Bug (1975 film)
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Jeannot Szwarc |
| Produced by | William Castle |
| Written by |
William Castle Thomas Page |
| Based on |
The Hephaestus Plague 1973 novel by Thomas Page |
| Starring |
Bradford Dillman Joanna Miles Alan Fudge |
| Music by | Charles Fox |
| Cinematography | Michel Hugo |
| Edited by | Allan Jacobs |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Release date
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June 17, 1975 |
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Running time
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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 1973 novel The Hephaestus Plague. It was the last film Castle was involved in before his death. The film starred Bradford Dillman, Joanna Miles and Richard Gilliland.
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 Prof. James Parmiter (Dillman) keeps one alive in a pressure chamber. He successfully breeds the cockroach with a modern bug creating a breed of intelligent, flying super-bugs.
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. Aside from paint, the kitchen set was otherwise unaltered.
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