Trivia / Blacula

• Acting for Two: Vonetta McGee plays Mamuwalde's doomed bride Luva as well as her 1972 lookalike Tina.
• Actor-Inspired Element: William Marshall worked carefully with the producers to make sure his character had some dignity, resulting in a name change from 'Andrew Brown' to 'Prince Mamuwalde' and a backstory of being an African prince who'd succumbed to vampirism.
• Dark Horse Casting: William Marshall was mainly a Shakespearean actor who had barely done any films when he was cast in the title role.
• Fake Nationality: Count Dracula is a Transylvanian, while Prince Mamuwalde and Luva are from an unspecified African country. All three are played by Americans.
• Follow the Leader: The first film's runaway success led to many subsequent black-themed horror movies.
• Production Posse: Most of the crew who worked on Count Yorga and its sequel likewise worked on the Blacula movies.
• Referenced by...:
  • The Simpsons: "Next, on Exploitation Theatre... Blacula, followed by Blackenstein, and The Blunchblack of Blotre Blame!" - "Ooh, funky!"
  • Futurama: "There's only three real monsters, kid: Dracula, Blacula, and Son of Kong."