Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
William Smith | ... | Neil Agar | |
Anitra Ford | ... | Dr. Susan Harris | |
Victoria Vetri | ... | Julie Zorn | |
Cliff Osmond | ... | Captain Peters | |
Wright King | ... | Dr. Murger | |
Ben Hammer | ... | Herb Kline | |
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Anna Aries | ... | Nora Kline |
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Andre Philippe | ... | Aldo Ferrara (as Andre Phillippe) |
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Sid Kaiser | ... | Stan Williams |
Katie Saylor | ... | Gretchen Grubowsky (as Katie A. Saylor) | |
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Beverly Powers | ... | Harriet Williams |
Tom Pittman | ... | Harv | |
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Bill Keller | ... | Joe |
Cliff Emmich | ... | Coroner | |
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Al Bordighi | ... | Herm (as Al Bordiggi) |
In the small town of Peckham, California, many men die for excessive effort during sexual intercourse. When a scientist from the Brandt research laboratory is found dead in a motel, the government sends Agent Neil Agar (William Smith) to investigate the mysterious deaths. He suspects that the deaths may be related to some experiments of Dr. Susan Harris (Anitra Ford), who is researching bees in the Brandt facility. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Yes, this is quintessential 70's B movie stuff that has it all: bad acting, crazy plot strands, a far-out story about girls becoming human bees and killing men with over-exhaustion in the sexual act, and lots of pretty, bosomy girls not afraid to keep you abreast of their physical attributes. Government agent Will Smith goes to Peckham, California, to look into the death of a researcher at Brandt Research. He comes in the midst of a huge death tally as in one day or soon the number of men that have died from over-exhaustion rises to 10. We get to see some of these deaths and there is absolutely nothing scary about them. The whole film seems to have a very campy edge to it. That is a credit to first time screenwriter Nicholas Meyer who wrote The Seven-Percent Solution and the scripts for several Star Trek movies as well as directed many good films later on. Meyer's script is absurd at times but he along with the director are able to keep it not quite real - if you know what I mean. The budget is a bit higher than many films of this era but has obvious constraints. The bee hive room was impressive as are many of the female leads. Anitra Ford is gorgeous with her long legs and playful eyes, but she is nothing next to Victoria Vetri who fills a blouse beautifully. Both women are adequate thespians as well(I'm sure this is of a grave concern for viewers of films like this). Invasion of the Bee Girls is one of those really fun movies from the seventies that mixes just enough sleaze with other elements like science fiction to come up with a viewing pleasure despite its obvious shortcomings.