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|caption=  
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]]
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]]
|distributor=  
|distributor= [[Taft Broadcasting]]
|released= [[May 18]], [[1978]]
|released= [[May 18]], [[1978]]
|run_time= 100 minutes
|run_time= 1:36:32
|starring= [[Carol Lynley]]<br />[[Dale Robinette]]<br />[[Billy Green Bush]]<br />[[Philip Michael Thomas]]<br />[[Casey Biggs]]<br />[[Burton Gilliam]]<br />[[Sharon Ullrick]]<br />[[Anna Lee]]<br />[[Bill Thurman]]<br />[[David Little]]
|starring= [[Carol Lynley]]<br />[[Dale Robinette]]<br />[[Billy Green Bush]]<br />[[Philip Michael Thomas]]<br />[[Casey Biggs]]<br />[[Burton Gilliam]]<br />[[Sharon Ullrick]]<br />[[Anna Lee]]
|producers= [[Harry R. Sherman]]
|producers= [[Harry R. Sherman]]
|music= [[Gerald Fried]]
|music= [[Gerald Fried]]
|story= [[Frederic Louis Fox]]
|screenplay= [[Laurence Heath]]
|screenplay= [[Laurence Heath]]
|director= [[Peter R. Hunt]]
|director= [[Peter Hunt]]
|title_card= [[File:The Beasts Are on the Streets title card.png|300px]]
|title_card= [[File:The Beasts Are on the Streets title card.png|300px]]
}}
}}
'''''The Beasts Are on the Streets''''' is an American live-action thriller television movie. It aired on [[May 18]], [[1978]] on [[NBC]]. It was written by [[Laurence Heath]], produced by [[Harry R. Sherman]], and directed by [[Peter R. Hunt]].
'''''The Beasts Are on the Streets''''' is an American live-action action television movie. It aired on [[May 18]], [[1978]] on [[NBC]]. It was written by [[Laurence Heath]], and directed by [[Peter Hunt]].


==Detailed summary==
==Detailed summary==
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==Characters==
==Characters==
{{CastTop}}
{{CastTop}}
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Rinaldo]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Ranger Rick Andrews]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Casey Biggs]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Ranger Eddie Morgan]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Philip Michael Thomas]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Diana]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Ranger Kevin Johnson]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Dale Robinette]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Ranger Slim]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Tom Mitchell]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Jim Scudder]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Billy Green Bush]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Al Loring]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Burton Gilliam]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Carl Evans]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Bill Thurman]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Sandy MaCauley]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Michelle Walling]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Doctor Claire MaCauley]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Carol Lynley]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Lucetta Gaynes]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Sharon Ullrick]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Ralph Sherman]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Carter Mullally Jr.]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Ranger Marlow]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Max Anderson]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Ranger Bill]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Mrs. Campbell]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Lieutenant Joseph Gordon]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Officer Bob Ellman]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Robert Hibbard]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Newscaster]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Vernelle Jesse]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Hal Scudder]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Bongfeldt]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Beth Scudder]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Laura Whyte]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Moon (The Beasts Are on the Streets)|Moon]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Hanna-Barbera characters#The Beasts Are on the Streets|Lady in bed]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Anna Lee]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Hanna-Barbera characters#The Beasts Are on the Streets|Man in bed]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Bobby (The Beasts Are on the Streets)|Bobby]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Gary Garber]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Hanna-Barbera characters#The Beasts Are on the Streets|Bobby's mother]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Penny Robbins]]
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Kevin's father
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Ranger Randy]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Nurse Tobi Singleton]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Dejah Moore]]
|-
|-
{{CastBottom}}
{{CastBottom}}
==Organizations==
*


==Locations==
==Locations==
* [[Earth]]
* [[Earth]]
** [[United States]]
** [[United States]]
*** [[Texas]]
**** [[African Wildlife]]
**** [[MaCauley residence]]
**** [[Scudder residence]]
**** [[Fairmount County Community Hospital]]
** [[Africa]] (logo)
*** [[Kenya]] (mentioned)
**** [[Nairobi]] (mentioned)


==Objects==
==Objects==
*  
* Tranquilizer guns


==Vehicles==
==Vehicles==
*  
* Kevin's truck
* Al's car
* Police helicopter
* Ambulance
* Firetruck
* Police cars


==Production==
==Production==
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===Filming===
===Filming===
==Music==
==Music==
The music was composed by [[Gerald Fried]].
The music was composed and conducted by [[Gerald Fried]]. The music was edited by [[Joe Sandusky]].
 
