Bug
“Out of the worst nightmare!”
An earthquake releases a strain of mutant cockroaches with the ability to start fires, which proceed to cause destructive chaos in a small town. The studies carried out by scientist James Parmiter, however, reveal an intent with much more far-reaching consequences.
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Cast
12 people
Bradford Dillman
Prof. James Parmiter
Known for
Piranha
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Joanna Miles
Carrie Parmiter
Known for
Judge Dredd
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Richard Gilliland
Gerald Metbaum
Known for
Star Kid
Imposters
Jamie Smith-Jackson
Norma Tacker
Known for
Breezy
Man from Atlantis
Alan Fudge
Prof. Mark Ross
Known for
Man from Atlantis
The Man Who Wasn't There
Jesse Vint
Tom Tacker
Known for
Forbidden World
Silent Running
James Greene
Rev. Kern
Known for
Parks and Recreation
Patch Adams
Patty McCormack
Sylvia Ross
Known for
The Bad Seed
The Master
Brendan Dillon
Charlie
Known for
The Premature Burial
Carnival of Souls
Jim Poyner
Kenny Tacker
Also in
Another World
Texas
Frederic Downs
Henry Tacker
Also in
Terror from the Year 5000
The California Kid
Sam Javis
Taxi Driver
Also in
Pieces of Dreams
An Eye for an Eye
Jeannot Szwarc Director · William Castle Screenplay Thomas Page Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.6M · United States release June 6, 1975 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,602,023
Production
William Castle Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 23, 1975
Premiere · USA Film Festival)
United States · June 6, 1975
Theatrical
France
January 28, 1976 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 17, 1975 · Theatrical
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