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The Swarm

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• Horror
• Thriller

• 1978
• Irwin Allen
• 148 mins
• PG

Summary

Disaster movie starring Michael Caine, Katharine Ross and Richard Widmark. When an attack on a Texas missile base by African killer bees results in several deaths, entomologist Brad Crane is called in to eliminate the lethal swarm. But he is soon at odds with the military as the bees continue to wreak havoc.

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A star rating of 1 out of 5.

Alan Jones

African killer bees are moving west and threatening to engulf Houston, Texas. Quick, call on entomologist Michael Caine and a hive of Hollywood has-beens to out-ham each other while reciting terrible dialogue and getting stung by coloured Styrofoam pellets! Producer/director Irwin Allen added new meaning to his "master of disaster" title with this bumbled B-movie, considered one of the worst ever made by popular consensus. However, there's much to enjoy precisely because it is so awful, with Queen Bee Olivia de Havilland's laughable love triangle with Ben Johnson and Fred MacMurray being the only strange mating ritual Caine should be studying!

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4.5/10

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Cast

rolenameBrad CraneMichael CaineHelenaKatharine RossGeneral SlaterRichard WidmarkDr HubbardRichard ChamberlainMaureen SchusterOlivia de HavillandFelixBen Johnson (1)Anne MacGregorLee GrantDr AndrewsJosé FerrerRita BardPatty DukeJud HawkinsSlim PickensMajor BakerBradford DillmanClarenceFred MacMurrayDr KrimHenry FondaGeneral ThompsonCameron Mitchell

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rolenameDirectorIrwin Allen

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Languages

English

Guidance

Some violence.

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video and DVD

Formats

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