Bug (1975 film)

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Bug
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jeannot Szwarc
Written by	William Castle Thomas Page
Based on	The Hephaestus Plague (1973 novel) by Thomas Page
Produced by	William Castle
Starring	Bradford Dillman Joanna Miles Jamie Smith-Jackson
Cinematography	Michel Hugo
Edited by
Music by	Charles Fox
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 17, 1975 (1975-06-17)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$3,602,023

Bug is a 1975 American horror film in Panavision, directed by Jeannot Szwarc and written by William Castle and Thomas Page, from Page's novel The Hephaestus Plague (1973). It was the last film Castle was involved in before his death in 1977.^[1] The film starred Bradford Dillman, Joanna Miles and Richard Gilliland.

Plot[]

An earthquake releases a bunch of mutant cockroaches that can create fire by rubbing their cerci together. Eventually, most of the bugs die because they cannot survive in the low air pressure on the Earth's surface, but a scientist, Professor James Parmiter (Dillman), keeps one alive in a pressure chamber. He successfully breeds the mutant cockroach with a modern cockroach, creating a breed of intelligent, flying super-cockroaches.

Cast[]

• Bradford Dillman as Professor James Parmiter
• Joanna Miles as Carrie Parmiter
• Richard Gilliland as Gerald Metbaum
• Jamie Smith-Jackson as Norma Tacker
• Alan Fudge as Professor Mark Ross
• Jesse Vint as Tom Tacker
• Patty McCormack as Sylvia Ross
• Brendan Dillon as Charlie
• Frederic Downs as Henry Tacker
• James Greene as Reverend Kern
• Jim Poyner as Kenny Tacker

Production[]

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The living room and kitchen sets from The Brady Bunch were reused in this film, although the living room set was rearranged slightly to a smaller footprint.^{[2][better source needed]} Aside from a paint job, the kitchen set was otherwise unaltered.

See also[]

• List of American films of 1975

References[]

External links[]

• Bug at IMDb
• Bug at AllMovie
• Bug at the TCM Movie Database
• Bug at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Bug at Rotten Tomatoes
• Bug at Box Office Mojo

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