The Beasts Are on the Streets
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| 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 |
| 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 thriller 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
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Africa (logo)
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
- 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.
- James W. Gavin, who has played many police helicopter pilot roles, had his voice dubbed over by an uncredited John Stephenson. The pilot isn't identified by other characters, but his nametag and the cast credits refer to him as Steve Harkins.
- The nurse whose nametag says Tobi Singleton is referred to as "Duty nurse" in the cast credits.
Errors
- The license plates say California despite the film being shot in Texas.
- Nothing is said about Carl who made the crash. Did he survive or die?
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
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- July 22, 2013: Warner Archive Collection releases The Beasts Are on the Streets on DVD.
