The Swarm (1978)

Directed by

Irwin Allen

Genre

horror film, adventure film, science fiction film, disaster film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 203 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A scientist and the military try to stop a huge swarm of killer bees from taking over Texas. The bees attack people and the team works to find a way to survive.

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What happens

The Swarm is a 1978 American natural horror film directed and produced by Irwin Allen and based on Arthur Herzog's 1974 novel of the same name. It stars an ensemble cast, including Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Richard Chamberlain, Olivia de Havilland, Ben Johnson, Lee Grant, José Ferrer, Patty Duke, Slim Pickens, Bradford Dillman, Henry Fonda, Cameron Mitchell and Fred MacMurray in his final film role. It follows a scientist and a military task force who try to prevent a large swarm of killer bees from invading Texas. The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb. Despite Paul Zastupnevich being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, it has since been considered one of the worst films ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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