Yorga has all of. it's a your typical horror film. Yorga seals their exit routes while his brides slowly close in on the two. In Los Angeles, a group of friends of Donna (Donna Anders) reunites for a sance conducted by Count Yorga (Robert Quarry) to make contact with Donna's mother, who has recently died and was having a love affair with the Yorga. Will they succeed in their intent? Cast Crew Details Genres Cast The story is classic vampire stuff, and basically we follow Count Yorga as he involves himself with various other members of high-class society. 'Count Yorga, Vampire' is interesting because it is set in contemporary America, quite a rarity at the time. He hypnotically seduces budding starlets, and other attractive gals, to be his eternal lover - adding to harem of the undead. Yet COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE has found itself a B-movie oddity, relegated to late, late showings on UHF stations throughout the '80s and '90s and all but forgotten if ever seen by a generation that reveled in the modern horror era of slashers and special makeup effects. 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. Even Van Helsing had a hard time convincing his peers and the authorities of supernatural goings-on in the 1800s, and that became increasingly difficult in the 70s and 80s. But the decade also unleashed cinematic oddities galore, most of which were . This film's color palette is one aspect of this transfer I found exceptionally pleasing. Tommy tries to escape the cemetery but runs into the waiting Count Yorga. Yorga's Brides are a collection of unnamed vampire bries seen in The Return of Count Yorga, the sequel to Count Yorga, Vampire. She strikes Yorga in the chest with Baldwin's battle-axe. That film did not fare as well with critics, despite being a favorite of this writer. Its the greatest cult movie newsletter in the world! Count Yorga, himself, is a very close-cut Dracula clone in the traditional sense of things. In the meantime, Quarry is the bad guy with a clichd side-kick who resembles a monster and has super strength. At the time this film was made, vampires were almost always slow and hypnotic. 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. Transposing the vampire legend into modern-day Los Angeles was not without its hurdles for the writers. In April 1991, the film was packaged as a Laserdisc double feature (Catalog Number ID7661HB), paired with the Vincent Price horror film, Cry of the Banshee; both films were not letterboxed, but employed a full screen, pan-and-scan process. It is flawed, but I still think it is the most effective vampire film I have ever seen. ; Gratuitous Rape: Does this to Donna in the first movie, much to Yorga's displeasure. Marx was not a prince of darkness, but Hollywood royalty all the same: the adopted son of Harpo Marx and Susan Flemming, Marx had begun arranging music for his father at 16. 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. YORGA presents this notion up front, and with a meta-comic element. with some remnants of the original plot left in. One of which is Erica, a friend of his that went missing earlier from her home after a blood transfusion. Yorga quickly kills him by choking him to death, then having his servant Brudah (who has seemingly supernatural strength himself) break his back. He awakens them and commands them to have sex. 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. With Yorga stunned by the action, Baldwin uses the moment to throw Yorga off the balcony, and he lay motionless on the pavement below, dead. I was a bit surprised by this rather low budget 1970s incarnation of vampire films. 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. For the rest of the decade he mainly concentrated on TV before sadly having his career cut short by cancer. Sure, it's done on a shoestring, but director Kelljan gets the most out of the cavernous mansion interiors and clever camera set-ups. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Again, nobody gets a happy ending. Cynthia herself is subdued, but unharmed and carried by the brides to Yorga's residence where she awakens. They asked me to read the script, Quarry explained to New Hollywood Gothique. Count Yorga, Vampire has been the subject of several home video releases in nearly all formats since the 1980s. Too old to be hippies in 1970, the group could best be described as proto-yuppies Paul (Michael Murphy), Mike (Michael Macready), Donna (Donna Anders), Erica (Judith Lang), Peter (Mark Tapscott), and Judy (Sybil Scotford) They have gathered so that Donna can contact her late mother through the psychic abilities of the titular Count Yorga, who before her untimely death was her mothers lover. Paul did not see their attacker, and Erica does not remember anything. Memorable moments include Quarry enduring a late night tete-a-tete with Perry and Macready and Lang experiencing a gruesome encounter with her cat. The fact that there is a costumed vampire at the party, leads to amusing tension and the viewer knows that the Count will be teaching these people a thing or two about real vampires as the movie continues. 