Written by Laurence Heath Music by Gerald Fried Original language(s) English | Directed by Peter R. Hunt Country of origin United States | |
Starring Carol Lynley
Dale Robinette
Billy Green Bush
Philip Michael Thomas | ||
The Beasts Are on the Streets is a 1978 American made-for-television thriller film produced by the animation studio of Hanna-Barbera Productions, directed by Peter R. Hunt and starring Carol Lynley, Dale Robinette, Billy Green Bush and Philip Michael Thomas. It was filmed on location in Grand Prairie, Texas and Arlington, TX and originally broadcast on NBC on May 18, 1978.
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Plot
A careening tanker truck rips through the fence of a Texas wildlife preserve, unleashing an untamed force of wild animals on an unsuspecting community which includes bison, zebras, camels, antelopes, ostriches, elephants, lions, rhinos, tigers and bears. Carol Lynley and Dale Robinette co-star as, respectively, a dedicated veterinarian and the head ranger of the park for wild animals.
They are both joined by park rangers and local police officers as they desperately scramble to recapture the escaped animals while two trigger-happy hunters (Billy Green Bush and Burton Gilliam) decide to go big-game hunting amid this community chaos.
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DVD release
On July 22, 2013, Warner Bros. released The Beasts Are on the Streets on DVD in Region 1 for the first time via their Warner Archive Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.