Killer Bees

Killer Bees is a horror TV movie centered on a determined matriarch who rules over her family of California winegrowers. The plot focuses on the woman's unusual power and influence over a colony of bees living within the family vineyard.

Directed by Curtis Harrington, the film followed his 1961 work Night Tide. The production was handled by the Robert Stigwood Organization and featured a cast including Gloria Swanson, Kate Jackson, Edward Albert, Roger Davis, Don McGovern, and Craig Stevens. The screenplay was written by Joyce Hooper Corrington and John William Corrington.

Released in 1974 with a runtime of 74 minutes, the film received mixed reactions from viewers. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 4.8/10 based on 604 votes, while it has a rating of 4.4/10 from 17 votes on TMDB.