Bug (1975 film)

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.

Bug
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJeannot Szwarc
Produced byWilliam Castle
Written byWilliam Castle
Thomas Page
Based onThe Hephaestus Plague
(1973 novel)
by Thomas Page
StarringBradford Dillman
Joanna Miles
Alan Fudge
Music byCharles Fox
CinematographyMichel Hugo
Edited byAllan Jacobs
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
June 17, 1975 (1975-06-17)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3,602,023

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

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.[2] Aside from a paint job, the kitchen set was otherwise unaltered.

See also

References
  1. This Month in Horror: June 1975
  2. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072750/trivia
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