The Savage Bees

The Savage Bees
Film poster
Written by	Guerdon Trueblood
Directed by	Bruce Geller
Starring	Ben Johnson Michael Parks Paul Hecht Gretchen Corbett Horst Buchholz
Composer	Walter Murphy
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Alan Landsburg Don Kirshner Merrill Grant
Producer	Bruce Geller
Cinematography	Richard C. Glouner
Editors	George Hively Bud Friedgen
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	Alan Landsburg Productions Don Kirshner Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
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

• Ben Johnson as Sheriff Donald McKew
• Michael Parks as Dr. Jeff DuRand
• Paul Hecht as Dr. Rufus Carter
• Gretchen Corbett as Jeannie Devereaux
• Horst Buchholz as Dr. Jorge Meuller
• Bruce French as Police Lieutenant
• James Best as Pelligrino
• David L. Gray as Coast Guard Lieutenant
• Richard Charles Boyle as Coast Guard Chief
• Eliott Keener as Freighter Boatswain
• Boardman O'Connor as Freighter Captain
• Danny Barker as Taxicab Driver
• Don Hood as Deputy Churn
• Bill Holliday as Deputy Stilt
• Carol Sutton as Mrs. Compher
• Tiffany Gautier Chase as Julie Compher
• Shirl Cieutat as Mrs. Bryant

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

• Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as David Martin
• Dan Haggerty as Nick Willis
• Tovah Feldshuh as Jeannie Devereux
• Lonny Chapman as Earl Logan
• Ike Eisenmann as Eric Mangus
• Joe E. Tata as Groves
• Richard Herd as Col. Mangus
• Charles Hallahan as Tibbles Sr.
• Bruce French as Eli Nathanson
• Steve Franken as Paul Gladstone

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.

External links

• The Savage Bees at IMDb