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      The Return of Count Yorga

      R Released Aug 18, 1971 1h 37m Horror List
      67% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 31% 100+ Ratings Audience Score A San Francisco orphanage becomes the site of strange disappearances when a vampire moves into the neighborhood. Read More Read Less

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      Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times I'm convinced we're taking vampires, ghouls and zombies much too casually these days. Rated: 2/4 Jul 9, 2018 Full Review Chris Alexander Alexander On Film THE RETURN OF COUNT YORGA is one the creepiest vampire films I've ever seen. Mar 19, 2020 Full Review Don Buday Los Angeles Free Press Rudy DeLuca and Craig Nelson are a riot. Jan 9, 2020 Full Review Christopher Machell CineVue Return gets by on having fun with the formula, with overt winks to both Dracula and the 1970 Hammer film The Vampire Lovers. Rated: 3/5 Jan 17, 2017 Full Review Matt Brunson Creative Loafing The unusual setting (an orphanage) is a nice touch, but too many narrative and stylistic choices echo those from the first picture. Rated: 2.5/4 Nov 4, 2015 Full Review Steve Biodrowski ESplatter This sequel to Count Yorga, Vampire benefits from a slightly bigger budget and a considerably glossier look to the cinematography. Jul 4, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Sabrina F It started off strong, but by the twenty-to-thirty-minute mark, the film came to a crawl-with a lot of scenes of people walking around. The actor who played Count Yorga had a certain appeal, but none of the characters were interesting enough to carry this movie. The two best characters were the police chief and the sergeant, but they were not in the film long enough to save it. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/10/24 Full Review jim a I saw this film in 1972 (I think) when I was eleven years old. It scared the bejasus out of me. Afterwards, I kept a crucifix by my bed. Robert Quarry was terrific as Yorga. The name 'Sylvia' still creeps me out a bit. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review bill t After a fun and campy first movie, Count Yorga returns, this time in Santa Ana. He rents a house right by an orphanage, and doesn't miss a beat to go to work (even though it looks like there's only one kid in the orphanage it appears). Almost all the adults are killed, except for a mute servant, a boy in the orphanage, and the daughter of the owner. Bumbling detectives are called, and they try to solve the case while the body count continues. This one's a bit of a mess I'm afraid. Plot holes, dull passages of people just walking around to kill the time and a slow pace makes this one a miss. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review beth m Great horror movie, Robert Quarry is the best vampire. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Robert Quarry returns as Count Yorga, brought back to life by the Santa Ana winds after having been killed at the end of the prior film. Yorga then begins to prey on the residents of a nearby orphanage and seems to lavish particular attention on a young teacher at the orphanage, Mariette Hartley. As with the first film, it's rather low budget, but makes up for it in enthusiasm and gore. This sequel gave more screen time to the Vampire Brides of Yorga, which was kind fun and provided some good creepy visuals, but overall this is an awfully silly film. Producer Michael Macready's father, Hollywood veteran George Macready made his final film appearance here as Prof. Rightstat and a young Craig T. Nelson made his film debut on this picture playing a cop. And not that you would notice it, the director of photography on this film was Bill butler, who's later go on to film "Jaws" and several "Rocky" pictures. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Campy version of the story of Dracula a.k.a Count Yorga...with Mariette Hartley. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A San Francisco orphanage becomes the site of strange disappearances when a vampire moves into the neighborhood.
      Director
      Bob Kelljan
      Distributor
      American International Pictures
      Production Co
      American Internat'l Pics
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Horror
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 18, 1971, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 17, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 37m