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A scientist (Bradford Dillman) experiments with mutated insects freed by an earthquake, making matters worse.

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Bug | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Variety Staff Variety Its last half is largely static, and the film never revives much interest. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Bug | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Time Out Staff Time Out An imaginative little B thriller that manages to be genuinely suspenseful. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Bug | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Richard Eder New York Times "Bug" is decidedly poisonous.It is not simply a scary picture, nor simply a violent one. It is a cruel picture. May 9, 2005 Full Review Bug | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Steve Warren The Barb (Atlanta) A horror flick which has its moments, but needs help in between. May 9, 2023 Full Review Bug | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Rob Hunter Film School Rejects The film's "animals attack" horror is terrifically effective, especially if the thought of bugs creepy crawling through your hair is enough to get you flinching. Aug 17, 2020 Full Review Bug | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Ruth Batchelor Los Angeles Free Press The acting, writing and direction are awful. Dec 4, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member An earthquake uproots cockroach-like bugs that can set fire to things and, more importantly for a horror film, also to animals and humans. But never fear, a biology professor played by Bradford Dillman is on the case.This great little 70's B movie is directed by Jeannot Szwarc (who would go on to make the hugely enjoyable Jaws 2 and the brilliant campfest that is Supergirl) and produced by William Castle (no introduction needed). Gorgeous Californian locations, bugs setting cats alight (is it un-PC to find this hilariously entertaining?) and also crawling into huge teased 70's women's hairdos and letting rip. This is a great popcorn movie.But then the movie changes course and gets all metaphysical as the film's designated bug expert starts to research the incendiary insects in greater depth and even starts to communicate with them!This is the kind of film that you could stumble upon on a late night TV channel and absolutely love. A low-key joy. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review delysid d another 70s creature feature, i liked the people catching on fire and i liked the strange ending Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/26/18 Full Review Audience Member No me gustó, cuando mataron al gato parecía real. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The macro bug photography is nice and there's a lot that works in a trashy 70's b-movie sort of way but all in all it's just boring. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member I was actually enjoying this one at first but it just grows tedious beyond belief. The dialogues become a snore fest, the plot moves nowhere and it just doesn't go over the top like it could've. It also has a way too serious tone for a movie that is, essentially, about bugs that set shit on fire with their asses. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a movie about mutant fire breathing cockroaches from beneath the earths crust...Still with me? Great, if you read that and didn't immediately move on to a different movie, you'll probably love this movie. It comes from a time when mutant animals could attack Small Town USA without having "Mega" attached to it's name.If you like the old style of creature features, then you'll probably love this one too. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jeannot Szwarc Director Bradford Dillman James Parmiter Joanna Miles Carrie Parmiter Richard Gilliland Gerald Metbaum Jamie Smith Jackson Norma Tacker Alan Fudge Mark Ross
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Synopsis A scientist (Bradford Dillman) experiments with mutated insects freed by an earthquake, making matters worse.

Director
Jeannot Szwarc

Producer
William Castle

Production Co
William Castle Productions

Rating
PG

Genre
Horror

Original Language
English

Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2011

Runtime
1h 40m
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