The Savage Bees

The Savage Bees is a 1976 American natural horror television film directed and produced by Bruce Geller and written by Guerdon Trueblood.

The film stars Ben Johnson, Michael Parks, Paul Hecht, Gretchen Corbett, and Horst Buchholz.

It follows a swarm of killer bees threatening people during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

The Savage Bees premiered on NBC in the United States on November 22, 1976, as part of Monday Night at the Movies.

A sequel, titled Terror Out of the Sky, was directed by Lee H. Katzin and written by Guerdon Trueblood and Doris Silverton.