Director: John Sturges

Writers: James Clavell; Edward Anhalt

From novel: The Satan Bug by Alistair MacLean

Keywords: Thriller, Virus, Experiment Gone Awry

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Anderson	Actor	20-Oct-1922	7-Aug-1992	Harry Jackson on MacGyver
Dana Andrews	Actor	1-Jan-1909	17-Dec-1992	The Best Years of Our Lives
Ed Asner	Actor	15-Nov-1929		Lou Grant
Richard Basehart	Actor	31-Aug-1914	17-Sep-1984	La Strada
Richard Bull	Actor	26-Jun-1924		Nels on Little House on the Prairie
Anne Francis	Actor	16-Sep-1930		Forbidden Planet
James Hong	Actor	22-Feb-1929		Indeed!
George Maharis	Actor	1-Sep-1928		Buzz Murdock on Route 66
Simon Oakland	Actor	28-Aug-1915	29-Aug-1983	Tony Vincenzo on Kolchak
Frank Sutton	Actor	23-Oct-1923	28-Jun-1974	Sgt. Vince Carter on Gomer Pyle

REVIEWS

Review by Dee-Dee (posted on 4-Sep-2005)

The Satan Bug is a fine suspense film. George Maharis is the hero: a lawyer, ex-intelligence officer, pacifist, and former military helicopter pilot. His character, of course, is brilliant, brave, and very well educated. He plays his role with understated ease and confidence.

I think one of the things I like best about this film is its intelligence. The writers didn't feel the need to use bad language, unnecessary violence, or impossible contrivances to keep the viewer on the edge of the seat. The clever theft of a highly contagious biological weapon from a top secret and highly secure government laboratory facility is the premise of the film. Sure the idea has been done before, but this presentation is clever, witty, dramatic, and believable. The cast is also first rate and play their roles perfectly. The "inside man" is not suspected until near the end.

I will enjoy this movie again and again.

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