So, it became a straight up horror film, with most of the erotic elements removed. Count yorga, vampire is a 1970 american vampire horror film written and directed by bob. I have been a vampire film fan since watching the lugosi 1931 dracula back in the early sixties on television. When the movie was released as count yorga, vampire in 1970, it caused a sensation with the way it merged classic hammerstyle vampire concepts with the contemporary and swinging scene of 70s california. Count yorga, vampire the grindhouse cinema database. The former was played in both films by robert quarry, who was being groomed as a sort of successor to vincent price in the horror star sweepstakes. It was followed by a sequel, the return of count yorga.
Apr 22, 2016 horror thriller 1970 90 minutes color sixties couples. Count yorga vampire where to stream and watch decider. So sleek, ruthlessly suave, not taking any bull, only he aint a cop. Count yorga, vampire 1970 this was originally meant to be a softcore porn film until star robert quarry told the producers he would only play the title role if they made it as a straight horror movie. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 16 produced by 1. The legend that is count yorga count yorga for those who might not know is the lead character of a pair of aptly titled vampire films made in the early 1970s starring robert quarry. Watch count yorga vampire trailer film gorillas on dailymotion. Vampire began life as the loves of count iorga, vampire and was supposed to be softcore erotic film, but it was eventually changed to a straight horror flick in order to star robert quarry as count yorga and to get a gp rating. As she is long turned before her introduction there is not human form to her. Nov, 2015 count yorga, vampire was a huge surprise hit for aip in 1970. Unlike today when film makers feel vampires must be updated, count yorga retained much of his old world style and charm. By the time micheal does, shes pretty much already become a vampire. Ultimately becomes a failed example as shes long since undead by the.
The return of count yorga originally titled yorga returns is a 1971 american vampire horror film directed by bob kelljan and starring robert quarry. With robert quarry, roger perry, michael murphy, michael macready. Originally intended as a softcore horror film the presence of nudie actress marsha jordan, in her only straight movie, is a dead giveaway, the independentlymade count yorga, vampire was instead shot and released as a pgrated vampire flick taking place in modern california where it was shot entirely on location. The return of count yorga originally titled yorga returns is a 1971 american vampire horror film. An improvement and refinement in every way over its predecessor, the return of count yorga amps up the scare factor considerably for what amounts to a new adventure for the obsessive vampire with no continuity at all with the end of the prior film. At the party are several of her friends and count yorga robert. Erica count yorga, vampire brides of dracula wiki fandom. Erica joins them when yorga completely feeds on her and its eventually revealed that the blonde is actually donnas mother whom she was dating her before her death. Robert quarry, mariette hartley, roger perry, yvonne wilder. Donna hisses and lunges at him, fangs bared, fully transformed into a vampire. One of the female character turned within the movie.
Nov 05, 2014 horror thriller 1970 90 minutes color sixties couples. She wears a variety of clothing in the film prior to her turning, but upon ultimately joining yorgas coven. It is the sequel to the 1970 film count yorga, vampire. Its a shame the stills discussed in the commentary from count yorga, vampire that give a hint of the sexploitation film it nearly was could not be located and included here. So stop trying to call your lawyers, bram stokers estate. The ending of the film is one of the best of the vampire cinema.
Redheaded bride count yorga, vampire brides of dracula. Count yorga, vampire 1970 frequently asked questions. Count yorga, vampire was saluted on its release for being one of the first films to bring the classical vampire into the modern age, which is not strictly true. The return of count yorga 1971 trailer hd 1080p youtube.
Written and directed by bob kelljan 1970, 93 minutes, rated pg bluray released on october 27th, 2015 limited to 3,000 copies. Find out where count yorga vampire is streaming, if count yorga vampire is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Count yorga, vampire at the beginning of the film, not long after the seance. At the party are several of her friends and count yorga. The movie was originally conceived as a lowbudget, softcore, porno film with the title was the loves of count lorga, vampire. Count yorga, vampire stood out from the rest because of a casually hip approach to the traditional vampire film conventions, placing them in a believable modern context while injecting occasional moments of black comedy and tongueincheek dialogue. Donnas mother is a character in the movie count yorga, vampire, one of yorga s brides. And, even though he kind of looks like and acts like count dracula, hes not dracula. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Appearance erica is a woman with shoulder length brunette hair. She is dressed in a black long sleeve nightgown and is barefoot.
Naturally it wont take much for the audience to put two and two together. Best of all he is something most modern movie made vampires are not. Just as he does, erica, now a vampire and completely under yorgas control, and an unnamed, redheaded vampire charge into the room. At first there are only two, a blonde haired bride and redhaired one. Count yorga, vampire is a 1970 american vampire horror film written and directed by bob kelljan and starring robert quarry, roger perry and michael murphy. A couple invites a count from hungary, who recently immigrated to america, to conduct a seance for the womans recently deceased mother, oblivious to. It didnt hurt that the film was briskly paced with several memorable key sequences a. Erica is a young and attractive woman in her age early 20s with shoulder length brunette hair, green eyes, and fair skin color. She has shoulder length red hair with bang and pale skin one would expect to find in a member of the walking undead as well as piranha like fangs like her master.
Erica is a character in the movie, count yorga, vampire. Donna mentions in conversation with her friends that yorga was her mothers boyfriend. It wasnt until 1970 that a new blood sucker burst on the scene in a low budget film that drew enough fans to warrant a sequel, count yorga, vampire. Count yorga count yorga, vampire the return of count yorga. Actually, thats not completely true while it never played on my local shock theater or saturday. Count yorga, vampire 1970 and the return of count yorga. The return of count yorga 1971 tv trailer duration. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. After the success of their collaboration with hammer for the vampire lovers, aip went a bit vampire crazy in the early 70s and launched two film series for a pair of very different modern bloodsuckers, count yorga and blacula.
