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Terror Out of the Sky

  • TV Movie
  • 1978
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
582
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Terror Out of the Sky (1978)
DramaHorrorSci-Fi

This TV sequel to "The Savage Bees" features more rampaging insects. This time a marching band and a school bus get in the path of the bees.This TV sequel to "The Savage Bees" features more rampaging insects. This time a marching band and a school bus get in the path of the bees.This TV sequel to "The Savage Bees" features more rampaging insects. This time a marching band and a school bus get in the path of the bees.

  • Director
    • Lee H. Katzin
  • Writers
    • Peter Nelson
    • Doris Silverton
    • Guerdon Trueblood
  • Stars
    • Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
    • Dan Haggerty
    • Tovah Feldshuh
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    582
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lee H. Katzin
    • Writers
      • Peter Nelson
      • Doris Silverton
      • Guerdon Trueblood
    • Stars
      • Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
      • Dan Haggerty
      • Tovah Feldshuh
    • 12User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
    Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
    • David Martin
    Dan Haggerty
    Dan Haggerty
    • Nick Willis
    Tovah Feldshuh
    Tovah Feldshuh
    • Jeannie Devereux
    Lonny Chapman
    Lonny Chapman
    • Earl Logan
    Ike Eisenmann
    Ike Eisenmann
    • Eric Mangus
    Joe E. Tata
    Joe E. Tata
    • Groves
    Richard Herd
    Richard Herd
    • Col. Mangus
    Charles Hallahan
    Charles Hallahan
    • Tibbles Sr.
    Bruce French
    Bruce French
    • Eli Nathanson
    Steve Franken
    Steve Franken
    • Paul Gladstone
    Ellen Blake
    • Agent
    Gwen Van Dam
    • Ms. Logan
    Norman Gary
    • Finley Dermott
    Philip Baker Hall
    Philip Baker Hall
    • Starrett
    Poindexter Yothers
    • Mike
    • (as Poindexter)
    Steve Tannen
    • Sergeant
    Tony La Torre
    • Tibbles Jr.
    • (as Tony Latorre)
    Melinda Peterson
    Melinda Peterson
    • Computer Operator
    • Director
      • Lee H. Katzin
    • Writers
      • Peter Nelson
      • Doris Silverton
      • Guerdon Trueblood
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    A new strain of savage Bees at large!!

    The Youtube's platform has been saving the day due there has thousand of rarest pictures which scarcely have prospective to release in retail disc, whereof isn't a case of TERROR OUT OF THE SKY fully restored in HD format, looking forward expecting a possible demand.

    This is a sequel of THE SAVAGE BEES, where just a remnant character is back, the Bee expert Jeannie Deveraux (replaced by Tovah Feldshuh), The Prof. David Martin (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) is in charge of National Bee Center at New Orleans, they developed a new strain of savage bees completely harmless type, however something going wrong becoming a menacing on several places, whereof the previously sent by mail in three spots, thus lead by Prof. David Jeannie and his boyfriend Nick Willis (Dan Haggerty) got stop these shipments before it get out of control, they hold two of them, although one at New Mexico spreading all around.

    Overall in the same patten of its forerunner, a bit contrived bees sequences as the first one as well, worthwhile points out among the supporting casting as the young Ike Eisenmann, an old acquaintance of us Lonny Chapman and Charles Hallahan and also an upcoming star Philip Baker Hall in small role, not so bad at all.

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    First watch: 1984 / How many: 3 / Source: TV-Youtube / Rating: 5.
    9GOWBTW-5STARreviewer

    This sequel didn't lose any buzz

    In this sequel, there is another killer bees attack. It's a different location, and a different activity. There are 3 different deliveries of queen Bees. The deliveries have to be stopped. One was successful, but the others had suffered from delays. A college teacher and former student had worked together to prevent the chaos that had happened in New Orleans, years ago.

    And the entomologist from the first film was plagued by the fear in New Orleans, had to face it when she was on the bus with boy scouts. And the lead scout was with her all the way. And the teacher had to get the bees away from the scouts and her.

