This is a great example of why I watch B movies—or is that, "bee movies?" It's stupid as hell but quite entertaining.
In the small town of Peckham, California, middle-aged men are serially dropping dead during the sex act. So, it happens while they peck 'em. (Hey, at least I didn't say, "They came and they went.") As some of the dead men were scientists at a federally-funded laboratory, the State Department sends Agent Neil Agar (William Smith) to investigate the matter. As he tells the town sheriff, "They sent me down on this one. It looks like an easy one after that last one." (Don't ask me what the hell he's talking about.)
With the help of one Julie Zorn (Victoria Vetri), Agar discovers that the culprits are women who have been genetically modified with the DNA of honey bees. The queen bee is Dr. Susan Harris (Anitra Ford), a researcher at the lab. All it takes is a single gunshot from Agar to destroy Harris' lab, electrocuting all the bee women in the process and neutralizing the threat to the balding, doughy men of Peckham.
Unlike a lot of B movies, the night scenes here were actually shot at night. But the lighting is so bad, you hardly see what's happening on screen. On the other hand, a protracted scene in which the hot young Dr. Harris beds and kills a 50-year-old doughy guy made me glad about the awful lighting.
As a sci-fi movie, this one really doesn't pass muster. But who cares with all the boobs and butts on display? And the scene in which the modification process is shown from start to finish really is something to see.
Item: The sheriff's station is obviously someone's house. It even has a car port.
Item: The coroner's lab is the size of a GP's exam room and has a disturbingly low ceiling.
Item: Some of the cinematography shows cleverness and imagination, particularly as involves the bee women's points of view.
Item: In one brutal scene, three hoodlums attempt to rape Ms. Zorn. Luckily, Agar is right around the corner and pounds the bastards senseless. However, neither Julie nor Agar sees a need to call the cops on these punks. And the young lady bounces back from this traumatic experience with remarkable speed.
Item: Anitra Ford's best scenes are without dialogue. She really couldn't act.
Item: Anitra Ford was one of the first "showgirls" on CBS-TV's "The Price is Right."
In the small town of Peckham, California, middle-aged men are serially dropping dead during the sex act. So, it happens while they peck 'em. (Hey, at least I didn't say, "They came and they went.") As some of the dead men were scientists at a federally-funded laboratory, the State Department sends Agent Neil Agar (William Smith) to investigate the matter. As he tells the town sheriff, "They sent me down on this one. It looks like an easy one after that last one." (Don't ask me what the hell he's talking about.)
With the help of one Julie Zorn (Victoria Vetri), Agar discovers that the culprits are women who have been genetically modified with the DNA of honey bees. The queen bee is Dr. Susan Harris (Anitra Ford), a researcher at the lab. All it takes is a single gunshot from Agar to destroy Harris' lab, electrocuting all the bee women in the process and neutralizing the threat to the balding, doughy men of Peckham.
Unlike a lot of B movies, the night scenes here were actually shot at night. But the lighting is so bad, you hardly see what's happening on screen. On the other hand, a protracted scene in which the hot young Dr. Harris beds and kills a 50-year-old doughy guy made me glad about the awful lighting.
As a sci-fi movie, this one really doesn't pass muster. But who cares with all the boobs and butts on display? And the scene in which the modification process is shown from start to finish really is something to see.
Item: The sheriff's station is obviously someone's house. It even has a car port.
Item: The coroner's lab is the size of a GP's exam room and has a disturbingly low ceiling.
Item: Some of the cinematography shows cleverness and imagination, particularly as involves the bee women's points of view.
Item: In one brutal scene, three hoodlums attempt to rape Ms. Zorn. Luckily, Agar is right around the corner and pounds the bastards senseless. However, neither Julie nor Agar sees a need to call the cops on these punks. And the young lady bounces back from this traumatic experience with remarkable speed.
Item: Anitra Ford's best scenes are without dialogue. She really couldn't act.
Item: Anitra Ford was one of the first "showgirls" on CBS-TV's "The Price is Right."