The Swarm (1978) 4.2
A huge swarm of deadly African bees spreads terror over American cities by killing thousands of people. Director:Irwin Allen |
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The Swarm (1978) 4.2
A huge swarm of deadly African bees spreads terror over American cities by killing thousands of people. Director:Irwin Allen |
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Michael Caine | ... |
Brad Crane
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| Katharine Ross | ... |
Helena
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| Richard Widmark | ... |
Gen. Slater
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| Richard Chamberlain | ... |
Dr. Hubbard
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| Olivia de Havilland | ... |
Maureen Schuester
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| Ben Johnson | ... |
Felix
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| Lee Grant | ... |
Anne MacGregor
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| José Ferrer | ... |
Dr. Andrews
(as Jose Ferrer)
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| Patty Duke | ... |
Rita
(as Patty Duke Astin)
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| Slim Pickens | ... |
Jud Hawkins
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| Bradford Dillman | ... |
Major Baker
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| Fred MacMurray | ... |
Clarence
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| Henry Fonda | ... |
Dr. Krim
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| Cameron Mitchell | ... |
General Thompson
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Christian Juttner | ... |
Paul Durant
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Killer bees from South America have been breeding with the gentler bees of more northern climes, slowly extending their territory northward decade after decade. Entomologist Brad Crane has discovered that something is making them come together in huge, killer swarms. He wants to keep the General Slater from using military tactics from further upsetting the balance of nature as they join to try to stop the swarms from approaching Houston. Written by Ørnås
Killer bees attack residents in a small town preparing for a flower festival. Fred MacMurray BEGS Olivia de Havilland to marry him and she looks to the heavens with an empathic, "Oh, how lucky I am!" (they both perish.) When the train, packed full of stock characters, derailed, the theater audience I saw this with actually cheered; too bad producer Irwin Allen wasn't aboard. This film ranks right up there with Allen's "When Time Ran Out...", still to this day the reigning champ of bad cinema. The special effects are actually very good here, but the script is so lame and the direction so stilted that the results are not uneven so much as they are unintentionally funny. B-grade actors like Richard Chamberlain must've been mighty grateful for Irwin Allen's disaster films (and the chance to work in big-budget productions), but that's no excuse for Michael Caine's limp appearance. Had Mel Brooks put his name on it, "The Swarm" might have been the top comedy of its year. * from ****