The Bees * (1978, John Saxon, Angel Tomkins, John Carradine) – Classic Movie Review 3100

Writer-producer-director Alfredo Zacharias is the man to blame for this 1978 horror movie, released by New World. The Bees stars John Saxon, Angel Tomkins and John Carradine. It was released in the same year as The Swarm in what was a very bad year for bees.

South American killer bees are annoyed that mankind has destroyed the environment and huge swarms of them terrorise the northern hemisphere. Scientists work to try to destroy them but then the bees mutate into a super-intelligent species.

Except for enjoying some brief sneaky laughs at its expense, intelligent viewers will probably want to avoid this botched Seventies eco-conscious disaster movie.

Also in the cast are Claudio Brook, Alicia Encinas and Julio César.

The cinematography is by Leon Sanchez, the score is by Richard Gillis and the special effects are by Jack Rabin.

The search is still on for a decent bee film: so far The Deadly Bees, The Bees, Killer Bees and The Swarm haven’t provided one.

© Derek Winnert 2015 Classic Movie Review 3100

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