Bug
Bug is a 1975 American science fiction horror film directed by Jeannot Szwarc, produced and co-written by William Castle, based on Thomas Page's 1973 novel The Hephaestus Plague. It stars Bradford Dillman, Joanna Miles and Richard Gilliland.
Plot
An earthquake releases a species of previously unknown insect which can create fires by rubbing their legs together. Eventually however, most of the bugs die because they cannot survive in the low air pressure on the Earth's surface.
Awards
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| author | William Castle |
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| award | Sitges Film Festival best special effects award |
| contentLocation | California |
| director | Jeannot Szwarc |
| editor | Allan Jacobs |
| events | insect |
| genre | horror science fiction |
| keywords | create earthquake fly obsess rub |
| musicBy | Charles Fox |
| producer | William Castle |
| productionCompany | William Castle Productions |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | monster movie science fiction horror |