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The Dracula legend gets a suavely competent makeover in this 1970 bloodsucker, bringing vampirism to present-day Los Angeles with a harem of semi-clad females and the sharp casting of Robert Quarry in the title role. The film's original title (The Loves of Count Iorga, Vampire) is perhaps more fitting, since it's really about how Quarry--posing as a Bulgarian psychic medium--seduces his female clients into neck-bitten submission. The victims' abandoned boyfriends (including Michael Murphy, who costarred in M*A*S*H the same year) recruit a vampire-hunting doctor (Roger Perry) to track Yorga down (with wooden stakes made from a broomstick, no less), and the body count rises predictably. Dry performances and tepid dialogue don't help much, but the then-modern setting and intelligent plotting make Count Yorga worthy of its 1971 sequel. It's not as stylish as Christopher Lee's Hammer films, but it's certainly not anemic. --Jeff Shannon
Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.2 ounces
Director : Bob Kelljan
Media Format : Closed-captioned, Anamorphic, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC, Widescreen, Color
Run time : 1 hour and 30 minutes
Release date : August 28, 2001
Actors : Robert Quarry, Roger Perry, Michael Murphy, Michael Macready, D.J. Anderson
Subtitles: : Spanish, French
Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Studio : MGM (Video & DVD)
ASIN : B00005K3O8
Writers : Bob Kelljan
Number of discs : 1
Reviewer: Ben30
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: STILL SCARY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
Review: I Grew up watching this film and i still love it after all these years, the sequel is better thou in terms of the film makingcause the producers had more money to spend on production second time aroundi have read other reviews from people on this listing, there are some positive reviews from people who enjoy the filmand of course other reviews from people who think this film is the worst and a waste of timethat's fine with me, everyone has opinions and different tastes of movies no doubt about that.this film is only suitable for fans of the Horror/vampire Genre and Low budget 70's films that's it, you either Like it, Love it or can't stand the filmand if your not a fan of the Horror Genre or 70's low budget films like this one then your not going to understand it and you'll think it's terribleas i said i Grew up watching this film and every time i've seen it especially when this film was released on MGM DVD about 12 years ago nowi have understood the film every time i watch itcause the film is Low budget gives the film an errie atmospheric quality which makes it scary and also the Acting is very Good aswellbeing a 70's film/released in theaters 1970 to be exact so it's 1969-1970 made filmthe fashion of course is out dated but the plot of the film and the way the film was made gives it a very atmospheric thriller vibeRobert quarry steals the show and so does some of the other actor/actress'ssome of the scenes are very creepy and well acted especially the scenes with the Vampire women, there's no Dialogue in that scene at all but is still chillingas i said this film is strictly low budget 70's film making so if your not interested in that style of film don't bother buying this DVDit probably would be a waste of time and moneybut for those who are fans of this film or are curious just to check it outthen this 2001 MGM DVD release is the best available version you'll get, the picture and audio quality is better than the VHS version of coursesome effort by MGM did get put into enhancing the picture and audio quality no doubt about itand it's in widescreen format which makes the picture look even better in my opinionvery unfortunate there are no extras/special features at all except for Theatrical traileri thought there would have been at least and audio commentary by Robert Quarry who passed away back in 2009and the Director Bob Kelijan passed away about 20 years ago nowso Robert quarry could've done a commentary for this film for the fans or even a interview at least for this dvd releasethis film deserves a Robert quarry interview or commentary track at leastbut he's passed away now so of course it's too lateBut apart from that there is no dvd reissue coming at this stage or a blu-ray reissueso this MGM DVD release is the only dvd version available and you can still buy it off amazon.
Reviewer: Michael P Crouch.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Happy Ending
Review: First class vampire movie surprised its not mentioned more, creepy atmosphere Robert Quarry good as any male vampire I've seen sexy female vampires indulging in blood feast after bringing down one of the 'good guys' - nice to see the sodding crucifix or cross doesn't always work - unusual ending my side (that's the vampires) win for a change.
Reviewer: shane lea
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Count On Fun, With Count Yorga!
Review: A very fun movie, delivered fast and for a great price! Thank You!
Reviewer: Kellie Jett
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good condition. Saw it as a kid and had ...
Review: Exactly what I wanted and what I ordered. Good condition. Saw it as a kid and had to have it.
Reviewer: james olson
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: BEAUTIFUL ROBERET QUARRY IS A LOSER AS A "vampire"!!!
Review: NOT GOOD> LOUSY!!! Robert Quarry is GORGEOUS< BEAUTIFUL!!! I WOULD LOVE TO have him here right now, I'd strip him immediately!!!! I'd enjoy his every body cell. BUT BUT BUT he wanted to be the next "Dracula" or "Frankenstein":, but he is NO Bela lugosi nor Boris Karloff. Beautiful---yes----a monster---not a chance. Other males in cast are current day clods!!!!
