The Bees (film) explained

The Bees
Director:	Alfredo Zacarías
Starring:	John Saxon John Carradine Angel Tompkins Claudio Brook Alicia Encinas
Music:	Richard Gillis
Distributor:	New World Pictures
Runtime:	95 minutes
Country:	Mexico
Language:	English

The Bees (Spanish; Castilian: Abejas asesinas, "Killer Bees") is a 1978 Mexican horror film about South American bees imported to the USA, where they wreak havoc.^[1]

Cast

• John Saxon - John Norman
• Angel Tompkins - Sandra Miller
• John Carradine - Dr. Sigmund Hummel
• Claudio Brook - Dr. Miller
• Alicia Encinas - Alicia
• Roger Cudney - Blankeley

Production

The film was originally to be written and directed by Jack Hill but he was replaced by the producer during filming. Warner Bros. reputedly paid New World Pictures a large amount for the film's release to be delayed until after that of The Swarm (1978).^[2]

It was one of several Roger Corman-financed films starring John Saxon.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20071215015144/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/4587/The-Bees/overview The Bees
2. Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 150-151
3. Filmink. Stephen. Vagg. The Top Twelve Stages of Saxon. July 29, 2020.