Killer Bees (1974 film)

Killer Bees
Genre	Horror
Written by	John William Corrington Joyce Hooper Corrington
Directed by	Curtis Harrington
Starring	Gloria Swanson Kate Jackson Edward Albert Craig Stevens John Getz
Theme music composer	David Shire
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Ron Bernstein Howard Rosenman
Cinematography	Jack Woolf
Editor(s)	Robert A. Daniels John W. Holmes
Running time	74 minutes
Production company(s)	Robert Stigwood Organization
Distributor	ABC
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	February 26, 1974

Killer Bees is a 1974 American made-for-television horror film featuring Gloria Swanson that originally aired on ABC on February 26, 1974. Directed by Curtis Harrington, it had a very small cast, including Kate Jackson, Craig Stevens, John Getz, and Edward Albert.

Plot

Madame VanBohlen, a strong-willed woman and matriarch of her family, not only runs her family wine business, but she also has a mysterious power; she has psychic control over a swarm of "killer bees" that reside in her vineyard.

Cast

• Gloria Swanson: Madame Van Bohlen
• Kate Jackson: Victoria Wells
• Edward Albert: Edward Van Bohlen
• John Getz: Attendant
• Craig Stevens: Rudolf Van Bohlen
• Don McGovern: Mathias Van Bohlen
• Roger Davis: Dr. Helmut Van Bohlen
• John S. Ragin: Sergeant Jeffreys
• Liam Dunn: Zeb Tucker
• Heather Ann Bostain: Roseanna / Housekeeper
• Don Gentry: Lineman (as Donald Gentry)
• Jack Perkins: Salesman
• Robert L. Balzer: Minister
• Dan Woodworth: Townsman (as Daniel Woodworth)

Production crew

• Director: Curtis Harrington
• Writers: Joyce Hooper Corrington, John William Corrington
• Producers: Zvi Howard Rosenman, Ron Bernstein
• Editors: Johnny Wad Holmes, Robert A. Daniels
• Cinematographer: Jack Woolf
• Composer: David Shire
• Production design: Joel Schumacher
• Set decoration: Charles B. Pierce
• Special effects: Henry Millar
• Visual effects: Frank Van der Veer

Awards

Year	Award	Result	Category	Recipient
1975	Saturn Award	Won	Special Achievement in Television	Curtis Harrington

See also

• List of American films of 1974
• The Deadly Bees, a 1966 fiilm
• The Savage Bees, a 1976 TV-movie
• Terror Out of the Sky, a 1978 TV-movie
• The Swarm, a 1978 film

External links

• Killer Bees at the Internet Movie Database
• Killer Bees at AllMovie
• Killer Bees at Spout.com
• Killer Bees at MSN Movies