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. the guys spend most of the film running around, looking for the girls. That's preferable compared to Franco's pitiful attempt to remain faithful to the source despite a lack of funds. COUNT YORGA brought the vampire to modern-day America in full bloody color as culture and fashion were shifting: the free love era of the late 60s was giving way to the cocaine and disco fueled 70s, and the popularity of pornographic films was inspiring a new era for libertines. Yet here and there one can find some competence, some of which is intriguing enough that you keep watching the movie despite its shortcomings. The following day when Paul and Erica return to the city, Paul tells Michael about the attack. Count Yorga (Robert Quarry), a vampire, comes from Bulgaria to 1970 Los Angeles and starts making a coven of beautiful female vampires. As such, The Return of Count Yorga is a film with a good beginning and ending - alas the bits in between are often a drag. A memorable sequence in which Erica (Judy Lang), having been bitten by the count, begins her transformation by devouring her pet cat was all but removed from the film, but is now available in all of its uncut gory glory. Yorga takes Cynthia and flees to the upper balcony of the estate as Baldwin (who grabs an iron battle-axe from a wall) chases the two. The Brute: Pretty much Yorga's strongman. 1970 saw Christopher Lee return as Count Dracula in not one but two Hammer entries, Before becoming a genre icon Quarry would go on to appear in, Quarry would don the cape again one year later for the studios, Pianist Bill Marx was brought on to compose the films score, arguably one of the more traditional elements in this modern vampire tale with screeching strings and creepy organs to punctuate the supernatural happening. Not long after they leave, Donna reveals to the others that she knows Yorga because he was her mother's boyfriend. The early 70s were a great period for vampire movies. Total 70's action her folks. Count Yorga, Vampire was shot on location in Los Angeles, CA, where the story is set. In 2004, MGM's Midnite Movies DVD line (which redistributed much of the American International Pictures horror catalog previously owned by Orion Pictures Home Video) released Count Yorga, Vampire and its sequel, The Return of Count Yorga as a DVD double feature. Once again, as in Vampire Lovers, the traditionally based vampire legend comes back from the grave containing the permissive sexual standards of the times. First of all, the sets and atmosphere are great. Meanwhile, memories of the attack on her family slowly start to resurface in Cynthia's mind as she stays within Yorga's manor. Though Yorga is dead, his evil lives on as those who know of him are either dead or turned into vampires and will carry out his curse. Michael alerts Hayes that Paul has gone to the mansion, and Hayes confides that Paul's lack of preparation will probably lead to his death. 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. The Return of Count Yorga ups the ante and sees the sardonic Count on the streets of San Francisco, his sights set on an . His performance and demeanor as a Bulgarian Count in this film is truly outstanding. The Return of Count Yorga(originally titled Yorga Returns) is a 1971 American vampirehorror filmdirected by Bob Kelljan and starring Robert Quarry, Roger Perry, Yvonne Wilder, George Macready, Rudy De Luca, Edward Walsh, and Craig T. Nelsonin his feature film debut. Count Yorga (1970) was one of my childhood favorites. As I said, an entirely realistic series of responses that really aids the viewer in buying in to the story. Fifty years and countless modern takes on vampire legends from comic books to television to film its easy to overlook its influence, but COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE remains an influential vampire flick that fans of the genre should sink their teeth into. Tommy is untouched, revealing he is under Yorga's power. 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. While enlisted, he started a theatrical troupe and upon making his way into filmmaking, he took a contract with RKO and subsequently MGM. Yorga pushes Donna's mother into Michael's stake and flees, when Michael tries to give chase Yorga ambushes him outside the room intending to choke him to death. One of the orphans, Tommy, wanders into the nearby cemetery where he faintly hears a voice ordering, "Rise, rise, it is time." We first meet Count Yorga at a seance he holds for a group of friends, one of which has just lost her mother. It was even more surprising since it was originally supposed to be a pornographic vampire film called THE LOVES OF COUNT IORGA. Due to Yorga's hypnotic suggestions, she has no memory of the attack. And I have seen quite a few. Soon some of them are disappearing, the females falling under the spell of this stranger. After the sequel The Return of Count Yorga, a third Yorga film was planned, which would have featured a broken Count living in Los Angeles's sewers and creating an army of undead street people, but it never materialised. This time, the Count (played by Robert Quarry), having purchased an old mansion in California, is terrorising the nearby Westwood Orphanage. In my book, this little indie effort more than holds its own against the better known Hammer neck-biters of the same era, and is not to be missed. 