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Dominican Rep. The Swarm
- Original title
- The Swarm
- Year
- 1978
- Running time
- 116 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Michael Caine
Katharine Ross
Richard Widmark
Henry Fonda
Richard Chamberlain
Olivia de Havilland
Ben Johnson
Lee Grant
José Ferrer
Fred MacMurray
Patty Duke
Slim Pickens
Cameron Mitchell
Bradford Dillman- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Adventure | Disaster Film. Animals. Insects
- Synopsis
- Legendarily chintzy "event" producer Irwin Allen (The Towering Inferno) went out with a gargantuan buzz-on with this jaw-droppingly goofy disaster flick. No cliché is left unturned, as a hyperactive strain of hallucination-inducing killer bees get it into their microscopic brains to derail a commuter train, destroy a nuclear power plant, and otherwise decimate a veritable cornucopia of washed-up Match Game panelists (Fred MacMurray, Henry Fonda, Richard Widmark, Patty Duke, Slim Pickens, and narcoleptic dreamboat Richard Chamberlain are just a few of the legendary has-beens to get fatally stung by what appears to be airborne coffee grounds). Be sure to stay tuned through the closing credits for a (lawsuit-preventing?) coda absolving the good ol' hardworking American honeybee of any and all sinister charges depicted herein. An irresistibly hilarious chunk of honey-roasted cheese--'70s style.
- Awards
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1978: Nominated for Oscar: Best Costume Design
- Critics' reviews
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"An idiot could follow the story line and two hours could go by without many glimpses at the wristwatch. In short, the perfect made-for-TV movie."
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"A poorly made and utterly laughable film that has gained a minor cult status with "bad film" fans."
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