The Swarm

Revealing mistake: When we see the bees flying off the trash cans and on their way to Marysville, you can see it is simply reversed footage.

Revealing mistake: When Felix puts down his cup of coffee whilst speaking to Mr Harris in the cafe, you can see his cup is empty.

Revealing mistake: If you look carefully when Paul's father is killed by the bees at the picnic site, you can see he is breathing as his belly is expanding.

Revealing mistake: When the bees attack the train during the evacuation scene, a guard falls backwards and his arm hits a lever. You can see that the 'bees' in this scene are just colored pellets.

Continuity mistake: The burnout of Houston takes place at nighttime, but when the bees attack an ambulance driver who then crashes into a building, the scene changes briefly to broad daylight.

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Brad Crane: We've been fighting a losing battle against the insects for fifteen years, but I never thought I'd see the final face-off in my lifetime. And I never dreamed, that it would turn out to be the bees. They've always been our friend.

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Trivia: Irwin Allen used 22 million bees in this movie. This is largest cast of live animals in a feature film.

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