Frogs (1972)

A group of hapless victims is invited to an island estate crawling with evil frogs.

Director:

George McCowan

Writers:

Robert Hutchison (screenplay), Robert Blees (screenplay),

Stars:

Ray Milland, Sam Elliott, Joan Van Ark

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ray Milland	...	Jason Crockett
Sam Elliott	...	Pickett Smith
Joan Van Ark	...	Karen Crockett
Adam Roarke	...	Clint Crockett
Judy Pace	...	Bella Garrington
Lynn Borden	...	Jenny Crockett
Mae Mercer	...	Maybelle
David Gilliam	...	Michael Martindale
Nicholas Cortland	...	Kenneth Martindale
George Skaff	...	Stuart Martindale
Lance Taylor Sr.	...	Charles
Hollis Irving	...	Iris Martindale (as Holly Irving)
Dale Willingham	...	Tina Crockett
Hal Hodges	...	Jay Crockett
Carolyn Fitzsimmons	...	Lady in Car

Storyline

Jason Crockett is an aging, grumpy, physically disabled millionaire who invites his family to his island estate for his birthday celebration. Pickett Smith is a free-lance photographer who is doing a pollution layout for an ecology magazine. Jason Crockett hates nature, poisoning anything that crawls on his property. On the night of his birthday the frogs and other members of nature begin to pay Crockett back.

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Plot Keywords:

island | frog | pollution | florida | canoe | 

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Taglines:

If YOU Are Squeamish Stay Home!!!

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

MGM Studios (us)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 1972 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Invasão das Rãs

Filming Locations:

Historical Museum, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American International Pictures (AIP), Peter Thomas Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Scenes of star Sam Elliot shirtless in this film would later help him land the starring role in the movie Lifeguard.

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Goofs

There are many close up shots of a Cane Toad with the sound of a croaking frog. Toads do not croak like frogs, and what is supposed to look like croaking is just their normal way of breathing.

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Quotes

Jason Crockett: I still believe man is master of the world.
Pickett Smith: Does that mean he can't live in harmony with the rest of it?

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits, a cartoon frog hops out with a hand hanging out of its mouth which it slurps back.

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Connections

Referenced in The Simpsons: Bart vs. Australia (1995)

User Reviews

Effective despite premise and budget

While it's pretty obvious that this film was done on a low budget (i.e. the same shots are repeated over and over and over) this is a pretty effective horror movie and deserves a look. The death scenes are well executed (and the end is quite chilling), the music is appropriate (it's sounds almost like an "angry swamp"), and the locations are put to good use. It's definitely a b-movie and is not at all "great cinema", but it's still a minor classic and should have some kind of cult status.