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Bug (1975)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:2
Rotten:5
Average Rating:4.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: A powerful earthquake releases a horde of mutant cockroaches with the unfortunate ability to start fires, wreaking havoc on a small California desert town and obsessing a science professor... A powerful earthquake releases a horde of mutant cockroaches with the unfortunate ability to start fires, wreaking havoc on a small California desert town and obsessing a science professor (Bradford Dillman) to the point of madness. This ecological disaster flick was legendary horror producer William Castle's (THE TINGLER, 13 GHOSTS, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL) final film. [More]
Starring: Bradford Dillman, Joanna Miles, Jamie Smith Jackson, Richard Gilliland
Starring: Bradford Dillman, Joanna Miles, Jamie Smith Jackson, Richard Gilliland, Patty McCormack, Alan Fudge, Jesse Vint, Brendan Dillon, James Greene
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Screenwriter: William Castle, Thomas Page
Producer: William Castle
Composer: Charles Fox
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Reviews for Bug
If you can accept how ridiculous, improbable and stupid it is, you might find it as satisfying as spraying Raid on a roach.
The sluggish direction by Jeannot Szwarc keeps the events a little too serious, making the hollow dialogue sound even phonier.
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