The Savage Bees

*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
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

^ Drebit, Scott (August 11, 2019). "It Came From The Tube: THE SAVAGE BEES (1976)". Daily Dead. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^ 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.
^ Fisher, Kieran (May 31, 2020). "'The Savage Bees' Will Give You a Buzz". Film School Rejects. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^ "The Savage Bees NBC Monday Night at the Movies". Television Academy. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^ 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

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[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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