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. An opening grave yard is truly beautiful and spooky. Good subdued erotica, as the bat-toothed girls slink around in filmy gowns. 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. Indie sleeper thanks to Robert Quarry's absolutely commanding performance as the lead blood-sucker. Here, the Bulgarian-born Count Yorga is a recent transplant to California, and we first meet him conducting a sance on behalf of Donna, whose late mother was involved with the alleged psychic. Pianist Bill Marx was brought on to compose the films score, arguably one of the more traditional elements in this modern vampire tale with screeching strings and creepy organs to punctuate the supernatural happening. Leave your expectations of lavish special effects, intricate plotting, and deep character development at the door. Yorga sends the undead women to Cynthia's house, using mind-control to get Cynthia's family (along with Tommy, who was sleeping over) into the living room before his brides break in and attack them. As they start to leave, they are confronted by Erica and the redheaded bride, who remain vampires despite Yorga's death. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Sign up for our 100% Free Daily Grindhouse Newsletter. Count Yorga (Robert Quarry) is living in a small town outside of San Francisco, where he becomes involved with an Orphanage, primarily as a source of victims. Michael fends them off, chasing away the redhead while Erica pauses, giving Michael a chance to stake her, but despite seeing she is no longer the Erica he knows, he cannot bring himself to do so, and proceeds upstairs while she hisses at him. With it obvious now that she's beyond saving, Micheal manages to ward the two vampires back. Initially conceived as a sort of T & A horror flick, it eventually morphed into a standard horror outing, though some sexually prominent elements remain. Hayes finds Erica's body among them, finding no heartbeat or pulse when he examines her. There's even a henchman who's (apparently) a werewolf! They try to check in on her via phone, but she drops the phone to the floor without answering. These films opened with a horse-drawn carriage making its way through the countryside, and ended with the honorable Van Helsing doing away with eviluntil next time that is. Soon after, we meet Count Yorga (Robert Quarry), as he conducts a sance to try to contact Donna's (Donna Anders) deceased mother. Returning to a small California coastal community to feed should be a pretty routine affair. He lives in a large house somewhere in California and terrorizes young women and their boyfriends. the only other name i recognize is the narrator, George Macready; he was the nightclub owner in the awesome film Gilda, from 1946. pretty good. Iorga/Yorga was named after Romanian historian and politician Nicolae Iorga, though he's supposed to be Bulgarian. Transposing the vampire legend into modern-day Los Angeles was not without its hurdles for the writers. Cynthia mentions the "Santa Ana winds" which the pastor states are an evil omen. 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. Count Yorga, Vampire doesn't distinguish itself by being particularly innovative, stylish or even excessively gory, but it is a lot of fun, Kelljan employing the genre's most recognised tropes to create a consistently entertaining flick - often witty, sometimes scary, occasionally camp, frequently sexy (the film was originally intended to be a soft-core movie, before being severely edited), and always enjoyable. On top of this, we hear narration telling us a bit about vampire legends. A pickup truck snags a boxed-up coffin and head into the city. The sance turns slightly chaotic, and Donna's friends begin to suspect that there's something odd about the Count, especially when they learn that he had been dating Donna's mother, requested that she not be cremated, as her earlier wishes had it, but didn't turn up at the funeral. However, the visible snags are all part of the charm, for the most part. A must see for the classic horror fan. The film was released theatrically in the US by American International Pictures in 1971. 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. 