Bug (1975 film)
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| Directed by | Jeannot Szwarc |
| Produced by | William Castle |
| Written by | William Castle Thomas Page |
| Based on | The Hephaestus Plague (1973 novel) by Thomas Page |
| Starring | Bradford Dillman Joanna Miles Jamie Smith-Jackson |
| Music by | Charles Fox |
| Cinematography | Michel Hugo |
| Edited by | Allan Jacobs |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Release dates
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June 17, 1975 |
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Running time
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99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,602,023 |
Bug is a 1975 American horror film in Panavision, directed by Jeannot Szwarc and written by William Castle and Thomas Page, from Page's novel The Hephaestus Plague (1973). It was the last film Castle was involved in before his death in 1977.[1] The film starred Bradford Dillman, Joanna Miles and Richard Gilliland.
Plot
An earthquake releases a bunch of mutant cockroaches that can create fire by rubbing their cerci together. Eventually, most of the bugs die because they cannot survive in the low air pressure on the Earth's surface, but a scientist, Professor James Parmiter (Dillman), keeps one alive in a pressure chamber. He successfully breeds the mutant cockroach with a modern cockroach, creating a breed of intelligent, flying super-cockroaches.
Cast
- Bradford Dillman as Professor James Parmiter
- Joanna Miles as Carrie Parmiter
- Richard Gilliland as Gerald Metbaum
- Jamie Smith-Jackson as Norma Tacker
- Alan Fudge as Professor Mark Ross
- Jesse Vint as Tom Tacker
- Patty McCormack as Sylvia Ross
- Brendan Dillon as Charlie
- Frederic Downs as Henry Tacker
- James Greene as Reverend Kern
- Jim Poyner as Kenny Tacker
Production
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Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 33% of 12 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.3/10.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ This Month in Horror: June 1975
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Bug at IMDb
- Bug at AllMovie
- Bug at the TCM Movie Database
- Bug at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Bug at Rotten Tomatoes
- Bug at Box Office Mojo
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