and animalistic. One of the orphans, Tommy, wanders into the nearby cemetery where he faintly hears a voice ordering, "Rise, rise, it is time." 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