The Savage Bees
Film poster
Written byGuerdon Trueblood
Directed byBruce Geller
Starring
ComposerWalter Murphy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerBruce Geller
CinematographyRichard C. Glouner
Editors
Running time90 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
Release
  • November 22, 1976 (1976-11-22)
Related
Terror Out of the Sky

The Savage Bees is a 1976 American natural horror television film directed and produced by Bruce Geller and written by Guerdon Trueblood. The film stars Ben Johnson, Michael Parks, Paul Hecht, Gretchen Corbett, and Horst Buchholz. It follows a swarm of killer bees threatening people during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Cast

Release

The Savage Bees premiered on NBC in the United States on November 22, 1976, as part of Monday Night at the Movies.[1][2][3] The film was theatrically released in the United Kingdom by Columbia-Warner Distributors on April 23, 1978.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipients Result Ref.
1977 29th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing Alan Bernard
Robert L. Harman
Eddie J. Nelson
George E. Porter 		Won [4]

Sequel

A sequel, titled Terror Out of the Sky, was directed by Lee H. Katzin and written by Guerdon Trueblood and Doris Silverton. It premiered on CBS in the United States on December 26, 1978.[5]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Drebit, Scott (August 11, 2019). "It Came From The Tube: THE SAVAGE BEES (1976)". Daily Dead. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Scott, Mike (May 12, 2020). "Murder hornet scare foretold in cheesy New Orleans-shot 'Savage Bees,' filmed in the '70s". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Fisher, Kieran (May 31, 2020). "'The Savage Bees' Will Give You a Buzz". Film School Rejects. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Savage Bees NBC Monday Night at the Movies". Television Academy. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  5. ^ Hunter, Rob (September 28, 2020). "'Terror Out of the Sky' Sees the Deadly Return of Savage Bees". Film School Rejects. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

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