Rocket trains!?! And it has a TV movie sequel. Flashback: This goes back a few years, when Rick was exclaiming about a movie where bees were covering a volkswagen and it was rolled into the Astrodome, where the cooling system was turned way down and the bees were frozen. I hate sports, but I'd put up with a baseball game to hang out in that bar. Though only screened on television in North America, the … Accidentally transported to the States on a banana boat from Brazil, the deadly bees first make their mark on a town twenty miles outside of New Orleans. Just converting the prices into today's money the tickets would be:$24.60, $17.57 and $10.54. and the players weren't in the best of form. "It's amazing and they lure the bees into the Astrodome and then freeze it." That maverick digging sort of journalism is what matters.” In this horror-drama the festive fun of the annual Mardi Gras celebration is brought to a halt when a swarm of nasty African killer bees escape from a foreign freighter. A farmer is killed, despite his attempt to stay underwater in a bayou. I had a copy of it. One man stand between the swarm of death and the population of New Orleans! Somebody's red VW attracted the bees and they slowly drove it into the dome and dropped the temp. The noise instantly attracts the bees and they completely cover her Volkswagen Bug. Durig an African killer bees panic caused by the media in 1976 (which is also ironically referenced in Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine" by the way), the low budget horror flick The Savage Bees was made. This might have happened while we were watching the godforsaken director’s cut of The Swarm. I believe there are only two parks with Astroturf these days (Toronto and Tampa Bay). Having already overrun most of South America, a swarm of vicious African killer bees prepares to descend upon the United States. I can hardly remember the movie though. Believing the pooch was poisoned, the sheriff drives into the city to have the coroner examine the animal. The Savage Bees is a 1976 American television horror film directed by Bruce Geller. The Astrodome would make a great film studio! This comment has been removed by the author. The Savage Bees (1976) A sheriff, a scientist, and a doctor somehow convince an entire swarm of killer bees to swarm a Volkswagen Beetle and drive to the Superdome. That wasn’t the Astrodome, it was the Superdome, and it wasn’t The Swarm, it was The Savage Bees, a made for TV movie. They visit with Dr. Rufus Carter (Paul Hecht) at the National Bee Stock Center. Reply Delete This is the serious attempt to scare the audience; whether it succeeds or not depends on the viewers’ phobia towards their pollen pals. He locates the bees in a food stand and the area is blocked off. I made Rick a copy of it, so his life would be complete. I think they really want to tear it down (which would be typical for how history is treated around here) but the people of Houston really loved the place and wouldn't put up with it. There had been a brief strike (go figure!) And... both take place in Houston. IMDB synopsis: In this horror-drama the festive fun of the annual Mardi Gras celebration is brought to a halt when a swarm of Africanized killer bees escape from a foreign freighter. New Orleans is alive and buzzing with Mardi Gras. The Astros were in the playoffs and got eliminated at the Dome. The Savage Bees (1976 TV movie) starring Ben Johnson, Michael Parks, Paul Hecht, Gretchen Corbett, Horst Buchholz, Bruce French, James Best . At the time, the threat of Africanized honey bees (AKA “killer bees”) seemed imminent, with local news broadcasts routinely reporting on the encroaching threat. The Savage Bees is one of several movies about killer bees that came out of the late 70’s. There was a movie where that happened, but I'm not sure if this is where it took place. That was The Savage Bees and the dome was the Superdome. All written content, unless otherwise noted as being quotes, has been written and copyrighted by me. With all the talk at the time about a South American bee swarm heading towards the United States, there were several films involving the pesky critters. Then the grass died. Jeannie and Jeff meet with Deputy Mayor Pelligrino (James Best) but there is no sense of urgency on his part. Other machines made by Memetron during the time period Savage Bees was produced include Ten Yard Fight '85, Vs. 10-Yard Fight, and Solar-Warrior. Performing an autopsy on a pet is an unusual request but the assistant medical examiner, Jeff DuRand (Michael Parks), obliges. There are enough toxins are in his body to kill an elephant. Regarding the TTa ad: So that's what William Shatner saw on the wing. It's November, the moon is in its third quarter, and the sun is just setting. Yes. fa sweet jezus look at those ticket prices! !Regarding the TTa ad: So that's what William Shatner saw on the wing. Whatever the impetus, the "nature attacks" subgenre joined the ranks alongside the Irwin Allen type disaster movies of the same era - and became a fun and reliable cycle. Let them play!". In anguish, Jeannie rests her head on the steering wheel and sets off the horn. Saw a game there in April '89. The Astrodome scene became an instant classic and is still heavily referenced in certain circles today. david attenborough — Opening words Sheriff Donald McKew (Ben Johnson) finds his dog dead. why don't they make it into either a baseball museum or maybe let people live there? I have posted them purely for entertainment purposes only. Needlework a-Go Go #26: Sweaters Gone Wild. But none came close to director Bruce Geller's The Savage Bees, a Made-for-Television effort that originally aired on November 22, 1976. The savage, rocky shores of Christmas Island, 200 miles south of Java, in the Indian Ocean. Most honeybees attack only to ward off invaders. “The Astrodome is the Taj Mahal of all stadia, from ancient Rome’s Coloseum even to the present day. Here's a recent, and sad, story in the local Houston press, about the Astrodome. We both Googled it, and there is a completely different 1976 TV movie called The Savage Bees and it stars Ben Johnson who, just two years later, would appear in The Swarm. The plot follows a swarm of killer bees brought to New Orleans during Mardi Gras, and a scientist's attempt to stop them. Their plan is to drive a killer bee covered VW Super Beetle from like Grand Isle or somewhere, up into the city, through the Ash Wednesday-quiet streets of New Orleans, and into the Superdome, where the Dome’s modern cooling systems will freeze them to death. With Ben Johnson, Michael Parks, Paul Hecht, Gretchen Corbett. Somebody's red VW attracted the bees and they slowly drove it into the dome and dropped the temp.Rocket trains!? Under the Ground begins and ends with clips from Rag Radio – filmed during our November, 9, 2018 interview with populist activist and former Texas Observer editor Jim Hightower. The Astrodome was the real star of Robert Altman's bizarre "Brewster McCloud". Yes. http://www.houstonpress.com/2012-04-12/news/astro-dome-abandoned/, Don't forget the Bad News Bears In Breaking Training. Long fly balls that would have gone out of any other park ended up dying on the warning track. Verb (transitive) To attack or assault someone or something ferociously or without restraint. The Brazilian doctor approaches the swarm wearing a protective suit - while Jeannie sits in her car relaying the situation to Jeff on a walkie-talkie. Savage Bees was produced by Memetron in 1985. There have been lots of ideas proposed, but so far nothing. Astrodome, who? The festive fun of the annual Mardi Gras celebration is brought to a halt when a swarm of African killer bees escape from a foreign freighter. As it turns out, The Savage Bees, in spite of its TV budget production, is the best on offer. I happened to be at the last game played in the Astrodome in 1999. "Let them play! Too bad they don't set up shop in it to remake SPACE:2099 -there would be lots of room! Jeff places a call to Jeannie Devereaux (Gretchen Corbett), an entomology expert, who thinks it's strange indeed that this type of insect attacked a dog. She tells him to meet her at her lab. 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