| “ | I've never heard of bees flying after dark before. | ” |
| - Victoria Wells |
- For the Movie Jo Night episode, see MJN - Killer Bees.
Killer Bees is a 1974 made-for-TV movie that aired as part of ABC's Tuesday Movie of the Week.
Plot[]
Edward Van Bohlen returns home to his family's vineyard with his fiancée Victoria. They are shocked to discover that the Africanized bees that the family are using to enhance their wine production methods are getting out of control.
Cast[]
- Gloria Swanson - Madame Van Bohlen
- Kate Jackson - Victoria Wells
- Edward Albert - Edward Van Bohlen
- John Getz - Attendant
- Craig Stevens - Rudolf Van Bohlen
- Don McGovern - Mathias Van Bohlen
- Roger Davis - Dr. Helmut Van Bohlen
- John S. Ragin - Sergeant Jeffreys
- Liam Dunn - Zeb Tucker
- Heather Ann Bostain - Roseanna / Housekeeper
- Donald Gentry - Lineman
- Jack Perkins - Salesman
- Robert L. Balzer - Minister
- Daniel Woodwort as Townsman
- George Deangelis as Foster
Notes[]
- Gloria Swanson was well-known for having played the faded movie star Norma Desmond in the show business-themed thriller film Sunset Boulevard. Her performance in that film earned the last of her three Academy Award nominations for Best Actress.
- Actor Roger Davis had previously co-starred with Ben Murphy on the western TV series Alias Smith and Jones. Davis replaced Pete Duel as "Smith" after Duel's death.
- The actor Jack Perkins who appears in Killer Bees is not the same Jack Perkins who hosted programming on the A&E cable network (and inspired the MST3K character of the same name).
Riffed Versions[]
MST3K Connections[]
- Craig Stevens also portrayed Colonel Joe Parkman in The Deadly Mantis.
- Production designer Joel Schumacher also directed Batman & Robin.
- Hair stylist Jean Austin was also hair stylist for Master Ninja II and Kitten with a Whip.
- Costume supervisor Barbara Siebert was also ladies costumer for SST- Death Flight.