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.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.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.
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy
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- Dr. Jorge Meuller
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- TriviaNorman Gary, an entomologist and production consultant, was the bee wrangler/handler for this film. All of the "Oh my God, the bees are killing him/her!" shots, where the bees swarm over the victim, were done by him. He also played one of the victims. Gary would do the same two things in this film's sequel, Terror Out of the Sky (1978).
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Dr. Jeff DuRand: [over a loudspeaker while escorting a red Volkswagen Beetle covered with killer bees through the French Quarter in New Orleans] Attention, we have an emergency! Y'all are in danger! You have 60 seconds to clear the street! We're bringing through a swarm of killer bees! We have an emergency! You're in danger! You have 60 seconds to clear the street! I repeat: killer bees! Any loud noise is gonna rile 'em! Absolute quiet is necessary! Turn off all radios, all machinery, and get off the street!
- Alternate versionsThere are at least two versions of the closing credit sequence. One version simply features a single surviving bee on a surface as other (unseen) bees buzz and the credits roll. Another version shows footage from various scenes of the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in In Search of...: Killer Bees (1977)
Eh, it's a slow-paced version of horror I happen to love: When Animals (or Insects) Attack or WAIA. And the best of those honey bunches are the ones where it's real animals and not 50' ants. I wanna be scared because this really could happen.
But this by the numbers WAIA isn't one of the better ones. In fact, I must've fell asleep several times and thank goodness it was free on YouTube.
Basically, it's Mardi Gras and thanks to two ships colliding in the night, killer bees are headed to the street party. How will our "Hey! I know those actors!" heroes stop the hive before it's too late and become the Carnival's buzz kill?
Admittedly, it's not all bad, and I love the practicals - of course, this is YEARS before CGI which 100% would've ruined any frights for me. Looks like they used real bees to attack the actors and bravo to them for taking it so I can be entertained.
Only (BARELY) recommended because, again, free on YouTube.
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Final thoughts: Well, I should bump the recommendation up a bit for the wacked out finale and how they "solved the pest problem." Plus, it did have creepy end-credits. Always a plus for movies like these.
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- Aug 16, 2020
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