In 2002, johnny was bubbless best friend and a drug addict with notoriously bad luck. The satan bug 1965 is a science fiction film in which a us government germ warfare lab has had an accident. Simon oakland, harold gould and administrators john larkin, john anderson, one of whom knows a lot more than hes telling about why the satan bug. John sturgess adaptation of alistair macleans scifi novel stars george maharis as government investigator lee barrett. Watch the satan bug movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The satan bug 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The satan bug was a soft performer and has largely been forgotten over time, but its a natural watch for audiences in the mood for intelligent fare. The first theory is that one of the germs has been released and killed several scientists. At times, the satan bug seems almost like a parody, an episode of get smart, police. At long last the satan bug 1965, director john sturgess film of ian. Approved 1h 54min crime, mystery, scifi 26 march 1965 west germany a germ that could destroy life on earth is stolen from a biological warfare lab and the thief threatens to release it into the open, prompting a security officer to act.
The mandalorian season 1 finale kills off its best characters. The big fear is that a more virulent strain, named the satan bug because all life can be killed off by it should it escape, may have been stolen. Add the satan bug to your watchlist to find out when its coming back. Macleans novels fall into three sub genres 1 the maritime and or ww2. Briefed by the general dana andrews in charge of the investigation and one of its developers, dr. But the satan bug book and film was the first time such a plot was told not as pulp. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the satan bug with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at.
The satan bug is a 1962 science fictionmystery novel by alistair maclean, he of the guns of navarone and where eagles dare fame. I give the satan bug a respectable 3 stars the story. George maharis in the satan bug 1965 dana andrews in the satan bug. Stolen are 1200 grams of botulinus, and the only extant culture of a new designer virus. The satan bug is a 1965 american science fiction suspense film from united artists, produced and directed by john sturges, that stars george maharis, richard basehart, anne francis, and dana andrews. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Breakthrough 1979 richard burton, robert mitchum full movie duration. The satan bug is a superior suspense melodrama and should keep audiences on the edge of their seats despite certain unexplained, confusing elements which tend to make plot at times difficult to. Alarms start flashing all the way from california to washington when station 3, a topsecret, ultrahighsecurity research facility, is broken into and a group of flasks containing two deadly viruses, one of them nicknamed the satan bug possibly unstoppable, are stolen. If you like the satan bug you are looking for scary, exciting and bleak movies about with laboratory, biological warfare, heist, plague, chase, mad scientist and danger themes of crime, mystery and scifi genre shot in usa. One such killer bacteria, dubbed the satan bug by its creators, is so deadly that just a few drops in our atmosphere would wipe out all life on earth within.
The satan bug is all about the bug and nothing but the bug, and thus offends critics looking for amusing characterizations or sophisticated political insights, as in john frankenheimers the manchurian candidate. The satan bug is a 1965 scifimystery thriller directed by john sturges, who also directed such classic films as the great escape, and its based off of a novel by alistair maclean, who had then recently given the world the wwii thriller the guns of navarone although maclean wrote satan bug under the pseudonym ian stuart, and hes credited. The original trailer in high definition of the satan bug directed by john sturges and starring george maharis, richard basehart, anne francis, dana andrews and richard bull. There are no tv airings of the satan bug in the next 14 days. The satan bug 1965 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. Alistair maclean novel as ian stuart, james clavell screenplay 1 more credit. Not one of director sturges better efforts, this science fiction thriller has. This sometimes overlooked gem has now become available on blu ray finally after so many years this fine film gets remastered to blu ray and it looks. Not one of director sturges better efforts, this science fiction thriller has maharis as a former government agent called in to investigate the mysterious murder of a scientist as. May 18, 2007 the satan bug soundtrack from 2007, composed by jerry goldsmith. John sturgess science fiction suspense thriller the satan bug, previously available on home video in laserdisc, vhs, and mediocrequality mod dvd editions, finally makes its welcome debut on the bluray format in a beautiful, newly remastered transfer from kino lorber as part of their studio classics line.
A childhood favorite of mine, the 1965 suspense thriller the satan bug still entertains me to this day. The satan bug bluray disc, 2015 for sale online ebay. When a flask bearing a recently discovered virus, the satan bug, disappears. Besides the superb highdef transfer, the disc includes an unusually observant, infopact audio commentary by dvd savant glenn erickson. Check if it is available to stream online via where to watch. John sturges adaptation of alistair macleans scifi novel stars george maharis as government investigator lee barrett.
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It was originally published in 1962 under the pseudonym ian stuart, and later republished under macleans own name. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the satan bug. The price for uncovering the secret of the satan bug comes high your life the satan bug 1965 is a science fiction film in which a us government germ warfare lab has had an accident. The satan bug is an intriguing mixture of random plot alterations and welltuned reproductions of scenes from the book. The satan bug 1965 is one of the first science fiction scores in jerry goldsmiths career, the predecessor of such landmarks as planet of the apes, the illustrated man, the mephisto waltz, capricorn one and alien. The satan bug movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. The first theory is that one of the nasty germs has gotten free and killed several scientists. The screenplay by james clavell and edward anhalt was loosely based on the 1962 novel of the same name by alistair maclean, written under the. The satan bug pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the satan bug pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Michael schlesinger is widely acknowledged as the dean of classic film distributors, having worked for more than 25 years at mgm, paramount and sony, keeping hundreds of vintage movies in theatrical release and later dvd, and instigating the restoration of many more, including the completion of orson welles 1942 documentary its all true some 50 years later.
The satan bug is a film about the theft of germ cultures for the purpose of bioterrorism. The two units of the 12 threetrack stereo mastersrecorded on the samuel goldwyn scoring stage in terrific sound qualityrepresent around 40% of the score, though none of the largescale action cues. The only other source for the satan bug recording is a monaural musicandeffects track which was isolated on a 1996 laserdisc of the film. Dana andrews and anne francis in the satan bug 1965 dana andrews in the. Alistair maclean novel as ian stuart, james clavell screenplay 1 more. Hoffman richard basehart, he learns that the satan bug is. The satan bug john sturges 1 11 by trailersdaculto. Alarms start flashing all the way from california to washington when station 3, a topsecret, ultrahighsecurity research facility, is broken into and a group of flasks containing two deadly. Maclean wrote it under the pseudonym ian stuart, but subsequent publications give his real name.
When a flask bearing a recently discovered virus, the satan bug. Feb 27, 2019 the satan bug 1965 custom bd label ready to download and print. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Empire boss has plans for another ending after coronavirus cut final season short. View cd page at fsm site more details archival edition containing sound effectsplease read carefully. The satan bug 1965 the writings and films of alistair maclean. Find out when and where you can watch the satan bug on tv with the full listings. The screenplay by james clavell and edward anhalt was loosely based on the 1962 novel of the same name by alistair maclean, written under the pseudonym ian stuart. Barrett george maharis isnt fooled when a fake evil agent harry lauter makes him a nefarious offer but gets angry when his handlers richard bull and john larkin show up in the satan bug, 1965. As the film opens, we see that the setting has switched from the english countryside to a californian desert. Released 1965, the satan bug stars george maharis, richard basehart, anne francis, dana andrews the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 54 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Doctor who season 12 trailer teases the return of another old foe. The satan bug has the cinematic sweep and slickness approaching the andromeda strain, though its story and mostly apolitical script more closely resemble the magnetic monster.
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