Movies: “The Satan Bug”

Apr. 14, 1965 - Opening today is “The Satan Bug,” a science fiction suspense film from United Artists, produced and directed by John Sturges, that stars George Maharis, Richard Basehart, Anne Francis, and Dana Andrews. 

The screenplay by James Clavell and Edward Anhalt was loosely based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Alistair MacLean, written under the pseudonym Ian Stuart. 

The film’s score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith. 

In the story, a germ that could destroy life on Earth is stolen from a biological warfare lab, and the thief threatens to release it into the open, prompting a security officer to act.

The film features the first use of a stabilized camera mount, invented by Nelson Tyler, placed on a helicopter.

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