The Bees (1978)

When South America killer bees, corporately smuggled into the United States, mutates into intelligent insects and attacks helpless people, young scientist work desperately to end the threat as the menace swarms in on the city areas.

Director:

Alfredo Zacarías (as Alfredo Zacharias)

Writer:

Alfredo Zacarías (original story) (as Alfredo Zacharias)

Stars:

John Saxon, Angel Tompkins, John Carradine

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Saxon	...	John Norman
Angel Tompkins	...	Sandra Miller
John Carradine	...	Dr. Sigmund Hummel
Claudio Brook	...	Dr. Miller
Alicia Encinas	...	Alicia
Julio César Imbert	...	Julio (as Julio Cesar)
Armando Martín	...	Arthur (as Armand Martin)
José Chávez	...	Father (as Jose Chavez Trowe)
George Belanger	...	Undersecretary Brennan (as George Bellanger)
Delroy White	...	Winkler (as Deloy White)
Roger Cudney	...	Blankeley
Julia Yallop	...	Model
Chad Hastings	...	Gray
Elizabeth Wallace	...	Secretary
Al Jones	...	Mugger 1

Storyline

Corporate smuggling of South American killer bees into the United States results in huge swarms terrorizing the northern hemisphere. A small team of scientists work desperately to destroy the threat, but the bees soon mutate into a super-intelligent species that threatens the world.

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Plot Keywords:

grindhouse film | blood | drive in classic | mexican horror | american horror | 

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Taglines:

They prey on HUMAN FLESH!

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Every scene had to be shot twice in both English and Spanish in order to ensure that the dubbing in either language would match properly.

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Quotes

Dr. Sigmund Hummel: [Sandy blows a kiss to the camera watching her; Dr. Norman blows one back] That kiss was for me, not you - after all, she's MY niece.
John Norman: That's adding incest to injury...

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Connections

Referenced in Fright Show (1985)

User Reviews

So bad its hilarious

Wow. This must be the funniest bad film of modern times, a real 1970s counterpart of Ed Wood's earlier classics. It features some awful acting but the main cast is kind of cool: B-movie veterans John Saxon and John Carradine, with glamorous starlet Angel Tompkins who apparently failed her "Charlie's Angels" audition, so ended up in this.

There's familiar and anachronistic stock footage, cheap dummies impersonating characters jumping from heights, and some crazy overacted bee attack sequences.

Love that funky and totally inappropriate theme music too! See it with "Demonoid" for maximum laughs.

Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Bees

Filming Locations:

Pasadena, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bee One Productions, New World Pictures, Panorama Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1