The Savage Bees

The Savage Bees is a 1976 American television horror film directed by Bruce Geller. The plot follows a swarm of killer bees brought to New Orleans during Mardi Gras, and a scientist's attempt to stop them. Though only screened on television in North America, the film was released theatrically in the United Kingdom. It won an Emmy Award for Best Sound Mixing.[3]

The Savage Bees
Written by	Guerdon Trueblood
Directed by	Bruce Geller[1]
Starring	Ben Johnson Michael Parks Paul Hecht Gretchen Corbett Horst Buchholz Bruce French James Best Carol Sutton Bill Holliday[2]
Music by	Walter Murphy
Country of origin	United States
Production
Producer	Bruce Geller
Cinematography	Richard Glouner
Editors	Bud Friedgen George Hively
Running time	80 minutes
Production companies	Alan Landsburg Productions Don Kirshner Productions
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	November 22, 1976
Chronology
Followed by	Terror Out of the Sky

Cast

• Ben Johnson as Sheriff Donald McKew
• Michael Parks as Dr. Jeff DuRand
• Paul Hecht as Dr. Rufus Carter
• Gretchen Corbett as Jeannie Deveraux
• Horst Buchholz as Dr. Jorge Meuller
• Bruce French as Police Lieutenant
• James Best as Pellegrino
• Carol Sutton as Mrs. Compher[4]
• Bill Holliday as Deputy Stilt
• Don Hood as Deputy Churn

Sequel

A sequel, Terror Out of the Sky, was released in 1978.

References

1. "The Savage Bees 1976 film". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
2. "The Savage Bees". terrortrap.com. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
3. "The Savage Bees". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
4. "The Savage Bees 1976". radiotimes.com. Retrieved September 21, 2017.

External links

• The Savage Bees at IMDb
• The Savage Bees at the TCM Movie Database
• Rotten Tomatoes: The Savage Bees
• The Betamax Rundown: The Savage Bees