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A group of hapless victims is invited to an island estate crawling with evil frogs. Director:George McCowan |
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Cast
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| Ray Milland | ... |
Jason Crockett
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| Sam Elliott | ... |
Pickett Smith
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| Joan Van Ark | ... |
Karen Crockett
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| Adam Roarke | ... |
Clint Crockett
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Judy Pace | ... |
Bella Garrington
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Jenny Crockett
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Mae Mercer | ... |
Maybelle
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Michael Martindale
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Nicholas Cortland | ... |
Kenneth Martindale
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George Skaff | ... |
Stuart Martindale
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Lance Taylor Sr. | ... |
Charles
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Hollis Irving | ... |
Iris Martindale
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Dale Willingham | ... |
Tina Crockett
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Hal Hodges | ... |
Jay Crockett
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Carolyn Fitzsimmons | ... |
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
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. Written by Kelly W. <tsenhue@escape.ca>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 March 1972 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Invasão das Rãs See more »Company Credits
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Pickett Smith: Does that mean he can't live in harmony with the rest of it?
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The Florida Holiday Inn used by the crew would not allow the poisonous snakes, spiders or black scorpions used in the film to be brought into the hotel. See more »Goofs
When Smith is driving through the forest, it's supposed to be nighttime. It's dark both in the forest and in the shots we see of the plantation house. However, when they show other shots, it's obviously daytime because you can see the sun and the clear blue sky. See more »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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Even though the film can never really top the brilliance of its own tagline ('Today the pond! Tomorrow the world!'), "Frogs" is a hugely entertaining and surprisingly well-made ecological horror film. These typical "creature features" were guaranteed hits back in the 70's and pretty much every animal species got turned into ravenous monsters enthusiast horror filmmakers, even the most unlikely ones like worms ("Squirm") and rabbits ("Night of the Lepus"). In this film, the frogs aren't just vicious killers but also strategic army generals that mobilize a whole island's ecosystem to commit nasty murders! The frogs are merely supervising whilst humans are being killed off by spiders, lizards, snakes, alligators and – oh yes – even a turtle! Pickett Smith is a freelance photographer who ends up at the private island home of obnoxious industrialist Jason Crockett during his annual 4th of July/birthday celebration. Also present are a dangerously increasing amount of frogs that no longer put up with the pollution and pesticides on the island and they plan a large-scaled attack on the Crockett family. "Ten Little Indians"-style, all the island's residents are imaginatively killed by ill-natured critters. The story naturally is silly and hardly ever scary, yet it's praiseworthy how director George McGowan attempts to build up an atmosphere of tension. Much like Hitchcock did in "The Birds" (only better), McGowan simply zooms in on the frogs and puts the emphasis on their eerie croaking. So, even though they're simple frogs they look a bit ominous! The best aspect of the film unquestionably is Mario Tosi's colorful camera-work that shows the beautiful environment from many creative viewpoints. The young Sam Elliot is quite good in his heroic role but the shows is obviously stolen by Ray Milland as the grumpy and bossy millionaire who thinks he can afford himself everything. The rest of the cast is quite wooden and their gruesome animal-inflicted deaths actually come as a relief. "Frogs" stands for great campy fun, not a single dull moment and a high body count! Damn, the 70's were cool.