It was adapted from a novel of the same name by arthur herzog. The deadly bees 1967 cast and crew a tired british pop singer suzanna leigh tries to rest on an island where two different men frank finlay, guy doleman keep bees. It was directed by freddie francis, and stars suzanna leigh, guy doleman, and frank finlay. All cuts were waived in 2019 when the film was granted a 12 certificate for.
Produced by amicus, the lowbudget rival to the betterknown hammer studios, the omens for box office success werent good when director freddie francis decided that robert blochs. The screenplay was written by peter bryan, john gilling, and aben kandel. Im looking for a movie about killer bees yahoo answers. A huge swarm of deadly african bees spreads terror over american. Given the film s age, the image quality was surprisingly strong. Not a whole lot happens, but its running time is also short which makes for a decent doublefeature with something a bit more substantial. It originally aired on the fox network on february 28, 1995. She began working in movies while still a preteen, appearing as an extra in 1958s tom thumb 1958 film debuting in the dancing shoes sequence, 1960s oscar wilde 1960 with robert morley and. At the start of the film a man and his boy foolishly try to steal honey from a scary trailer full of deadly bees with a large osha approved danger sign on the door clearly written in spanish. Hargrove, his depressed wife, and an even more depressed dog who can think of nothing but eating. The deadly bees 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Suspense drama involving an english pop singer who goes to a desolate british island and encounters a mad scientist breeding deadly species of bees.
Before seeing the deadly bees, he had been one of my favorite early horror directors. Beesploitation the deadly bees the swarm bee culture. Its unbeelievable that he would attach his name to something so buzzare. It has that understated british quality that made the birds such an enjoyable film. The deadly bees the 1967 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. A strongwilled woman not only dominates her family of california winegrowers, but also has a strange hold on a colony of bees in her vineyard. I know that i watched parts of those two not enough to really see the movie but i skimmed through parts and its not what i remember watching. Heard and apparently filmed darkly in darkovision with lots of dark shadows for a dark effect.
First, the cheesy 1966 british horrorthriller film the deadly bees, arguably the. Excited by the smell of fear, they inflict their fatal stings. In development completed our mission to tell stories that impart meaning, provoke thought, and incite dialogue while riveting audiences stories commercial enough to captivate masses, yet special in ways that provoke thought and ongoing discussion. The deadly bees is an interesting film, if not altogether successful. Featuring over the top performances and very special effects, the deadly bees is late night drivein fare at its campy best. Guy doleman and suzanna leigh in the deadly bees 1966 catherine finn in the.
The savage bees is a classic 1970s killer bee film, but this dvd release from cheezy flicks is terrible. Two boys charged with killing half a million honeybees in. The action is more localized than a widespread disaster like the swarm, which leads to more personal attacks, as opposed to just showing scenes there people are running and screaming from masses of bees. Hospital visit from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Happy birthday to me 2011 completed black history month.
Picture quality is a definite upgrade from the previouslyissued dvd from legend. The imdb says the vulture was released december 23, 1966 in deming, new mexico. Ryan mcdearmont with their striking coloration and intricate hive aesthetics, its no wonder that. The deadly bees 1966 posters the movie database tmdb. When bees attacked a texas couple over the weekend, it seemed like a scene out of a horror film, according to the way one of the victims described the scene to. Let us once again kick the forgotten cult film beehive and see what awful, angry and unconvincing thing comes out to greet us. The deadly bees 1966 stupidity reigns in the deadly bees, from the opening scene, when an unnamed government ministry gets a letter from a nutter threatening to unleash hordes of killer bees on an unsuspecting public they throw it in the bin, despite it not being the first missive from said nutter who has even given his address.
Legend films has done a splendid job with their dvd release of the deadly bees, which is framed at 1. The combination of bizarre characters in a more bizarre setting created a pleasantly unnerving atmosphere. Almost as if rehearsed, the tiny menaces converge on new orleans. In her panic, she drops her jacket, stumbles a few more feet, then collapses face first into a puddle of water.
I do love movies about bees, so when i found out legend films had licensed the deadly bees, i was ecstatic. The sole audio track is an english language dolby digital 2. The deadly bees 1967 british a beekeeper trains his giant bees to kill people he doesnt like. Movies with bees in the title based on the experience of watching the invasion of the bee girls at the smiths beekeeping event. Bee holder productions to tell stories that impart. While most movies about killer bees make use of piss poor special effects, the deadly bees boasts some impressive attack. The deadly bees is a 1966 british horror film based on h. Trouble strikes when an exhausted pop singer, sent on a vacation to a farm, realizes that the farms owner grows deadly bees. The carol burnett show official recommended for you.