    Jeannie was played by two different actresses. The first one was blonde. In the sequel, it was a brunette. They are both good.

    5 stars.
    8disdressed12

    very entertaining movie with likable characters

    call me crazy,but i enjoyed this movie.it won't win any awards or anything,but it is is entertaining and well paced.the acting is okay for this type of movie.it feels like a made for TV movie,but that's not necessarily a bad thing.from watching it,i got the impression it is a sequel,since they showed some flashbacks involving one of the main characters.i found out later that it is a sequel to "the Savage Bees".but it works well on its own,although i do plan on seeing the prequel sometime.if your looking for lots of tension and suspense,you won't find too much here,although there are one or two mildly suspenseful moments.i think the appeal of this movie is the likability of the characters.also it moves at a decent pace and isn't at all boring.i give "Terror Out of the Sky" 8/10
    2bkoganbing

    Them are now killer bees

    I'm not sure if anyone noticed but the plot of Terror Out Of The Sky seems to have been lifted from the 50s science fiction classic Them. The only change is a different insect, bees instead of ants.

    Some nasty South American killer bees have escaped and scientists Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. and Tovah Feldshuh and her pilot ex-boyfriend Dan Haggerty are right on the case. In the same way the ants headed for Los Angeles to build a colony, the killer bees have decided to settle in a small New Mexico town where there is an Air Force base nearby, convenient for dealing with these winged six legged intruders.

    The cast truly just goes through the motions here. I'm not sure even the kids playing the Boy Scout troop trapped on a school bus really looked all that terrified. They were more scared of their paychecks not clearing.
    Dethcharm

    "My God! His Mouth Is Full Of Bees!"...

    TERROR OUT OF THE SKY is the sequel to THE SAVAGE BEES.

    It begins with Jeannie Devereaux having a nightmare about the first film's absurd, football field finale. Somehow, Jeannie has magically transformed from Gretchen Corbett into Tovah Feldshuh!

    Meanwhile, at the National Bee Center, killer bees have mixed in with regular honeybees with tragic results.

    Enter Dr. David Martin (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.). Martin arrives at the NBC just in time for an unwary hive technician to do the bee-sting bugaloo! The problem is quickly contained. Unfortunately, a shipment of killer bees has already been shipped from the lab! Thankfully, Jeannie's boyfriend, Nick Willis (played by bearded mountain, Dan Haggerty) is a pilot, and can fly David and Jeannie to the problem area.

    Too late!

    The bees have been entrusted to a hillbilly, who runs them around in his pickup truck! Much time is spent on useless palaver between the main characters, leading up to the little league baseball game finale. Let the swarming doom commence!

    Now, as preposterous as the ending was for the first film, this makes that one seem perfectly reasonable! After recruiting some boy scouts, Jeannie makes her last stand aboard a school bus, while an annoying marching band plays their last song! Ever! As glorious as this may sound, it results in one of the most tedious driving sequences ever filmed, followed by activity inside the bus that boggles the mind!

    When Martin introduces his solution to the onslaught, credulity is stretched into string cheeeze! All while Grizzly Adams looks on.

    WARNING: This movie contains imbecility so rarefied it could cause deep, cranial scarring!...

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    • Trivia
      The man driving the flatbed truck carrying the hive of killer bees, and who gets killed by them, is actually Norman Gary, the bee wrangler/handler for this film. Gary had done the same two things in this film's predecessor, The Savage Bees (1976).
    • Goofs
      The first part of the movie takes place in Louisiana, but there are no mountains in Louisiana.
    • Quotes

      Pathologist: Oh my God. His mouth. It's full of BEES!

    • Connections
      Featured in Svengoolie: Terror Out of the Sky (2018)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 26, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Revenge of the Savage Bees
    • Filming locations
      • California, USA(location)
    • Production companies
      • Alan Landsburg Productions
      • CBS Entertainment Production
      • Don Kirshner Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 37m(97 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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