Directed by:
Bert I. GordonScreenplay:
Jack TurleyCinematography:
Reginald H. MorrisComposer:
Dana KaproffCast:
Joan Collins, Robert Lansing, John David Carson, Albert Salmi, Jacqueline Scott, Robert Pine, Pamela Susan Shoop, Marvin Miller, Harry Holcombe, Tom Fadden (more)Plots(1)
An aggressive land developer takes a boatload of prospective buyers to a reclaimed swamp in the southeast. While there, the is attacked my a swarm of huge ants, the result of genetic mutation after exposure to atomic wastes. A battle for survival ensues, the fate of the Earth hanging in the balance. (official distributor synopsis)
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This was really bad, and I think that despite enjoying B movies. The special effects are so unbelievably naive that they could really be done on a shoestring budget. Even the tight pants and sweaters don't save it much, just like the effort to keep the female heroines as soaked as possible. This is a truly terrible movie. However, there are elements for which it does not deserve a Boo! rating.
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One of the typical creatures of B-movie devil Bert I. Gordon. Giant ants, mutated by radioactive waste (ahem), subjugate nearby residents with the help of enslaved police officers by herding them into a nearby factory, where a mother ant breathes on them in a sealed cabin and uses her breath to make them obedient puppets (ahem, ahem). The effects are commensurate with its low budget (but better than in Gordon's legendary The Food of the Gods), the camera is shaky during the ant attack to give the impression of moving static ant mannequins, the "acting" led by Joan "Mrs. Dynasty" Collins is appropriately cringey, and overall nothing worth commenting on. So, why do I bother writing this?
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