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Bug (1975 film)
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Wikipedia article
'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.[https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/20755 This Month in Horror: June 1975] 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
The living room and kitchen sets from 'The Brady Bunch' were reused in this film, although the living room set was rearranged slightly to a smaller footprint. Aside from a paint job, the kitchen set was otherwise unaltered.
Reception
See also
* List of American films of 1975
References
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