An earthquake releases a strain of mutant cockroaches with the ability to start fires, which proceed to cause destructive chaos in a small town. The studies carried out by scientist James ...
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Bradford Dillman | ... | James Parmiter | |
| Joanna Miles | ... | Carrie Parmiter | |
| Richard Gilliland | ... | Gerald Metbaum | |
| Jamie Smith-Jackson | ... | Norma Tacker (as Jamie Smith Jackson) | |
| Alan Fudge | ... | Mark Ross | |
| Jesse Vint | ... | Tom Tacker | |
| Patty McCormack | ... | Sylvia Ross | |
| Brendan Dillon | ... | Charlie | |
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Frederic Downs | ... | Henry Tacker (as Fred Downs) |
| James Greene | ... | Reverend Kern | |
| Jim Poyner | ... | Kenny Tacker | |
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Sam Jarvis | ... | Taxi Driver |
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Bard Stevens | ... | Security Guard |
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An earthquake releases a strain of mutant cockroaches with the ability to start fires, which proceed to cause destructive chaos in a small town. The studies carried out by scientist James Parmiter, however, reveal an intent with much more far-reaching consequences. Written by Ross Horsley <ics6rh@leeds.ac.uk>
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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. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 June 1975 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Hephaestus Plague See more »Filming Locations:
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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The set used for the Partmiter home, where Joanna Miles's character has her head set ablaze by a "bug", 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. See more »Contribute to This Page
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