The festive fun of the annual Mardi Gras celebration is brought to a halt when a swarm of African killer bees escape from a foreign freighter.The festive fun of the annual Mardi Gras celebration is brought to a halt when a swarm of African killer bees escape from a foreign freighter.The festive fun of the annual Mardi Gras celebration is brought to a halt when a swarm of African killer bees escape from a foreign freighter.
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy
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- Dr. Jorge Meuller
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- TriviaNorman Gary, an entomologist and production consultant, was the bee wrangler/handler for this film. All of the "Oh my God, the bees are killing him/her!" shots, where the bees swarm over the victim, were done by him. He also played one of the victims. Gary would do the same two things in this film's sequel, Terror Out of the Sky (1978).
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Dr. Jeff DuRand: [over a loudspeaker while escorting a red Volkswagen Beetle covered with killer bees through the French Quarter in New Orleans] Attention, we have an emergency! Y'all are in danger! You have 60 seconds to clear the street! We're bringing through a swarm of killer bees! We have an emergency! You're in danger! You have 60 seconds to clear the street! I repeat: killer bees! Any loud noise is gonna rile 'em! Absolute quiet is necessary! Turn off all radios, all machinery, and get off the street!
- Alternate versionsThere are at least two versions of the closing credit sequence. One version simply features a single surviving bee on a surface as other (unseen) bees buzz and the credits roll. Another version shows footage from various scenes of the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in In Search of...: Killer Bees (1977)
First off, the movie does a very good job with the "science" aspect, explaining how the very aggressive African Killer Bees are making their way to the U.S. and are almost unstoppable. Also, the cast does a very good job in building suspense and empathy in the characters they portrayed, with the strongest by Gretchen Corbett as the lead female character, with the weakest character being the sheriff.
In spite of being made in 1976, this movie is surprisingly not all that dated in look and atmosphere. The pacing is good and the effects are fine for this type of movie, although, with all of the computer tricks available now, they could have enhanced some of the final scenes. But, again, the performances are good enough to make up for any short comings in the effects department.
I recently dug this movie up in a box of video tapes I had recorded in the 80's and decided to put it to the real test. I invited my 13 year old son in to watch some of it with me, and after 15 minutes or so he was hooked and wanted to watch the whole movie.
It seems that they never show these good old made-for-TV movies on T.V. any more, so a DVD release would be nice. This one gets 8 out of 10. You will forever associate the Voltz-Wagon Bug with this movie.
- jnsavage3
- May 20, 2003
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