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Killer Bees (1974 film)
Encyclopedia
Killer Bees is a 1974 made for TV horror movie featuring Gloria Swanson
that originally aired on ABC
on February 26, 1974. The film, which was directed by Curtis Harrington
, had a very small cast, including Kate Jackson
, Craig Stevens
, John Getz
, and Edward Albert
.
" that reside in her vineyard.
Gloria Swanson
Gloria Swanson was an American actress, singer and producer. She was one of the most prominent stars during the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille, made dozens of silents and was nominated for the first Academy Award in the...
that originally aired on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
on February 26, 1974. The film, which was directed by Curtis Harrington
Curtis Harrington
Curtis Harrington was an American film and television director whose work included experimental films, horror films, and episodic television.-Biography:...
, had a very small cast, including Kate Jackson
Kate Jackson
Kate Jackson is an American actress, director, and producer, perhaps best known for her role as Sabrina Duncan in the popular 1970s television series Charlie's Angels...
, Craig Stevens
Craig Stevens (actor)
Craig Stevens was an American motion picture and television actor.-Early and personal life:Born Gail Shikles, Jr., in Liberty, Missouri, his father was a high school teacher....
, John Getz
John Getz
-Personal life:Getz, one of four children, was born in Davenport, Iowa, and grew up in the Mississippi River Valley. He began acting while attending the University of Iowa, where he helped found the Center for New Performing Arts...
, and Edward Albert
Edward Albert
Edward Albert was an American film and television actor. He was also known as Edward Laurence Albert, Laurence Edward Albert and occasionally Eddie Albert, Jr.-Early life:Albert was born Edward Laurence Heimberger in Los Angeles, California, to actor Eddie...
.
Plot
Madame von Bohlen (Gloria Swanson), 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 beesAfricanized bee
Africanized honey bees, known colloquially as "killer bees", are a hybrid variety of the European honeybee , generated by a man-made breeding of the African honey bee, A. m. scutellata, with various European honey bees such as the Italian bee A. m. ligustica and A. m. iberiensis. These bees are far...
" that reside in her vineyard.
Cast
- Gloria SwansonGloria SwansonGloria Swanson was an American actress, singer and producer. She was one of the most prominent stars during the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille, made dozens of silents and was nominated for the first Academy Award in the...
: Madame von Bohlen - Kate JacksonKate JacksonKate Jackson is an American actress, director, and producer, perhaps best known for her role as Sabrina Duncan in the popular 1970s television series Charlie's Angels...
: Victoria Wells - Edward AlbertEdward AlbertEdward Albert was an American film and television actor. He was also known as Edward Laurence Albert, Laurence Edward Albert and occasionally Eddie Albert, Jr.-Early life:Albert was born Edward Laurence Heimberger in Los Angeles, California, to actor Eddie...
: Edward van Bohlen - John GetzJohn Getz-Personal life:Getz, one of four children, was born in Davenport, Iowa, and grew up in the Mississippi River Valley. He began acting while attending the University of Iowa, where he helped found the Center for New Performing Arts...
: Attendant - Craig StevensCraig Stevens (actor)Craig Stevens was an American motion picture and television actor.-Early and personal life:Born Gail Shikles, Jr., in Liberty, Missouri, his father was a high school teacher....
: Rudolf van Bohlen - Don McGovern: Mathias van Bohlen
- Roger DavisRoger DavisRoger Davis may refer to:*Roger Davis , American actor*Roger Davis , American actor in television series Dark Shadows and Alias Smith and Jones...
: Dr. Helmut van Bohlen - John S. RaginJohn S. RaginJohn S. Ragin is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Robert Asten, M.E. in the TV-series Quincy, M.E. ....
: Sergeant Jeffreys - Liam DunnLiam DunnLiam Dunn was an American character actor.The New Jersey native's early career was spent toiling in television in series such as Bonanza, Room 222, Alias Smith and Jones, Mannix, and Gunsmoke....
: 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 HarringtonCurtis HarringtonCurtis Harrington was an American film and television director whose work included experimental films, horror films, and episodic television.-Biography:...
- Writers: Joyce Hooper CorringtonJoyce Hooper CorringtonJoyce Hooper Corrington is an American television writer. She was married to fellow soap opera writer John William Corrington who died in 1988. She is best known for creating the short-lived soap opera Texas along with her husband John and fellow soap opera colleague Paul Rauch...
, John William CorringtonJohn William CorringtonJohn William Corrington was an American movie and television writer, novelist, poet and lawyer. He received a B.A. degree from Centenary College, in 1956 and his M.A. from Rice University in 1960, the year he took on his first teaching position in the English Department at Louisiana State University... - Producers: Zvi Howard Rosenman, Ron Bernstein
- Editors: Johnny Wad Holmes, Robert A. Daniels
- Cinematographer: Jack WoolfJack WoolfJack Royce Woolf is President Emeritus of the University of Texas at Arlington. He served the University from 1957, when he became Dean of Engineering, until 1989, when he retired. After serving as Dean of Engineering, Woolf became acting President in 1958 and President in 1960...
- Composer: David ShireDavid ShireDavid Lee Shire is an American songwriter and the composer of stage musicals, film and television scores. The soundtrack to the movie The Taking of Pelham 123 and parts of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack such as Night on Disco Mountain, an adaptation of Modest Mussorgsky's Night on Bald...
- Production design: Joel SchumacherJoel SchumacherJoel T. Schumacher is an American film director, screenwriter and producer.-Early life:Schumacher was born in New York City, the son of Marian and Francis Schumacher. His mother was a Swedish Jew, and his father was a Baptist from Knoxville, Tennessee, who died when Joel was four years old...
- Set decoration: Charles B. PierceCharles B. PierceCharles B. Pierce was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, set decorator, cinematographer and actor, and is considered one of the first independent filmmakers...
- Special effects: Henry MillarHenry MillarHenry James Millar was an Irish rugby international. He won four caps between 1904 and 1905.After his playing career he was President of the Leinster Branch of the IRFU in the 1922/23 season as well as President of the IRFU in the 1928/29 season....
- Visual effects: Frank Van der Veer
Awards
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Saturn Award Saturn Award The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within... |
Won | Special Achievement in Television | Curtis Harrington |