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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. The film starred Bradford Dillman, Joanna Miles and Richard Gilliland.
| Bug | |
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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 |
Release date | June 17, 1975 |
Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,602,023 |
Screenplay
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.
- 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
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 a paint job, the kitchen set was otherwise unaltered.
- List of American films of 1975
