I enjoy the scene early in the movie where frank sutton drives to the hillside home to meet the psycho partner, ed asner. The satan bug 1965 the movie title stills collection. 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. Movie typography from the satan bug 1965, directed by john sturges, starring george maharis, richard basehart, anne francis, dana andrews, john larkin.
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. The first theory is that one of the germs has been released and killed several scientists. Before kino lorbers new highdef bluray, home video audiences were stuck with mgms poor manufacturedupondemand dvd, enhanced for widescreen but up. Staring george maharis, richard basehart, dana andrews and anne francis. The satan bug bluray disc, 2015 for sale online ebay. 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. 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. Read about the the satan bug dvd and browse other dvd movies.
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. It was also one of the first espionage films to follow the lead of the wildly popular james bond films that set the tone for actionadventure films of the 60s and early 70s. The satan bug 1965 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 satan bug does indeed appear to lift the basic premise and more from the littleseen germ warfare thriller counterblast, a british film from 1948. Robert wises the andromeda strain had its gripping moments but also ran on too long and became tedious before arriving at its suspenseful conclusion. 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. At long last the satan bug 1965, director john sturgess film of ian stuarts a pseudonym used twice by alistair maclean 1962 novel, adapted by james clavell, can at last be appreciated as the aboveaverage science fiction thriller it is. As the film opens, we see that the setting has switched from the english countryside to a californian desert. I had read the book when i saw this, and i think i transferred much of the tension of the book to the screen subconsciously. With george maharis, richard basehart, anne francis, dana andrews. Because, in our opinion, all jerry goldsmith music is worth preserving, this premiere archival edition of the satan bug combines the musiconly tapes with the musicandeffects source newly retransferred.
Despite the looming threat of worldwide extinction, the storyline never takes off because it is so limited in scope that the grandeur of. The film takes its time setting things up and surprisingly does not fill in. The similarities may be coincidental, but even ian fleming graded such things in steps. The satan bug 1965 is a science fiction film in which a us government germ warfare lab has had an accident. Then again, this movie isnt far removed from so much of whats wrong with our current global society, so maybe a remake isnt such a hot idea after all. The price for uncovering the secret of the satan bug comes high your life the satan bug 1965 is a science fiction film. It was originally published in 1962 under the pseudonym ian stuart, and later.
Every time i watch that scene i think that the vast. It is interesting as a early run on robert wises the andromeda strain which it resembles more than a little. Palm springs location the satan bug 1965 discussion. Maclean wrote it under the pseudonym ian stuart, but subsequent publications give his real name. The satan bug john sturges 1111 by trailersdaculto. The satan bug 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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.
The first theory is that one of the nasty germs has gotten free and killed several scientists. Below the house is the sprawling desert of 1965 with a mountain range in the distant view. The satan bug 1965 special agent lee barrett george maharis joins forces with ann williams anne francis, a generals daughter, to recover a biological weapon stolen from a secret government lab. The satan bug is a 1965 american science fiction suspense film from united artists, produced and directed by john sturges, that. Learning that the pathogen could destroy all life on earth, they focus their attention on a mysterious millionaire who may have orchestrated. The satan bug is a firstperson narrative thriller novel written by scottish author alistair maclean. The film featured the first use of a stabilized camera mount, invented by nelson tyler. The only other source for the satan bug recording is a monaural musicandeffects track which was isolated on a 1996 laserdisc of the film. A germ that could destroy life on earth is stolen from a. The satan bug is a 1962 science fictionmystery novel by alistair maclean, he of the guns of navarone and where eagles dare fame. Now, thanks to film score monthly i can finally hear goldsmith\s unique contribution from start to finish, but also thanks to turner classic movies i can enjoy the satan bug as complete movie.