The Savage Bees Explained

Director:Bruce Geller
Composer:Walter Murphy
Country:United States
Language:English
Producer:Bruce Geller
Cinematography:Richard C. Glouner
Runtime:90 minutes
Network:NBC
Related:Terror Out of the Sky

The Savage Bees is a 1976 American natural horror television film directed and produced by Bruce Geller and written by Guerdon Trueblood. The film stars Ben Johnson, Michael Parks, Paul Hecht, Gretchen Corbett, and Horst Buchholz. It follows a swarm of killer bees threatening people during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Cast

Release

The Savage Bees premiered on NBC in the United States on November 22, 1976, as part of Monday Night at the Movies.[1] [2] [3] The film was theatrically released in the United Kingdom by Columbia-Warner Distributors on April 23, 1978.

Sequel

A sequel, titled Terror Out of the Sky, was directed by Lee H. Katzin and written by Guerdon Trueblood and Doris Silverton. It premiered on CBS in the United States on December 26, 1978.[5]

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: It Came From The Tube: THE SAVAGE BEES (1976). Drebit. Scott. August 11, 2019. Daily Dead. October 6, 2021.
  2. Web site: Murder hornet scare foretold in cheesy New Orleans-shot 'Savage Bees,' filmed in the '70s. Scott. Mike. May 12, 2020. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. October 6, 2021.
  3. Web site: 'The Savage Bees' Will Give You a Buzz. Fisher. Kieran. May 31, 2020. Film School Rejects. October 6, 2021.
  4. Web site: The Savage Bees NBC Monday Night at the Movies. Television Academy. October 6, 2021.
  5. Web site: 'Terror Out of the Sky' Sees the Deadly Return of Savage Bees. Hunter. Rob. September 28, 2020. Film School Rejects. October 6, 2021.

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