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19 June 1954 (USA) moreTagline:
The Amazing New Warner Bros. Sensation! morePlot:
The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
‘Star Trek’ Writers Reveal Their Most Controversial Script Decisions And Why They Made Them (From MTV Movies Blog. 14 May 2009, 9:00 AM, PDT)
James Whitmore, 'Shawshank' Librarian, Dies at 87
(From Cinematical. 7 February 2009, 8:02 AM, PST)
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I`d Forgotten How Good This Was moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| James Whitmore | ... | Police Sgt. Ben Peterson | |
| Edmund Gwenn | ... | Dr. Harold Medford | |
| Joan Weldon | ... | Dr. Patricia 'Pat' Medford | |
| James Arness | ... | Robert Graham | |
| Onslow Stevens | ... | Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien | |
| Sean McClory | ... | Maj. Kibbee | |
| Chris Drake | ... | Trooper Ed Blackburn | |
| Sandy Descher | ... | The Ellinson Girl | |
| Mary Alan Hokanson | ... | Mrs. Lodge (as Mary Ann Hokanson) | |
| Don Shelton | ... | Trooper Capt. Fred Edwards | |
| Fess Parker | ... | Alan Crotty | |
| Olin Howland | ... | Jensen (as Olin Howlin) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Marshall Bradford | ... | Psychiatrist (scenes deleted) | |
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94 minCountry:
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1.75 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Certification:
Norway:16 (1954) | West Germany:16 (nf) | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 (1969) | UK:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #16752, General Audience)Fun Stuff
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Walt Disney screened the movie because he was interested in casting James Arness as Davy Crockett. However, he was so impressed by Fess Parker as the "Crazy Texan Pilot" that he chose him for the part. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Robert Graham shoots the ant that has Sgt Peterson he uses a rifle that looks an M1 Garand, a very big bulky rifle. He then turns and starts shooting at the other ants and he has a much smaller Thompson sub-machine gun. moreQuotes:
[the nest has been saturated with cyanide]Robert Graham: Boy, if I can still raise an arm when we get out of this place, I'm gonna show you just how saturated *I* can get.
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I watched THEM last week after an absence of nearly 15 years and was expecting to see another corny SF bug movie , but I was surprised as to how much I enjoyed it . Okay the science involved is absolute rubbish but it is a very enjoyable film with some really good moments like the lone cop investigating the eldritch sound of the ants , the attack on the ship , and the final battle underneath the city . Gordon Douglas uses an almost documentary type of filming that suspends disbelief . THEM is rightly regarded as one of the best films of the golden age of SF
I enjoyed watching this for the first time when I was about 8 years old , but it does have a personal relevence to me: It was the very first film I taped off the television when I got my own video recorder way back in 1988