Unfollow deadly bees to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. It was released theatrically in the united states in 1967 and was featured in a 1998 episode of mystery science theater 3000 heards novel, which was a sort of sherlock holmes pastiche, had been. The original draft of the screenplay was written by robert bloch, and hewed much closer to the original novel, but it was heavily rewritten, much to blochs displeasure. Shriek of the mutilated 1974 scorethefilms movie blog. The deadly bees 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. A police officer sees a car parked outside an abandoned farmhouse and stops to investigate. Born suzanna smyth, the daughter of an auto engine manufacturer, suzanna leigh grew up in belgrave, england, and in convent schools outside london. A film crew unleashes 40,000 killer bees on itself duration. In texas, a deputy sheriff patrolling the countryside sees a car parked outside an abandoned farmhouse and goes to investigate. The deadly bees freddie francis, reino unido, 1967. Vicky, a british pop sensation, collapses in the middle of a sensational new smash pop hit and is sent by her manager to recuperate on a bee farm. Ive seen the film several times and i have never been bored, as this is quite a fun b movie, no pun intended.
Hammer horror 19571976 completed uschi digard needs to have my babies badass charles bronson nunsploitation completed nazisploitation completed 31 days of horror 2011 completed 1968. With michael caine, katharine ross, richard widmark, richard chamberlain. Trog marks crawfords last motion picture appearance. Suddenly bees swarm around her and she frantically runs to escape their deadly stings. We see a shot of the bees swarming on her dropped jacketa clue. The house is boarded up, but a hole has been ripped in one side. Dont legalize it 2014 shriek of the mutilated 1974 the fearless vampire.
This is the first time i have been stung by director freddie francis. I watched it as a kid and was literally terrified for weeks. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. Written by robert bloch based on the novel a taste for honey, by h. Synopsis from the 2008 legend films release of the deadly bees. The deadly bees is a 1967 british film produced by amicus productions and adapted from the novel a taste for honey. The depressing story begins with overworked pop star vicki robbins suzanna leigh collapsing whilst lipsynching a live tv performance. As is common knowledge, the film was released black and white in the u.
Just a typical unmemorable 1960s british horror film. No, that job is done by playing upon the reallife paranoia. After that, its blurry and low resolution, but acceptable barely. The deadly bees freddie francis, reino unido, 1967 youtube. Mystery science theater 3000 episode 905 host segments for the deadly bees from 5998 the deadly mantis. The cast of the deadly bees makes this a betterthanaverage bad movie. Cffi, december 31, 1966 in portland, oregon, the date matching paramounts registration.
The swarm is a 1978 american disasterhorror film about a killer bee invasion of texas. It is a careless transfer from a bad vhs tape and the picture rolls and has vhs image tracking problems for the first 4 or 5 minutes. As he expects, he finds a group of itinerants inside. With suzanna leigh, frank finlay, guy doleman, catherine finn. But i heard something about it and wanted to see if it was what i remember. With edward albert, kate jackson, roger davis, don mcgovern. Amicus, the british company that was hammer film s chief rival in the 1960s and early 1970s, produced a plethora of interesting and sometimes not so interesting horror and science fiction programmers, many using the same personnel as their competitor. Review amicus, the british company that was hammer film s chief rival in the 1960s and early 1970s, produced a plethora of interesting and sometimes not so interesting horror and science fiction programmers, many. Having already overrun most of south america, a swarm of vicious african killer bees prepares to descend upon the united states. Once the completed screenplay arrived in england, the problem of matching stellar schedules and salaries put. A report from the center for biological diversity last year found that more than north american bee 700 species are in trouble from a range of serious threats, including severe habitat loss and. The killer bee nightmare is a 1995 american madefortelevision natural horror film starring robert hays and nancy stafford.
And yes, percy edwards did do all the dog and animal noise. The deadly bees 1966 12231966 us horror, thriller, mystery 1h 23m user score. The nss numbers are 66379 and 67157 doublebilled with the deadly bees. Trog is a 1970 british science fiction horror film directed by freddie francis, and starring joan crawford in a story about the discovery of a troglodyte or ice age caveman in twentiethcentury england. While the deadly bees was never going to win any awards, its fair to say that winning awards never really figured too highly in its makers list of objectives. Lot of 4 film szinhaz muzsika 196364 hungarian communist film magazines. Qrrbirbel pop singer vicki robbins collapses from exhaustion while shooting the 1960s equivalent of a music video, and her physician prescribes a respite on seagull island with colleague and beekeeper ralph hargrove. Bees are critical, and people are conscious of the fact that bees are having a hard time right now and facing some real challenges, englehardt said. The deadly bees 1967 a tired british pop singer suzanna leigh tries to rest on an island where two different men frank finlay, guy doleman keep bees.