Bug

Bug (1975)

An earthquake releases a strain of mutant cockroaches with the ability to start fires, which proceed to cause destructive chaos in a small town. The studies carried out by scientist James Parmiter, however, reveal an intent with much more far-reaching consequences.

Data de estreia
1975-06-06
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (100)
Duração
1 h 39 min
Géneros
Ficção científica, Terror, Mistério, Thriller
Realizador
Jeannot Szwarc

Elenco

Curiosidades

  • Bilheteira: US$ 3,6 mi
  • Prémios: 1 · Nomeações: 0. Incluindo: Sitges Film Festival best special effects award

Bug is a 1975 American science fiction horror film directed by Jeannot Szwarc, produced and co-written by William Castle, based on Thomas Page's 1973 novel The Hephaestus Plague. It stars Bradford Dillman, Joanna Miles and Richard Gilliland.

Production

Bug was writer and producer William Castle's last film, released some two years before his death. Typical of Castle, the film used a distinctive promotional gimmick, in this case a million-dollar life insurance policy for the film's insect star, "Hercules" the cockroach.

Exterior filming took place on-location in Riverside, California, with the then-Mayor Ben H. Lewis (himself a former actor) making a cameo appearance as himself. The set used for the Parmiter house's interior was repurposed from the "Brady home" set from the sitcom The Brady Bunch, which had been cancelled before shooting began.

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