''The Bees'' ( es, Abejas asesinas, "Killer Bees") is a 1978 Mexican horror film about South American bees imported to the USA, where they wreak havoc.
''The Bees''
at ''New York Times
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Cast
*John Saxon
John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico; August 5, 1936 – July 25, 2020) was an American actor who worked on more than 200 film and television projects during a span of 60 years. He was known for his work in Western (genre), Westerns and horror film ...
- John Norman
*Angel Tompkins
Angel Tompkins is an American actress. She appeared in several films and television shows, and is a Golden Globe nominee.
Career
Angel Tompkins was a model in the Chicago area before being discovered by Woody Allen, who sent her to Universal Pic ...
- Sandra Miller
*John Carradine
John Carradine ( ; born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later Jo ...
- Dr. Sigmund Hummel
*Claudio Brook
Claudio Brook (born Claude Sydney Brook Marnat, 28 August 1927 – 18 October 1995) was a Mexican actor.
Life
Born in Mexico City, Brook had a prolific career, making around 100 film and television appearances in his 38 years as an actor. He ...
- Dr. Miller
* Alicia Encinas - Alicia
*Roger Cudney
Roger Cudney (June 22, 1936 – July 5, 2021) was an American actor, singer, dubbing director, radio and television announcer.
Biography
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Cudney was known for starring in numerous Mexican films and telenovelas in which he ...
- Blankeley
Production
The film was originally to be written and directed by Jack Hill
Jack Hill (born January 28, 1933) is an American film director in the exploitation film genre. Several of Hill's later films have been characterized as feminist works.
Early life
Hill was born in Los Angeles, California. His mother, Mildred (nà ...
but he was replaced by the producer during filming. Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...
reputedly paid New World Pictures
New World Pictures (also known as New World Entertainment and New World Communications Group, Inc.) was an American independent production, distribution, and (in its final years as an autonomous entity) multimedia company. It was founded in 197 ...
a large amount for the film's release to be delayed until after that of '' The Swarm'' (1978).[Christopher T Koetting, ''Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures'', Hemlock Books. 2009 p 150-151]
It was one of several Roger Corman
Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...
-financed films starring John Saxon.
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1970s exploitation films
English-language Mexican films
Natural horror films
Fictional bees
Films about bees
1978 films
1978 horror films
New World Pictures films
1970s English-language films
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