While he had many similarities to dracula his intentions were far less romantic than the original vampire count. There is a bit of humour here and there, but the film has plenty of spooky moments and dreadful scenes. Yorga may not be a very refined film, but it packs a lot of attitude. 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. Jim hayes michael macready as mike thompson michael murphy as paul. The actor turned director initially starred in his first codirected effort, the incest drama flesh of my. In both films the character was played by actor robert quarry. Judy lang third unknown erica is a character in the movie, count yorga, vampire. Paul decides to go to yorga s house and disappears and donnas mate michael mike thompson, jim and donna decide to pay a visit to count yorga late night. The red headed bride is an unnamed character in the count yorga, vampire movie. Written and directed by bob kelljan, who later directed episodes on various 70s tv shows like starsky and hutch, dukes of hazzard, and charlies angels, count yorga, vampire 1970, aka the loves of count iorga not a misspelling, did extremely well when it opened.
So, it became a straight up horror film, with most of. Count yorga is revived by the supernatural santa ana winds. See more ideas about horror films, horror and counting. On this very disc, the venerable kim newman points out that tod browning did this back in 1931 with the first universal dracula, and bram stoker had already done likewise in the novel. She wears a variety of clothing in the film prior to her turning, but upon ultimately joining yorga.
As the 1960s wound down and young audiences began hungering for more explicit horror entertainment, indie genre imprint american international pictures aip found some substantial success with director bob kelljans lowbudget, robert quarrystarring 1970 shocker count yorga, vampire filmed as a softcore flick called the loves of count. It is the sequel to the 1970 film count yorga, vampire the story features quarry returning as the infamous vampire count. The end result is count yorga, vampire, a wonderfully fastmoving, edge of your seat scare ride that keeps you taunt until the shocking end. The scenario opens with narration about superstition and the abilities of vampires. He also intends to take a new wife, while feeding his bevy of female vampires. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The return of count yorga, then, is perhaps the first humanistic one almost says humanitarian vampire movie the story of the exquisite pain of love which stirs even within the breast of he who men call monster. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The character of yorga was created by directorwriter bob kelljan and developed further by cowriter yvonne. Count yorga, vampire is an american independent horror film of the vampire. Count yorga continues to prey on the local community while living by a nearby orphanage. A couple invites a count from hungary, who recently immigrated to america, to conduct a seance for the womans recently deceased mother, oblivious to the fact that he is actually a vampire.
I first purchased this book back in 1976 when count yorga, vampire was part of the new vampire releases and not too many of the european horrors were released in the states as of yet so there was very little devoted to them. Donna donna anders hosts a seance in hopes of contacting her recently deceased mother. Originally, count yorga, vampire was planned as a softporn movie this newly. Yorga would offer the innocent cynthia an opportunity to taste emotions denied to seven generations.
Usa when a woman who took part in a seance begins to show symptoms of vampire attack, suspicion falls on a. Count yorga, vampire is a super low budget vampire movie from 1970 about a vampire by the name of, you guessed it, count yorga. Count yorga, vampire 1970 august 14, 2014 february 20, 2019 monsterhunter count yorga, vampire wants to bring the vampire into the modern world to see what would happen if some jaded city dwellers encountered a creature they thought only existed in myth. Another terrific vampire flick from the sexy 70s once again, as in vampire lovers, the traditionally based vampire legend comes back from the grave containing the permissive sexual standards of the times. 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. The unassuming film was originally envisioned as a porno, but actor robert quarry convinced the films creators that the script could. Horror thriller 1970 90 minutes color sixties couples. Appearance as the red headed bride is introduced long after shes turned, there is no human form to her.
Popular videos count yorga, vampire count yorga, vampire topic. I would definitely agree that this sequel is better than count yorga, vampire for the sole reason that we get to find a little bit more about the acidic, intelligent count. Count yorga, vampire 1970 headhunters horror house wiki. Count yorga and followers completely disrupt an orphanage and pervert all relationships. Later however the decision was made to film it as a regular horror movie with the less erotic count yorga, vampire. Yorga, more commonly referred to as count yorga, is a fictional vampire and the titular antagonist from the 1970 film count yorga, vampire as well as its 1971 sequel, the return of count yorga. Appearance donnas mother is a woman with blonde shoulder length hair with the side bangs. Jan 11, 2016 film trailers are inherently advertisements, and as such i present them here under fair use to our mutual benefit. The vampire faces a problem when two of his apprentices donna anders, judith.
Share rediscover these 20 obscure horror films from the 1970s on facebook. Count yorga, vampire arrives on bluray thanks to twilight time pressed on a region free bd50 disc and limited to a run of 3,000 units. Count yorga, vampire 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Donnas mother count yorga, vampire brides of dracula. 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. After taking the count home, paul and erica are waylayed, and next the day. Its hip approach to updating the vampire movie endures remarkably well these many decades later, and as sarcastic and playful as the film so often is, its ferocity is astonishing when the moment calls for it. Count yorga, vampire 1970 counting horror sci fi 1970s movies science fiction films rocky horror movie. They agreed, giving us one of the best vampire films of the. James jim hayes, who is a family friend, sees erica drinking the blood of a cat and he believes that count yorga is a vampire. By the end the film, shes been turned into a vampire, and her first act is to kill micheal distressed damsel. The disc is housed in a standard clear case with a booklet featuring stills from the film as well as an essay by julie kirgo. He has a low tolerance of rudeness and ignorant people, and totally feels. Vampire 1970 aka count yorga, vampire article 2917 by dave sindelar viewing date.
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