IMDb RATING
4.3/10
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Con artist Marilyn Fryser tries to sell bogus real estate deals in an area overrun by giant ants.Con artist Marilyn Fryser tries to sell bogus real estate deals in an area overrun by giant ants.Con artist Marilyn Fryser tries to sell bogus real estate deals in an area overrun by giant ants.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Pamela Susan Shoop
- Coreen Bradford
- (as Pamela Shoop)
Florance McGee
- Phoebe Russell
- (as Florence McGee)
- Director
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Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Pamela Susan Shoop, the film's sound man had a fight with director Bert I. Gordon towards the end of the shoot and threw all of its audio tapes into the swamp. They lost everything, so the entire film had to be looped. Because of this, their voices and actions never quite mesh.
- GoofsAfter the survivors emerge from the swamp, there are alternating scenes in which Marilyn Fryser's (Joan Collins) white skirt is dirty, then completely clean, and then dirty again.
- Quotes
Coreen Bradford: Oh my God! They're herding us like cattle!
- Alternate versionsThe original UK theatrical version of this film was heavily cut to both receive an "A" (PG) certificate and reduce scenes of screaming and violence, including attacks and bloodied bodies. These cuts were restored to it for the 2002 ILC release and the certificate was upgraded to a "15".
- ConnectionsFeatured in A Century of Science Fiction (1996)
Featured review
Like one reviewer says, (and I paraphrase) this is an Arkoff/Nicholson/ Bert I Gordon film, people - lighten up! Did you seriously expect Academy material (not that that means anything) out of a film called "Empire of The Ants?" Yes, the effects are laughable, yes the acting, and especially the reactions to the ants, are hilarious. It's all in good fun. I just love that grainy 70's print and the actors forging ahead despite the ridiculousness of it all. I personally think that credible acting in a film like this is a whole lot harder than a typical 'dramatic' production. I mean, how much harder would it be to get into the 'zone' and understand your motivations with something this silly? An absolute must watch for fans of bad movies. Especially if 70's bad movies really get ya. Similar titles: Squirm, Frogs, Tentacles. Anybody know any more good obscure 70's eco-horror? Please email me.
- thefountainmenace
- Jan 14, 2002
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- Also known as
- H.G. Wells' Empire of the Ants
- Filming locations
- Belle Glade, Florida, USA(location)
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- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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