The Beasts Are on the Streets (1978)

Directed by

Peter R. Hunt

Genre

thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A zoo truck accident on a highway lets a pack of dangerous big cats loose in a suburban area. The local police and animal handlers race to track down the lions and tigers before they harm residents.

tensesuspensefulurgentanxiousfast-pacedgrittyominousharrowing

What happens

The Beasts Are on the Streets is a 1978 American made-for-television thriller film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions (although known primarily as an animation studio, this was one of several live-action Hanna-Barbera productions), directed by Peter R. Hunt and starring Carol Lynley, Billy Green Bush and Philip Michael Thomas. It was filmed on location in Grand Prairie, Texas and Arlington, Texas and originally broadcast on NBC on May 18, 1978. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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