The Swarm
moderate threat, horror, language
Director(s)Irwin Allen
Production year1978
Genre(s)Horror
Approx. running minutes155m
CastMichael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Richard Chamberlain, Olivia de Havilland, Ben Johnson, Lee Grant, José Ferrer, Patty Duke, Slim Pickens, Irwin Allen, Arthur Herzog III, Stirling Silliphant, Irwin Allen, Jerry Goldsmith, Fred J. Koenekamp, Harold F. Kress, Jack Baur, Stan Jolley
The Swarm
moderate threat, horror, language
THE SWARM is a horror thriller, from 1978, in which a swarm of killer bees terrorises Texas.
THE SWARM is a horror thriller, from 1978, in which a swarm of killer bees terrorises Texas.
threat and horror
Sequences of panic and destruction occur as a result of killer bee attacks. Vehicles crash and explode, people run in terror, and soldiers attempt to battle the bees with flamethrowers and explosives. In one scene, children throw improvised explosives at the bees. There are also scenes of horror in which people writhe around as they are stung by bees, a child watches his parents die in an attack, and people hallucinate giant bees hovering above them.
language
There is use of moderate bad language ('son of a bitch') and milder terms including 'ass', 'God', 'damn', and 'hell'.
additional issues
There are references to suicide, upsetting scenes in which people die and others grieve, and infrequent sex references.
Classified Date:
27/06/1978
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia-Warner Dists
moderate threat, horror, language
Classified Date:
26/09/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
threat and horror
Sequences of panic and destruction occur as a result of killer bee attacks. Vehicles crash and explode, people run in terror, and soldiers attempt to battle the bees with flamethrowers and explosives. In one scene, children throw improvised explosives at the bees. There are also scenes of horror in which people writhe around as they are stung by bees, a child watches his parents die in an attack, and people hallucinate giant bees hovering above them.
language
There is use of moderate bad language ('son of a bitch') and milder terms including 'ass', 'God', 'damn', and 'hell'.
Contains moderate threat and horror
Classified Date:
20/12/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
08/04/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
31/07/1987
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
03/12/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
21/10/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified Date:
21/10/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified date26/33/2024
LanguageEnglish
threat and horror
Sequences of panic and destruction occur as a result of killer bee attacks. Vehicles crash and explode, people run in terror, and soldiers attempt to battle the bees with flamethrowers and explosives. In one scene, children throw improvised explosives at the bees. There are also scenes of horror in which people writhe around as they are stung by bees, a child watches his parents die in an attack, and people hallucinate giant bees hovering above them.
language
There is use of moderate bad language ('son of a bitch') and milder terms including 'ass', 'God', 'damn', and 'hell'.
additional issues
There are references to suicide, upsetting scenes in which people die and others grieve, and infrequent sex references.
Director(s)Irwin Allen
Production year1978
Genre(s)Horror
Approx. running minutes155m
CastMichael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Richard Chamberlain, Olivia de Havilland, Ben Johnson, Lee Grant, José Ferrer, Patty Duke, Slim Pickens, Irwin Allen, Arthur Herzog III, Stirling Silliphant, Irwin Allen, Jerry Goldsmith, Fred J. Koenekamp, Harold F. Kress, Jack Baur, Stan Jolley
Classified Date:
27/06/1978
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia-Warner Dists
moderate threat, horror, language
Classified Date:
26/09/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
threat and horror
Sequences of panic and destruction occur as a result of killer bee attacks. Vehicles crash and explode, people run in terror, and soldiers attempt to battle the bees with flamethrowers and explosives. In one scene, children throw improvised explosives at the bees. There are also scenes of horror in which people writhe around as they are stung by bees, a child watches his parents die in an attack, and people hallucinate giant bees hovering above them.
language
There is use of moderate bad language ('son of a bitch') and milder terms including 'ass', 'God', 'damn', and 'hell'.
Contains moderate threat and horror
Classified Date:
20/12/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
08/04/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
31/07/1987
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
03/12/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
21/10/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified Date:
21/10/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified date26/33/2024
LanguageEnglish
