Bug
Bug is a 1975 American horror film directed by Jeannot Szwarc and written by William Castle and Thomas Page, from Page's novel The Hephaestus Plague (1973). Shot in Panavision, it was the last film Castle was involved in before his death in 1977. The film starred 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 | Paramount Pictures |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | monster movie science fiction horror |