The Savage Bees

1976

Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 25% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 25%
IMDb Rating 5.1/10 10 952 952

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Plot summary

In this horror-drama 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.

Director

Bruce Geller Photo
Bruce Geller

Top cast

Bruce French Photo
Bruce French as Police Lieutenant
Carol Sutton Photo
Carol Sutton as Mrs. Compher
Horst Buchholz Photo
Horst Buchholz as Dr. Jorge Meuller
Ben Johnson Photo
Ben Johnson as Sheriff Donald McKew
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817.58 MB
1194*720
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 29 min
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1.48 GB
1792*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 29 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by meathookcinema 5 / 10

Great 80s American Killer Bee TV Movie

The other half of a double-bill in UK cinemas with the other film being the far better The Incredible Melting Man. This was actually made for television in America.Killer bees have flown into America and are claiming their first casualties disturbingly close to New Orleans when their Mardi Gras is due to kick off. A bee expert (of course) and a guy who isn't quite a coroner yet (so he isn't taken seriously) are on the case but come up against obstacles in the form of sniffy officials who don't want to see Mardi Gras cancelled- at any cost (hints of Murray Hamilton's character in Jaws here).We learn that the bees don't like noise and the colours black and red. The first human victim is a coloured girl in a red dress blowing a toy horn. Not her lucky day.The finale involves Ms Bee Expert being nudged into a sports stadium in her red Beetle which the bees have covered as she was earlier using the horn near them (doh!). The temperature of the Super Dome is then lowered as the bees die when temperatures reach below 35 Degrees Fahrenheit. This sequence is very unexpected and works well with tension being ramped up as the temperatures come down (we see this on huge displays which show the actual countdown).This is an above average TV movie which received a video release in some territories. There aren't enough action sequences and some of the more talky bits are quite pedestrian. But when it gets going its quite exciting. Because I saw it on TV when I was a small child and loved it then it will always hold a special place in my little black heart.Look out for the scene in which someone in fancy dress tries to take on the bees with a sword. Yes, a sword!
Reviewed by ladymidath 6 / 10

A Better Nature Goes Wild Movie

This is a fun film, very much your typical creatures turning bad kind of movies that the 70's did so well. Surprisingly the misogyny is toned down somewhat (for a 70's movie that is.) The special effects are pretty good and the acting is solid enough.This is one of several movies that involved killer bees, killer spiders and killer ants. While many of them are pretty low grade, this one does put in the effort.It is not a perfect movie by any means, but it is one that is fun to watch just for the 70's hair styles and clothes. If you enjoy these kinds of horror/thriller movies this is one actually worth watching.
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