The Beasts Are on the Streets

The Beasts Are on the Streets
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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
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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.

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

• Earth
  • United States
    • Texas
      • African Wildlife
      • MaCauley residence
      • Scudder residence
      • Fairmount County Community Hospital
  • Africa (logo)
    • Kenya (mentioned)
      • Nairobi (mentioned)

Objects

• Tranquilizer guns

Vehicles

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

Music

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

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: May 18, 1978 at 8 pm on NBC
• United Kingdom and Ireland: February 10, 1979 at 6:50 pm on BBC 1

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.

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."

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • July 22, 2013: Warner Archive Collection releases The Beasts Are on the Streets on DVD.