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Title: Empire of the Ants (1977)
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Marilyn Fryser
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Dan Stokely
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Charlie Pearson
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Christine Graham
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Velma Thompson
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Thomas Lawson
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Mary Lawson
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Sleazy scam artist Joan Collins tries to sell phony real estate deals down in the Florida everglades. What she and her unsuspecting buyers don't know is the area has been taken over by giant ants! Written by Humberto Amador
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July 1977 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
H.G. Wells' Empire of the Ants See more »Company Credits
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The name of the the rental car agency owner is painted on the window as "J. Foote" who was the transportation captain on this cinematragic masterpiece. See more »Goofs
Following the storm in which all the characters were seen getting soaked outside in the rain, they continue their escape from the giant ants completely dry. See more »Quotes
Voice: [Opening voiceover, as an image of ants tearing apart an orchid flower on the ground is shown on screen] This is the ant. Treat it with respect, for it may very well be the next dominant life form of our planet. Sound incredible? Impossible? Have you ever taken a good, close look at what the ant is all about? Like these atta cephalotes - one of the 15,000 different species inhabiting our planet. This one cultivates crops of fungus for food. Others herd aphids, just as man herds cattle. And what ...See more »
Empire of the Ants is one of the more campy and unintentionally funny nature runs amok films of the 70's.
People surveying land on an island suddenly have a run in with a colony of radio active giant ants!
Bert I. Gordon is mostly known for his hokey B movies for AIP pictures, this being one of the funniest. Naturally the special FX for these giant creatures are laughably bad and the acting is less-than impressive to say the least. The fact that melodramatic Joan Collins is the star of the film doesn't help matters either! But Empire of the Ants is one of those golden B flicks that are so bad that they have a cheesy kind of entertaining value. It really lands itself in the category of so-bad-it's-good!
While Empire of the Ants certainly isn't for the serious viewer, it's gold to us B fans and one can't deny that it leaves an impression!
** 1/2 out of ****