Phase IV
1974 · Movie · PG · 86 min · ★ 6.3 · 50% critics
After a strange event in the Arizona desert, unusually intelligent ants begin reshaping the balance of nature. Inside an isolated research lab, a small group tries to understand the growing threat as the insects become more organized, more unpredictable, and far harder to stop than expected.
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Details
- Years
- 1974
- Release date
- 1974-09-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Critic score
- 50/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (295 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy moody, offbeat sci-fi with creepy insects, a dreamlike feel, and slow-building tension in the vein of Kingdom of the Spiders; Not for you if you want fast action or clear answers.
Pros: mesmerizing ant close-ups; eerie desert atmosphere; original sci-fi premise | Cons: thin human characters; slow pacing; vague storytelling
Themes
- insect
- ant
- murder
- scientist
- desert
- based on short story
- time lapse photography
Cast & crew
Nigel Davenport
as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
Michael Murphy
as James R. Lesko
Lynne Frederick
as Kendra Eldridge
Alan Gifford
as Mr. Eldridge
Robert Henderson
as Clete
Helen Horton
as Mildred Eldridge
David Healy
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Directed by Saul Bass