Bug (1975)

Director:

Jeannot Szwarc

Writers:

William Castle (writer)
Thomas Page (novel)

Release Date:

6 June 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

They Look Like Rocks...Possess A High Intelligence...Have No Eyes...And Eat Ashes...They Travel In Your Car Exhaust...They Make Fire...They Kill.

Plot:

An earthquake releases a strain of mutant cockroaches with the ability to start fires, which proceed to cause destructive chaos in a small town...

Plot Keywords:

Scientist | Fire | Earthquake | Mutant | Animal Attack

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Bradford Dillman	...	Prof. James Parmiter
Joanna Miles	...	Carrie Parmiter
Richard Gilliland	...	Gerald Metbaum
Jamie Smith-Jackson	...	Norma Tacker (as Jamie Smith Jackson)
Alan Fudge	...	Prof. Mark Ross
Jesse Vint	...	Tom Tacker
Patty McCormack	...	Sylvia Ross
Brendan Dillon	...	Charlie
Frederic Downs	...	Henry Tacker (as Fred Downs)
James Greene	...	Reverend Kern
Jim Poyner	...	Kenny Tacker
Sam Jarvis	...	Taxi Driver
Bard Stevens	...	Security Guard

Also Known As:

The Hephaestus Plague (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:18 | Australia:M | Finland:(Banned) (1975) | Netherlands:18 | Norway:15 | Norway:18 (video rental version) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

William Castle Productions

Trivia:

The set used for the Partmiter home, where 'Joanna Miles' 's character has her head set ablaze by a "bug" on the phone receiver, was the same set at Paramount Studios in Hollywood as the one used for the interior of the Brady home in ABC-TV's "The Brady Bunch" (1969). Due to very poor ratings, the series had been canceled in 1974, a few months before filming on this film began. Since this film's release in 1975, "The Brady Bunch" became a ubiquitous hit in syndication, and the set has become easily recognizable to several generations of classic TV watchers, even though the set was altered for use in this film.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)

Fun stuff

This movie isn't really that bad at all. I have a very fond memory is of this passing through our local drive-in, me wishing that I was one of the big kids and that I could go see such a terrifying violent horror movie. I remember tha period, you know, Day Of The Animals, Grizzly, Don't Go In The House, The Swarm, etc. What a great era man! So - I just watched this movie for the second time (I saw it once before but don't remember when). It's great as a "capsule in time" . Things I liked - some decent shots, some not hideous special effects - the cast giving it their best shot to keep a straight face. And would agree with a few others, the second half, after, I would also agree the snorefest of "experiments", things take a turn for the better. Darker, unpredictable, actually kind of scary, and

completely over the top zany, I didn't see that coming. So not bad at all

entertaining enough to rent on a Thursday night. OK - now I'm gonig to watch NO DEPOSIT NO RETURN...buhhh bye now..buh bye