Empire of the Ants
1977 · Movie · PG · 89 min · ★ 4.9 · 16% critics
A shady real estate pitch draws a boatload of investors to a remote Everglades property that’s supposed to become a seaside paradise. Once they’re stranded on a small island, the getaway turns into a desperate fight for survival when toxic dumping has spawned giant, aggressive ants.
Based on Empire of the Ants
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Details
- Years
- 1977
- Release date
- 1977-06-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 16/100
- TMDB rating
- 4.9/10 (126 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you’re in the mood for a silly, old-school “big bug” thriller with B-movie charm, especially if you liked The Food of the Gods or The Swarm; Not for you if you need polished effects and tight pacing.
Pros: campy creature-feature fun; some tense moments; Florida swamp setting | Cons: slow first hour; weak effects; uneven audio quality
Themes
- mind control
- florida
- based on novel or book
- boat
- mutant
- everglades
- ant
- giant insect
- radioactivity
- b movie
- nostalgic
- real estate
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Joan Collins
as Marilyn Fryser
Robert Lansing
as Dan Stokely
John David Carson
as Joe Morrison
Albert Salmi
as Sheriff Art Kincade
Jacqueline Scott
as Margaret Ellis
Pamela Susan Shoop
as Coreen Bradford
Robert Pine
as Larry Graham
Edward Power
as Charlie Pearson
- BP
Brooke Palance
as Christine Graham
Tom Fadden
as Sam Russell
Directed by Bert I. Gordon