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). Before becoming a genre icon Quarry would go on to appear in the blaxploitation zombie revenge film SUGAR HILL, as well as several Fred Olen Ray pictures in the 80s Quarry performed in radio plays before joining the Army in 1943. The story starts properly once he has bitten one of the young women, who is later found with massive blood lossand feasting on the family cat Count Yorga, Vampire, I remember seeing this movie as a kid and it scared the heck out of me. Tommy dismisses it, but vampire women rise from their graves. 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!) Marx was not a prince of darkness, but Hollywood royalty all the same: the adopted son of Harpo Marx and Susan Flemming, Marx had begun arranging music for his father at 16. My dad was also a fan of this one as well. Meanwhile, Hammer Productions, which all but cornered the vampire market throughout the 60s, found themselves playing catch-up. The low budget is revealed occasionally such as when two men carry on a conversation done entirely in voiceovers as they are shown walking, in long shots, through L.A. (these scenes afford priceless glimpses at the city at that time, however) and in the Volkswagon minibus scenes in which the actors are clearly emoting during daylight hours for a scene that takes place late at night! But the two despite working together once again in 1974s MADHOUSE had a contentious relationship, supposedly incited by Price discovering AIPs plan to replace him. Shortly after, Paul and Michael discuss the strange changes in Erica's behavior. Michael reaches upstairs and confronts Yorga and Donna's mother. One of the female character turned within the movie. On the next day, they have no recollections from the previous night and Erica has lost blood. The popularity, primarily at drive-ins and other theaters of that ilk, led to a sequel ("The Return of Count Yorga") one year later. Enter Robert Quarry, an American actor with transatlantic style and wit. 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 DRACULA A.D, 1972. Though Count Yorga is referred to as "the Deathmaster" in publicity for this film, a later film called The Deathmaster, also starring Robert Quarry as a vampire, has no relation to the Count Yorga series. What follows is a vampire film with the women predictably the victims/aggressors and the men predictably running around trying to solve things. This movie is about what most vampire movies are about cool confrontations with the undead, spiced with some lightweight eroticism. 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). Lesson to be learned: If your girlfriend or fiance happens to develop sudden listlessness after attending a seance conducted by a smooth-talking count from Bulgaria, or perhaps develops a yen for consuming dead house cats, you may want to heed the advice of your doctor friend when he tells you that the count in question may be nothing less thana vampire! The two Count Yorga films are interesting examples of early 1970s transitional horror. At those points, Perry especially shines as a fitting nemesis. One of them is Donna's mother, whom he made into an undead servant. The Count Yorga Collection Arrow Video 2022 Limited Edition Blu-ray Discuss Compare Release Date: October 25 2022 Country of Release: USA MSRP: $69.95 Buy Physical Copy At: Details by Film Count Yorga, Vampire Year: 1970 Time: 93 Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 Audio English 1.0 PCM Mono Streaming Options Powered by JustWatch The Return of Count Yorga 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! He and Donna watch Yorga turn to dust. She is trying to connect with her recently deceased mother, who was also the lover of Quarry from three weeks prior to her death. FAQ Brudah attacks him, but Michael mortally stabs him and manages to reach the throne room. 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. At the party are several of her friends, including Donna's boyfriend, Michael Thompson, Paul, Paul's girlfriend Erica Landers, and close friend and doctor, Jim Hayes. While I wouldn't call this a classic vampire movie, it does have enough offbeat touches to make it worth a look for B horror fans. Paul decides to go to Yorga's house and disappears and Donna's mate Michael 'Mike' Thompson (Michael Macready), Jim and Donna decide to pay a visit to Count Yorga late night. and apparently eats the family cat, but that scene seems to have been removed from the version I saw on Comet channel. 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. On the one hand, they are early examples of the modernised gothic, taking the genre out of the costume drama and into the real world (at one point in Return, Yorga watches Hammer's The Vampire Lovers on TV - an amusing comment on the difference between the cozily distant gothic and the modern day . In addition to Siskels glowing review for the Chicago Tribune, Roger Greenspun of the New York Times called Quarry the best chief vampire I have seen in years. Kenneth Thompson of The Monthly Film Bulletin praised the acting and direction, comparing YORGA to NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. When the women don't respond to their question and continue tho silently advance on them. External Reviews The truck then climbs to a gated mansion in the Southern California hills.