One of the orphans, Tommy, wanders into the nearby cemetery where he faintly hears a voice ordering, "Rise, rise, it is time." 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. 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). Oct 20, 2015. Tommy tries to escape the cemetery but runs into the waiting Count Yorga. 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. The film would pave the way for AIPs other popular modern-day bloodsucker, BLACULA (which repurposes footage of Yorgas coffin making its way stateside) as well as 1973s SCREAM BLACULA, SCREAM. 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. As with many genre pics of the period, the acting and direction are pretty nondescript, and the whole thing looks like it was filmed through a screen door. 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. Robert Quarry ('Dr Phibes Rises Again') is excellent as Yorga. 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. It is flawed, but I still think it is the most effective vampire film I have ever seen. There's something compelling about this vampire movie that I find kind of hard to explain. YORGA was a surprise hit for AIP in the summer of 1970, appealing to both audiences and critics. Count Yorga Vampire was made on a very small budget. 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 next morning, Jennifer, the Nelsons' mute maid, finds the massacre scene along with Tommy and calls the police. Count Yorga is one of those films that came from the 70's, in my opinion, a very sexy vampire film, sort of soft core in some ways. I said why dont you just make a regular horror film out of it? The film consists of Donna's friends trying to learn more about, and subsequently finding themselves further and further into trouble with, Count Yorga. 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. Yorga seals their exit routes while his brides slowly close in on the two. 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. 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. After sex they settle in to sleep. One of the female character turned within the movie. the guys spend most of the film running around, looking for the girls. 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. In the dark, this is still a pretty intense film. The two split up, and Yorga confronts Hayes. "[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. Will their boyfriends be able to stop him? this one is played quite seriously. 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. Count Yorga is one who's not to be trifled with. He and Donna watch Yorga turn to dust. Prepare to meet Count Yorga. 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! 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. But Quarry didnt find success until taking on the role of the dashing, dark, and deadly Count Yorga for AIP. | Cynthia's mother, father and sister, Ellen, are fed upon by the undead horde. Meanwhile, the pastor falls for Yorga's charms and reveals the others' suspicions that he is a vampire, alerting Yorga of danger. Some of the older brides wear dirty gowns most likely because they were drained and buried with them on all at once. 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, Lest one believes that the quest for the PG-13 rated horror film (read: more teenagers in the seats, and more money in studios pockets) is a new development, the filmmakers had to submit. Count Yorga, Vampire was shot on location in Los Angeles, CA, where the story is set. A third Yorga film, which would have featured a broken Count Yorga living in Los Angeles's sewers and creating an army of undead street people, never materialised. Erica visits Dr. Hayes to have the mysterious bite wounds on her neck inspected. Count Yorga continues to prey on the local community while living by a nearby orphanage. 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. And whoever did the make-up job on the count's slow-motion assistant deserves an Oscar for walking decomposition. Metacritic Reviews. 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. 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]. 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). They resign themselves to spending the night in their van. 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 takes it to heart but is rejected as a deluded prankster following a recent rash of such calls. Thomas Yvonne Wilder as Jennifer Produced by Michael Macready Music by Bill Marx Directed by Bob Kellian Photographed by Bill Butler It's at least the equal of a Christopher Lee. She was played by Judy Lang. Too bad that Quarry never got the acclaim his magisterial performance deserved. He also intends to take a new wife, while feeding his bevy of female vampires. Not owning the rights to the Bram Stoker creation, AIP decided to invent their own vampire myth: the result is Dracula-in-all-but-name, being suave (sporting gracefully graying hair), cunning (even when caught off-guard, he manages to assert himself and turn the tables on interlopers), psychic (amusingly, he doubles as a medium at private sances!) However, the visible snags are all part of the charm, for the most part. The truck then climbs to a gated mansion in the Southern California hills.[1]. Yorga and Baldwin fight with Baldwin surprisingly seeming stronger than before, however, Yorga gains the advantage. This genuinely frightening movie contains scenes that you won't forget easily. I was a bit surprised by this rather low budget 1970s incarnation of vampire films. 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. The film was released on VHS home video (full screen format) in 1993 by Orion Home Video, which once held home video distribution rights to many titles in the American International Pictures catalog. Upon finding Erica missing, Paul rashly goes to Yorga's mansion to rescue her. He hypnotically seduces budding starlets, and other attractive gals, to be his eternal lover - adding to harem of the undead. Furthermore, Yorga had insisted that her mother be buried rather than cremated per the deceased's wishes. | and feral (his creepy dashes for prospective victims, seemingly out of nowhere, with blood-red eyes and arms outstretched actually gave me a jolt on a couple of occasions!). The result is a pretty silly show. The Return of Count Yorga (1971) Rated PG 97 minutes Cast Roger Perry as Dr. David Baldwin Robert Quarry as Count Yorga Rudy DeLuca as Lt. Madden Mariette Hartley as Cynthia Nelson Tom Toner as Rev. Quarry would appear in another independent production, THE DEATHMASTER in 1973 which featured the actor as a vampire hippie guru modeled after Charles Manson. