Bug

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Bug

PG,

1975,

1h 40m,

Horror

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43%

14 Reviews

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25%

1,000+ Ratings

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43%

Tomatometer

14 Reviews

25%

Popcornmeter

1,000+ Ratings

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

Variety Staff

Variety

Mar 26, 2009

Its last half is largely static, and the film never revives much interest.

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Time Out Staff

Time Out

Jun 24, 2006

An imaginative little B thriller that manages to be genuinely suspenseful.

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Richard Eder

New York Times

May 9, 2005

"Bug" is decidedly poisonous.It is not simply a scary picture, nor simply a violent one. It is a cruel picture.

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Mar 12, 2025

B

It's certainly an interesting effort, especially coming at the end of Castle's extraordinary career. It's just not a rousing feature, requiring some extra patience with its offering of a cockroach apocalypse.

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Steve Warren

The Barb (Atlanta)

May 9, 2023

A horror flick which has its moments, but needs help in between.

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Rob Hunter

Film School Rejects

Aug 17, 2020

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.

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Hagrid G

Oct 26, 2018

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.

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Abraham R

Jan 20, 2018

another 70s creature feature, i liked the people catching on fire and i liked the strange ending

Han M

Oct 26, 2016

No me gustó, cuando mataron al gato parecía real.

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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
Screenwriter: William Castle, Thomas Page
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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