The Swarm (1978)
Director:
Irwin Allen
Tagline:
« It is more than speculation… it is a prediction! »
Actors:
Brad Crane
Capt. Helena Anderson
Gen. Slater
Dr. Hubbard
Maureen Schuester
Rating:
(9’429 votes)
(9’429 votes)
Quotes:
« General Thalius Slater: By tomorrow there will be no more Africans… at least not in the Houston sector.
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« Brad Crane: We've been fighting a losing battle against the insects for 15 years, but I never thought I'd see the final face-off in my lifetime. And I never dreamed, that it would turn out to be the bees. They've always been our friend.
»
[Slater is about to attack the swarm with a highly toxic pesticide]
« Brad Crane: General, if you use that, nothing will grow out there for the next 10 years!
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« General Thalius Slater: Why worry about shaving when somebody's going to cut your head off!
»
Trailer:
The Swarm
Runtime:116 minutes
Plots:
Deadly African bees spread over Texas and kill thousands of people. Scientists led by Bradford Crane and Captain Helena Anderson try to find an antidote and destroy the swarm – against the advice of Army General Thalius Slater.
Killer bees from South America have been breeding with the gentler bees of more northern climates, slowly extending their territory northward decade after decade. Entomologist Brad Crane has discovered that something is making them come together in huge, killer swarms. He wants to keep General Slater from using military tactics from further upsetting the balance of nature as they join to try to stop the swarms from approaching Houston, Texas.
A swarm of African killer bees attacks an Air Force base in Texas, then the small town of Marysville and later Houston. A team of scientists, leaded by the arrogant Dr. Bradford Crane, tries to find an antidote and an effective way of destroying the lethal swarm against the military command advice, that wants to restrain the area.
