Locusts

Upon returning home from the Navy during WWII, Donny Fletcher (Ron Howard) faces the cold stares and whispers of his friends and neighbors. Donny was discharged, putting him at odds with not only the townsfolk, but his own father (Ben Johnson) as well. Now, working on the family farm is much tougher than it was before he volunteered for the service.

Meanwhile, a mega-swarm of crop-devouring grasshoppers are heading toward the farm. This could test Donny and everyone else beyond what they could imagine.

In spite of the title, LOCUSTS is more about family, community, redemption, and heroism overcoming impossible odds, than it is about anything else. It's a wonderful slice of rural Americana. Johnson, Howard, Katherine Helmond, and Lisa Gerritsen really capture the Fletcher clan well.

Yes, the grasshoppers are a major threat. However, there's a lot more than "bug horror" going on in this made-for-TV movie...