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The Return of Count Yorga

  • 19711971
  • RR
  • 1h 37m
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5.6/10
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The Return of Count Yorga (1971)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
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1.4K
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    • Bob Kelljan
    • Bob Kelljan(screenplay)
    • Yvonne Wilder(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Robert Quarry
    • Mariette Hartley
    • Roger Perry
    • Bob Kelljan
    • Bob Kelljan(screenplay)
    • Yvonne Wilder(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Robert Quarry
    • Mariette Hartley
    • Roger Perry
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    • 41User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
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    Robert Quarry and Mariette Hartley in The Return of Count Yorga (1971)
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    Robert Quarry
    Robert Quarry
    • Count Yorga
    Mariette Hartley
    Mariette Hartley
    • Cynthia Nelson
    Roger Perry
    Roger Perry
    • Dr. David Baldwin
    Yvonne Wilder
    Yvonne Wilder
    • Jennifer Nelson
    Tom Toner
    Tom Toner
    • Rev. Thomas Westwood Orphanage
    Rudy De Luca
    Rudy De Luca
    • Lt. Madden
    • (as Rudy DeLuca)
    Philip Frame
    Philip Frame
    • Tommy
    George Macready
    George Macready
    • Prof. Rightstat
    Walter Brooke
    Walter Brooke
    • Bill Nelson
    Edward Walsh
    • Brudda - Yorga's Valet
    Craig T. Nelson
    Craig T. Nelson
    • Sgt. O'Connor
    • (as Craig Nelson)
    David Lampson
    • Jason - Ellen's Boyfriend
    Karen Ericson
    • Ellen Nelson
    • (as Karen Houston)
    Helen Baron
    • Mrs. Marcia Nelson
    Jesse Welles
    Jesse Welles
    • Mitzi Carthay
    • (as Jesse Wells)
    Michael Pataki
    Michael Pataki
    • Joey
    • (as Mike Pataki)
    Corinne Conley
    Corinne Conley
    • Witch
    • (as Corrine Conley)
    Allen Joseph
    Allen Joseph
    • Michael Farmer - Winner of Costume Party
      • Bob Kelljan
      • Bob Kelljan(screenplay)
      • Yvonne Wilder(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Craig T. Nelson.
    • Quotes

      Mrs. Nelson: Where are your fangs?

      Count Yorga: Where are your manners?

    • Connections
      Featured in Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Return of Count Yorga (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      This Song
      Written by Marilyn Lovell (as Marilynn Lovell), Yvonne Wilder, Bob Kelljan,

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    7/10
    a worthy sequel
    The Count is back, without any apparent explanation of how he survived the events of the first film. But who cares, eh? All that matters is that, mere minutes into "The Return of Count Yorga," vampire women emerge from their graves to stalk a poor little boy. The action starts quick in this one, folks! It's a bit scary…it's a bit erotic…and it's even a bit good.

    In fact, "Return of Count Yorga" is almost good enough to eclipse its predecessor, but the middle act unfortunately sags and the conclusion feels too much like a retread. Still, there is plenty of great material here, including a harrowing attack segment on a house full of people and a memorable final chase through the narrow corridors of Yorga's mansion. Quarry is again smooth and super-cool as the Count; I love the way he effortlessly mingles with, and insults, the stupid townspeople at their costume party.

    The film takes a stab at philosophy by allowing Yorga to have a "romance" with Cynthia (played by the lovely Mariette Hartley – what a nice voice she has), but this storyline basically reaches a dead end. They have one interesting conversation about their world views over punch at the party, and that's it. The notion of a vampire in love was explored more deeply (and more to my satisfaction) in "Subspecies II," one of my favorite horror movies of recent times.

    Nevertheless, "Return of Count Yorga" should be applauded for being experimental, as this kind of movie goes. In many respects, it's a more thoughtful and engaging film than the first Yorga, but it's also more uneven. Anyway, fans of classic movies/actors should watch out for George Sanders in a cameo role as a loopy vampire expert who expounds upon the inherent difficulties of assuming yoga positions. Like the movie as a whole, Sanders' lone scene is very strange, but certainly worth seeing.
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    • Release date
      • August 20, 1971 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Peppertree Productions Inc.
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    • 1 hour 37 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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