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Sign up for our 100% Free Daily Grindhouse Newsletter. "[6] David Pirie of The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote that Count Yorga had been resurrected "with considerably more enterprise and panache than before." Despite the confusion, David Baldwin, Cynthia's fianc, is suspicious about the Nelsons' disappearance. However, nothing was spared as far as creativity and skill. Directed by Kelljan, COUNT YORGA was shot independently for a budget of less than $100,000 and distributed by Samuel Z. Arkoffs American International Pictures. 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. Quarry plays the title character, a Bulgarian migr hired by some young adults to conduct a seance. Despite knowing how dangerous their chances are, they stock up on stakes and makeshift crosses before heading to Yorga's mansion as night falls. 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. Robert Quarry is the main reason to watch this early 70s, California-set vampire favorite. Transposing the vampire legend into modern-day Los Angeles was not without its hurdles for the writers. Cast Crew Details Genres Cast a Bob Kelljan production, it's written and directed by him. As played by Robert Quarry, he is quite creditable and effectively gave Christopher Lee (Hammer Film's Dracula incarnate) a run for his money. 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. 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. So grab some garlic and a crucifix 'cause Count Yorga might be in your neighborhood. The early 70s were a great period for vampire movies. His "Count" positioning gives him that old world nobility aesthetic, complete with a cloaked outfit. He finds Hayes as he lays dying from bite wounds and blood loss. Return of Count Yorga, The (Blu-ray) Anthony Arrigo |. They said will you do it? Its easy to pick out where the money shots would have occurred, had YORGA been shot as a skin flick: A love scene in a van on Yorgas estate, the girl-on-girl action in his dungeon, and what was probably intended as a masturbation scene when Erica is visited by the Count by night, a more explicitly erotic sequence inspired by a similar, more transgressive sequence in 1931s DRACULA. Several ingredients really help to lift this modern-day tale above the raft of similar competitors. Quarry told actor/producer Michael Macready he would play the vampire role if they turned the story into a straight horror film.[2]. The story is classic vampire stuff, and basically we follow Count Yorga as he involves himself with various other members of high-class society. The film ends with a shot of Michael's bloodied and lifeless corpse. [9] This plan was dropped, however, and Quarry appeared as the artificially young Dr. Biederbeck. She strikes Yorga in the chest with Baldwin's battle-axe. Its the greatest cult movie newsletter in the world! A pickup truck snags a boxed-up coffin and head into the city. Tired of the same old vampires? It was a letdown for Quarry as well. ; 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 . While only a nut would compare this to the greatness of Dracula or NOSFERATU, it still is a decent example of the franchise. 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. 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. After taking the Count home, Paul and Erica are waylayed, and next the day, a listless Erica is diagnosed by their doctor as having lost a lot of blood. A woman named Donna hosts a sance in hopes of contacting her recently deceased mother. 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. Paul did not see their attacker, and Erica does not remember anything. A must see for the classic horror fan. They enlist the aid of blood specialist Perry, who acts as a sort of modern day Van Helsing, trying to come up with ways to combat the vampire. 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. 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. He also has a certain moral flexibility. Marx composed quite a few exploitation scores throughout the 70s, returning for the following years sequel, 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. 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. The film opens with a narration by character actor George Macready, whose son, Michael Macready, produced the film and also played "Michael". Yorga has all of. From her window, Tommy can be seen walking away from the house. Brudah attacks him, but Michael mortally stabs him and manages to reach the throne room. Donna mentions in conversation with her friends that Yorga was her mother's boyfriend. Transposing the vampire legend into modern-day Los Angeles was not without its hurdles for the writers. Welcome to the Catacombs of Horror. This was really the first vampire film that treated them as swift and animalistic. Seeing Dracula in seventies Los Angeles makes for a rather different atmosphere surrounding the tale, but it's definitely a welcome one and one that has influenced many films since the release of this one. He makes one of the wittiest vampires in film. Awards 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. It is no mystery, due to the title of the film, that he is a vampire. 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. He has made very few genre films but he can also be seen in 'Strange Behavior' and Wes Craven's 'Shocker'. Howard Thompson of The New York Times panned the film as "a dull, amateurish vampire brew. 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. AIP insisted that they needed an unrestricted GP rating for the film in order to get the film released into the largest possible number of theaters, most importantly drive-in theaters. With it obvious now that she's beyond saving, Micheal manages to ward the two vampires back. 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). During the seance, Count Yorga builds a strong bond between Donna, the grieving daughter, and himself. Count Yorga, Vampire Special Effects . This film's color palette is one aspect of this transfer I found exceptionally pleasing. 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. 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. After Thomas learns of Jennifer's death, David is sure he is correct about the Count's true nature and manages to convince Reverend Thomas and investigating police detectives Lt. Madden and Sgt. 