[1]. Did the mother of the Nelson family turn into a vampire. While Hayes distracts Yorga with enthusiastic questions about Yorga's occult experiments, Brudah rebuffs Michael's attempts to explore the mansion. 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. Madden tries to find a way to him, but he gets lured in by a voice from the shadows (thinking it is Baldwin) and then killed by Tommy who stabs him in the same way he murdered Jennifer. Good versus evil can you guess which side wins..? User Ratings One reason for that is that in some significant ways the movie isn't very good. Welcome to the Catacombs of Horror. It is the sequel to the 1970 film Count Yorga, Vampire. In these scenes, director Robert Kelljan tries to play the dreamy horror thing a la the same year's Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971), but it proves rather vague and none of it coheses into a solid script. This genuinely frightening movie contains scenes that you won't forget easily. And whoever did the make-up job on the count's slow-motion assistant deserves an Oscar for walking decomposition. YORGA was a surprise hit for AIP in the summer of 1970, appealing to both audiences and critics. 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. They dated a few weeks shortly before her death. | Its easy to pick out where the money shots would have occurred, had. Like most of the films that I saw when I was younger I watched it on a small black and white T.V. Awards He makes one of the wittiest vampires in film. More than a low-budget footnote, COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE is a highly influential take on the vampire mythos, eschewing spooky Victorian castles by bringing the bloodsuckers to contemporary Los Angeles. The next morning, Jennifer, the Nelsons' mute maid, finds the massacre scene along with Tommy and calls the police. Yorga attacks them, knocking out Paul and biting Erica. Baldwin and Cynthia are the only ones left alive, with Yorga supernaturally mocking Baldwin throughout the estate. A drive-in favourite from the moment it was released, a sequel soon followed. Meanwhile, Madden and O'Connor come across Yorga's vampire brides. He recommends rest and a high protein diet. Count Yorga, Vampire Special Effects . During the seance, Count Yorga builds a strong bond between Donna, the grieving daughter, and himself. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Return_of_Count_Yorga&oldid=1146721931, This page was last edited on 26 March 2023, at 15:40. Made on a decidedly low budget, this contemporary vampire story is noted for placing a Dracula-like figure in a modern setting for perhaps the first time and for the captivating performance of Quarry in the title role. They duck into a darkened hallway, but when Baldwin turns on the lights, he finds himself confronted by all the brides (including Ellen and Mitzi) with Yorga behind them who calls Cynthia over to his side. Tommy claims that nothing has happened. He also intends to take a new wife, while feeding his bevy of female vampires.Count Yorga continues to prey on the local community while living by a nearby orphanage. They restrain her and call Hayes, who finds that Erica has suddenly lost a lot of blood and begins an emergency blood transfusion. Donna mourns her mother a second time before Michael collects her. This isnt the tragic, romantic vamp featured in so many gothic tales; Quarrys take on the Count displayed both a dry sense of humor, a proto-Studio 54 sleaziness, and a mouth full of fangs. Their van gets stuck in the mud outside of Yorga's mansion, although Paul insists the road was dry a minute ago. Of course, I said yes, if its going to be a straight horror film.. YORGA began its (after)life as a softcore skin flick under the title, THE LOVES OF COUNT IORGA, (that title card is still featured on most available prints of the film). Quarry asked the horror icon, Ill bet you didnt know I could sing, did you?, to which Price retorted, well I knew you werent a fucking actor.. Both films were presented in the widescreen format, and included original theatrical trailers. Director Bob Kelljan (Scream Blacula Scream) delivers a one-two punch of classic cult cinema mixing chills, thrills, style, and suspense with a knowing wit that revels in the . In the first film comedy gave way to terror; in this self-conscious sequel the two elements tend to cancel each other out. With his last breath, Hayes tells Michael where Donna is. Robert Quarry is the man as Count Yorga, and what's up with the coffin movers? 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