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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Terror Out of the Sky
1978 1h 34m EN
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5.5
MID
★5.5TMDB · 18
HorrorDramaTV Movie
Synopsis
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TV sequel to "The Savage Bees" featuring more rampaging insects. This time a marching band and a school bus get in the path of the bees.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
David Martin
Dan Haggerty
Nick Willis
Tovah Feldshuh
Jeannie Devereux
Lonny Chapman
Earl Logan
Ike Eisenmann
Eric Mangus
Joe E. Tata
Groves
Richard Herd
Col. Mangus
Charles Hallahan
Tibbles Sr.
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Lee H. Katzin
- Writers
- Doris Silverton, Guerdon Trueblood, Peter Nelson
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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CINEMA
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Part of the "The Savage Bees Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Lee H. Katzin, shot by Michel Hugo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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Original score by William Goldstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor George B. Hively shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Dan Haggerty and Tovah Feldshuh carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0080007 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Lee H. Katzin directs. Michel Hugo behind the camera. William Goldstein scores. George B. Hively cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Part of the "The Savage Bees Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 3Directed by Lee H. Katzin, shot by Michel Hugo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by William Goldstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor George B. Hively shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Dan Haggerty and Tovah Feldshuh carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0080007 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Michel Hugo
- Original score
- William Goldstein
- Editing
- George B. Hively
- Runtime
- 94 min · 1h 34m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Part of
The Savage Bees Collection
A collection of movies about a killer bee invasion.
Also by
Lee H. Katzin
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Community reviews
What people are saying
- JPV852★ 6/10
As these sort of movies go, not half bad with some okay suspense and serviceable performances. This is my second made-for-TV creature (for the lack of a better word) killer following Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo. This one is not as slow going and although still not great, a fun enough time waster. 2.75/5
Production companies
Who made it
- AL
Alan Landsburg Productions
- DO
Don Kirshner Productions
Key crew
- Special Effects CoordinatorRoy L. Downey
- EditorGeorge B. Hively
- ProducerPeter Nelson
- Executive ProducerAlan Landsburg
- Executive ProducerHoward Lipstone
- Art DirectionAlan Manser
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1978-12-26· CBS
Also known as
International titles
- Terror aus den Wolken - Killer Bienen 2DE
- Killer-Bienen II - Terror aus den WolkenDE
- Terror aus den WolkenDE
- Mörderbienen greifen wieder anDE