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. 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. Enter Robert Quarry, an American actor with transatlantic style and wit. The Count comes to California and starts up a harem of sexy vampires. Amazon.com: The Count Yorga Collection (Count Yorga, Vampire, & The Return of Count Yorga) [2-Disc Limited Edition | Blu-ray] : Robert Quarry, Donna Anderson, Roger Perry, Yvonne Wilder, Bob Kelljan: Movies & TV Movies & TV Blu-ray Movies $4236 FREE Returns FREE delivery Thursday, March 30 Or fastest delivery Wednesday, March 29. 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'. 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. Count Yorga, Vampire (1970) Plot Showing all 4 items Jump to: Summaries (4) Summaries A couple invites a Count from Hungary, who recently immigrated to America, to conduct a seance for the woman's recently deceased mother, oblivious to the fact that he is actually a vampire. and even when the bodies start piling up, the police don't seem to be interested. it's a your typical horror film. 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. Most of the clichs of the vampire sub-genre are here, and it's only really the setting that has been changed. 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. An opening grave yard is truly beautiful and spooky. 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. YORGA presents this notion up front, and with a meta-comic element. 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. In the meantime, Quarry is the bad guy with a clichd side-kick who resembles a monster and has super strength. To her horror, she sees that Baldwin's skin has turned pale and bite marks are on his face, revealing that he has transformed into a vampire (having apparently not escaped from the brides unscathed). With his last breath, Hayes tells Michael where Donna is. Count Yorga continues to prey on the local community while living by a nearby orphanage. Memorable moments include Quarry enduring a late night tete-a-tete with Perry and Macready and Lang experiencing a gruesome encounter with her cat. Overseeing the seance is Count Yorga, a mysterious Bulgarian mystic who has recently moved to the states from Europe. Some good suspense, especially in the stranded van awaiting something to happen, but what? A tragic event leads persons from the orphanage to contact the local police, and together, they end up investigating Count Yorga. However, she notices something wrong and pulls away. But it's worth remembering that Count Yorga was released back in 1970 at the tail end of a decade-long dominance of the genre by Hammer, whose vampire output had consisted exclusively of period-set tales, and it was to be another two years before they brought their house vampire into modern times with Dracula AD 1972. He bites one of the pretty guests, Mitzi, outside the event room before going inside and introducing himself to those present. In one scene, Yorga is seen watching a Spanish-language version of The Vampire Lovers on his television. Although Michael is skeptical, the three men consider the possibility of vampirism as an excuse for Erica's behavior and agree to look into it while letting Erica rest. 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. Lang becomes intrigued by Quarry, a recent transplant from Bulgaria who lives in a musty castle on a gated estate. Meanwhile, Hammer Productions, which all but cornered the vampire market throughout the 60s, found themselves playing catch-up. One reason for that is that in some significant ways the movie isn't very good. I enjoyed 'Count Yorga, Vampire' a lot and highly recommend it to fans of 60s and 70s vampire movies. 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). They are preparing the orphanage for a fundraising costume party. It was one of the first movies I saw on videotape. 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. As I said, an entirely realistic series of responses that really aids the viewer in buying in to the story. 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. 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. Robert Quarry, however, is as convincing a vampire as both of those great actors. Erica is a young and attractive woman in her age early 20's with shoulder length brunette hair, green eyes, and fair skin color. Yorga goes to the orphanage during the costume party. Youll receive instant access to exclusive insider movie content, member only deals, first dibs at limited editions, and more. 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. Everyone at the seance agrees that the Count is refined, well-mannered, and eloquent. 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. 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. There's even a henchman who's (apparently) a werewolf! 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. | 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. He also intends to take a new wife, while feeding his bevy of female vampires. after giving the count a ride home, Paul and Erica get stuck and camp in their VW bus, and get attacked. Excellent too are Roger Perry and the entire cast, except for Perry's bed partner who gets more lines than she can handle. At those points, Perry especially shines as a fitting nemesis. As she mocks him for "not loving her anymore" and soon starts laughing cruelly at him when he sense something wrong, her fellow brides attack Jason from behind. 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! Yorga's Brides are a collection of unnamed vampire bries seen in The Return of Count Yorga, the sequel to Count Yorga, Vampire. Alterations to the movie's soundtrack were also required to lessen the impact of violent scenes that remained in the film. Murphy, who would grow into a prolific character actor, isn't bad either, but most of the rest of the cast is weak. By what name was The Return of Count Yorga (1971) officially released in Canada in English? He also intends to take a new wife, while feeding his bevy of female vampires. 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. The end result is Count Yorga, Vampire, a wonderfully fast-moving, edge of your seat scare ride that keeps you taunt until the shocking end. While Hayes distracts Yorga with enthusiastic questions about Yorga's occult experiments, Brudah rebuffs Michael's attempts to explore the mansion. 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. That made this film surprisingly effective. 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