==Crew credits==
* Executive producer: [[Joseph Barbera]]
* Producer: [[Harry R. Sherman]]
* Executive in charge of production: [[Louis M. Heyward]]
* Associate producer: [[Terry Morse, Jr.]]
* 2nd unit director: [[Michael Moore]]
* Director of photography: [[George Bouilett]]
* Art director: [[Kirk Axtell]]
* Set decorator: [[Charles R. Pierce]]
* Production coordinator: [[Tobi C. Singleton]]
* Property master: [[William L. Hudson]]
* Script supervisors: [[Les Hoyle]], [[Jeanetta Lewis Hoyle]]
* Editor: [[Argyle Nelson]]
* Production manager: [[Art Levinson]]
* 1st assistant director: [[Craig W. Huston]]
* 1st assistant director, 2nd unit: [[Ron Wright]]
* 2nd assistant director: [[Alain Silver]]
* Casting directors: [[Brown-McCann Associates]]
* Camera operator: [[Dick Rawlings, Jr.]]
* Gaffer: [[Gary Haselbusch]]
* Key gripper: [[Earl Linder]]
* Assistant film editor: [[Barry Gold]]
* Costumer: [[Ron Wind]]
* Make-up artist: [[Jack Petty]]
* Special effects artists: [[Bill Bales]], [[Jerry Welcker]]
* Sound mixer: [[Don Johnson]]
* Re-recording mixer: [[Jay Harding]]
* Production assistant: [[Neal F. Barbera]]
* Sound effects editors: [[W.R. Kowalchuck]], [[Terry Moore]], [[Ric Eisman]], [[Patricia Peck]]
* Titles and optical: [[Westheimer Co.]]
* Technical advisor: [[Ralph Helfer]]
* Exotic animal consultant: [[Joe Cannon]]
* Stunt coordinator: [[Carey Loftin]]


==Release==
==Release==
Dates are in order of release:
Dates are in order of release:


* United States: May 18, 1978 on NBC
* United States: May 18, 1978 at 8 pm on NBC
* [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]: [[February 10]], [[1979]] at 6:50 pm on [[BBC One|BBC 1]]


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
*  
* Al Loring and Lucetta Gynes's last names are only used in the cast credits.
* Carl's name is only used in the cast credits.


==Errors==
==Errors==
*  
* The license plates say [[California]] despite the film being shot in Texas.


==Marketing and promotion==
==Marketing and promotion==
==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
In his review for ''The Los Angeles Times'', Kevin Thomas said of the film that it "maintains momentum nicely, but once the situation seems to be getting in control, the film lapses into one contrived and tedious sequence after another."<ref>Thomas, Kevin ([[May 18]], [[1978]]). "Fast Start for 'Beasts in Streets'". ''Los Angeles Times''. Retrieved [[May 8]], [[2024]].</ref>
==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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Revision as of 14:46, 8 May 2024

The Beasts Are on the Streets
File:.png
Production company Hanna-Barbera
Distributor Taft Broadcasting
Release date May 18, 1978
Run time 1:36:32
Starring Carol Lynley
Dale Robinette
Billy Green Bush
Philip Michael Thomas
Casey Biggs
Burton Gilliam
Sharon Ullrick
Anna Lee
Producer(s) Harry R. Sherman
Music composed by Gerald Fried
Story by Frederic Louis Fox
Screenplay by Laurence Heath
Director(s) Peter Hunt
Title card
The Beasts Are on the Streets title card.png

The Beasts Are on the Streets is an American live-action action television movie. It aired on May 18, 1978 on NBC. It was written by Laurence Heath, and directed by Peter Hunt.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Rinaldo Unavailable
Ranger Rick Andrews Casey Biggs
Ranger Eddie Morgan Philip Michael Thomas
Diana Unavailable
Ranger Kevin Johnson Dale Robinette
Ranger Slim Tom Mitchell
Jim Scudder Billy Green Bush
Al Loring Burton Gilliam
Carl Evans Bill Thurman
Sandy MaCauley Michelle Walling
Doctor Claire MaCauley Carol Lynley
Lucetta Gaynes Sharon Ullrick
Ralph Sherman Carter Mullally Jr.
Ranger Marlow Max Anderson
Ranger Bill Unavailable
Mrs. Campbell
Lieutenant Joseph Gordon Unavailable
Officer Bob Ellman Robert Hibbard
Newscaster Vernelle Jesse
Hal Scudder Jeff Bongfeldt]]
Beth Scudder Laura Whyte
Moon Unavailable
Lady in bed Anna Lee
Man in bed Unavailable
Bobby Gary Garber
Bobby's mother Penny Robbins
Kevin's father
Ranger Randy Unavailable
Nurse Tobi Singleton Dejah Moore


Locations

Objects

  • Tranquilizer guns

Vehicles

  • Kevin's truck
  • Al's car
  • Police helicopter
  • Ambulance
  • Firetruck
  • Police cars

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed and conducted by Gerald Fried. The music was edited by Joe Sandusky.

Crew credits

Release

Dates are in order of release:

Behind the scenes

  • Al Loring and Lucetta Gynes's last names are only used in the cast credits.
  • Carl's name is only used in the cast credits.

Errors

  • The license plates say California despite the film being shot in Texas.

Marketing and promotion

Critical reception

In his review for The Los Angeles Times, Kevin Thomas said of the film that it "maintains momentum nicely, but once the situation seems to be getting in control, the film lapses into one contrived and tedious sequence after another."[1]

In other languages

Language Name Meaning

Home availability

Trailers

References

  1. ^ Thomas, Kevin (May 18, 1978). "Fast Start for 'Beasts in Streets'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
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