Reviewer: Sandra Borgen
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Still gets me!
Review: We were kids in our pjs in the back of our stationwagon watching Count Yorga at a drive-in theater! I still jump when they open the curtains! No!!! Don't open the curtains!!!
Reviewer: mickey
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: review
Review: If you like this kind of movie genre, this movie is good. I especially like that it was made in the early 70's and those movies are spooky.
Reviewer: cookieman108
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Cat, the other white meat...
Review: Written and directed by Bob Kelljan, who later directed episodes on various 70's TV shows like Starsky and Hutch, Dukes of Hazzard, and Charlie's Angels, Count Yorga, Vampire (1970), aka The Loves of Count Iorga (not a misspelling), did extremely well when it opened.The movie starts off with a scene of a large cargo ship sitting at a dock off some California coast, and a large, coffin shaped crate being loaded on a truck. As the truck drives away, we are treated to voice over that sounds like a mix between Ricardo Montalban and Harvey Fierstein talking about the vampire mythos. The truck continues until it comes to a secluded driveway with a large gate. Next we go to a séance in progress, being conducted by Count Yorga, who, if you're familiar with the title of the movie, is a vampire. He ends up secretly putting the whammy on one of the women present, and then gets a ride home from a couple in their VW minibus...I have to say, it was kind of funny seeing this young couple and the aristocratic Eastern European (we learn that the Count came to America from Bulgaria) and very sophisticated Count crammed into the front bench seat of a minibus. Anyway, the couple drops the Count off after declining his offer to come into his home, and they get stuck in some mud along the Count's long driveway. This starts a five-minute discussion about mud. Where did the mud come from? How did we miss it come in? How come the rest of the ground is dry? Blah, blah, blah...it's scenes like this that really dragged this movie down. I guess, among the Count's other supernatural powers, creating wind and lighting, manipulating objects with his mind, mind control over animals and humans, super natural strength, he can also create mud. After hearing a wolf howl, the couple decides not to trek back to the Count's house but to spend the night in the minibus, and after a little lovin' in the back of the van, they are soon visited by a dark stranger (two guesses who). As the movie progresses, the Count takes a couple of women (Count Yorga needs women!) in the way vampires do, and the men begin to suspect something is wrong, and whatever it is, it's directly linked to Count Yorga. They start throwing around the theory of vampirism, with some willing to believe once offered proof, while others refuse to accept even the possibility as they think the idea is purely a work of fiction. After much goofy dialogue, two of the men decide to take matters into their own hands and try to sneak into the castle and convince themselves that Count Yorga is a vampire. They take along a female character, as they fear to leave her alone (great idea, take her into the lair of a suspected vampire). If they are able to confirm that Count Yorga is a vampire, they intend to kill him, and their friends who have been turned, as there is no cure for bloodsucking other than a wooden stake in the heart...the last twenty minutes or so things the pace picks up pretty well, as the two men confront Count Yorga and his brides from hell. And how could I write a review about this movie without mentioning Brudah, the Count's mostly mute, brutish servant? Oh man, he is good for a few laughs...he walks around the entire movie looking like a transported cavemen in a bad sport coat and tie. I kept injecting my own lines for poor Brudah when he had none...I imagined when he spoke, each sentence would be preceded by his own name..."Brudah want woman"..."Brudah drive car"..."Brudah need shave"....The dialog throughout the movie is rather clunky but oddly realistic at times. The actor playing Count Yorga, Robert Quarry, was the highlight of the movie, really getting into the part creating a truly believable and scary character. I vaguely recognized him, but then remembered seeing him in Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972). The direction was passable, but got annoying at times, especially during scenes with conversation, as the director would make many needless cuts back and forth between characters, sometimes showing the back of a character who was speaking... there was some blood and one scene in particular, with a cat, that was pretty ugly. The one actor most will probably recognize in this film is Michael Murphy, who played the mayor in Batman Returns (1992) and has been in a few Woody Allen movies like Manhattan (1979) and The Front (1976). The scares were mostly of the cheap kind, things popping out at the viewer accompanied by a loud sound effect or startling music. The film has a 90-minute run time, but I thought some trimming would have been useful, and would have quickened the pace.The presentation on this disc looks really great, and special features include a trailer for the film and a neat reproduction of the original movie poster on a little card on the inside of the case. Age hasn't been kind to this movie, as the dating is very apparent in the wardrobe and hairstyles of the various actors, but I think the movie is worth looking into if you are a horror movie fan, mainly for Quarry's performance. A sequel was released a couple of years later titled The Return of Count Yorga (1972).Cookieman108
Reviewer: Martina Stein
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Gute Qualität
Reviewer: tweman
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Brought back memories of how a really l;ow budget film can be moderately successful and spawn a sequel
Reviewer: BigGMonsterMan
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Campy, cheesy vampire movie.
Reviewer: Bwod
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Very corny 60's version of a vampire-themed movie.