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. Once at the mansion, Tommy disappears, while Jason is reunited with Ellen who has clearly been made into a vampire by Yorga. Thomas is tricked into walking into the quicksand pit and promptly sinks to his death. 1970 alone includes two Dracula sequels from Hammer Films, a Jess Franco Dracula and a Dracula-esque picture called "Jonathan." Yorga quickly kills him by choking him to death, then having his servant Brudah (who has seemingly supernatural strength himself) break his back. Watch The Return Of Count Yorga: Yorga's Brides Rise From The Grave, Watch The Return Of Count Yorga: Yorga's Brides Attack. 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. Ohhow could I forget to mention the count's brides; possibly the scariest-looking, fastest-moving bunch you've ever seen! 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 top of this, we hear narration telling us a bit about vampire legends. YORGA presents this notion up front, and with a meta-comic element. Perry gives a skilled, knowing performance as well, obviously aware that a blend of seriousness mixed with levity was called for in the production. 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. However, despite my fear that this would be another stale film, this one turned out to be better than average and well worth a look. At those points, Perry especially shines as a fitting nemesis. 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. With his last breath, Hayes tells Michael where Donna is. Baldwin splits from the detectives to expand the room-by-room search, and upon opening one door discovers Jason's corpse, covered in bloody bite marks with an IV draining remaining blood from his neck into a glass-bottle on the floor beneath him. Donna screams, which brings it to a halt. Robert Quarry makes your blood run cold as the modern day Count Dracula, and Roger Perry is driven and pretty funny as Dr. Hayes, the modern day Dr. Van Helsing. Quarry told actor/producer Michael Macready he would play the vampire role if they turned the story into a straight horror film.[2]. 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 . 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. Like most of the films that I saw when I was younger I watched it on a small black and white T.V. 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. 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 film contains some truly startling moments (such as the count's toothy grimace as seen through a van's window), restrained but effective use of gore, a deliciously downbeat ending, and even a nice little shocker as a final capper. Welcome to the Catacombs of Horror. 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. Return of Count Yorga, The (Blu-ray) Anthony Arrigo |. COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE (Bob Kelljan, 1970) ***, My Friend Will Have a Hamburger and a Quart of Blood, Please, Another Terrific Vampire Flick from the Sexy 70's, Different take on the legendary Dracula story. "Film Reviews: The Return Of Count Yorga". Those who only see 'The Return' will wonder what all the fuss was about in regard to the original. 1970 : 5 (0) Gas-s-s-s Sound/Sound Designer . The ending, which I won't spoil, is also a bit confusing as to what actually takes place. Yorga seals their exit routes while his brides slowly close in on the two. Stephen Farber's 1972 book, The Movie Rating Game, details the problems that the film's distributor American International Pictures had in securing a GP rating (formerly known as M, later renamed to PG) from the Motion Picture Association of America, which initially was divided as to whether to give the film an R or X rating. 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. Returning to a small California coastal community to feed should be a pretty routine affair. Robert Quarry is the main reason to watch this early 70s, California-set vampire favorite. Overseeing the seance is Count Yorga, a mysterious Bulgarian mystic who has recently moved to the states from Europe. Count Yorga Vampire was made on a very small budget. Paul (Michael Murphy) and Erica Landers (Judith Lang) drive Count Yorga home in an isolated manor and in the return, their Kombi gets mysteriously stuck in the mud. 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. Meanwhile, Hammer Productions, which all but cornered the vampire market throughout the 60s, found themselves playing catch-up. 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. 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. Not only is Count Yorga very obviously . They also wear no shoes . Despite the confusion, David Baldwin, Cynthia's fianc, is suspicious about the Nelsons' disappearance. The Return of Count Yorga ups the ante and sees the sardonic Count on the streets of San Francisco, his sights set on an . This film's color palette is one aspect of this transfer I found exceptionally pleasing. LOL, at least I thought it was pretty funny. 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 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. 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. | On her arrival, Brudah rapes her. He makes one of the wittiest vampires in film. Count Yorga continues to prey on the local community while living by a nearby orphanage. Transposing the vampire legend into modern-day Los Angeles was not without its hurdles for the writers. 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. A couple has "The Count" (Robert Quarry) over to conduct a seance to try to contact Donna's mother. 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. The Return of Count Yorga 1971 Directed by Bob Kelljan Synopsis The DEATHMASTER is Back from the Grave Count Yorga continues to prey on the local community while living by a nearby orphanage. The truck then climbs to a gated mansion in the Southern California hills.[1]. In this edition I discuss my favorite scenes from the film Count Yorga, Vampire! "[7] Kenneth Thompson of The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote that "the understated acting and the tightly controlled, increasingly staccato tempo make this the most distinctive essay in the macabre since Night of the Living Dead."[8]. But the decade also unleashed cinematic oddities galore, most of which were . He hypnotically seduces budding starlets, and other attractive gals, to be his eternal lover - adding to harem of the undead. She is dressed in a . At the time, AIP was reportedly grooming Quarry to carry Prices torch as their new in-house horror star. Too bad that Quarry never got the acclaim his magisterial performance deserved. Not long after they leave, Donna reveals to the others that she knows Yorga because he was her mother's boyfriend. 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. Director Bob Kelljan Writers Bob Kelljan Yvonne Wilder Stars Robert Quarry Mariette Hartley Roger Perry See production, box office & company info Search on Amazon 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. The Count comes to California and starts up a harem of sexy vampires. Low-rung vampire pic "Counts" on Quarry to elevate it. 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