Locusts (2005) (TV)

Director:

David Jackson

Writer (WGA):

Doug Prochilo (written by)

Release Date:

24 April 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Horror | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The swarm is the storm.

Plot:

Dr. Maddy Rierdon, an investigator for the Department of Agriculture, is the only person who can protect America from a deadly breed of bioengineered locusts. |

Plot Keywords:

Locust | School Bus | Destruction | Airplane | Farm

Cast

Lucy Lawless	...	Maddy Rierdon
John Heard	...	Dr. Peter Axelrod
Dylan Neal	...	Dan Dyrer
Gregory Alan Williams	...	General Miller (as Greg Alan Williams)
Mike Farrell	...	Lyle Rierden
Natalia Nogulich	...	Lorelei Wentworth
Mike Gomez	...	Secretary Morales
Esperanza Catubig	...	Vivian
Sam Temeles	...	Wyatt Reynolds
Mark Costello	...	Director Rusk
Caroline McKinley	...	Terry Axelrod
Daniel Joseph	...	Dr. Jonas Hanauer
Margaret Lawhon	...	Senator Clauston
Nicolas Roye	...	Jimmy
Andrew Seeley	...	Willy

Also Known As:

Locusts: Day of Destruction (Australia)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:PG | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | New Zealand:PG | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

VZS Productions

Trivia:

The footage of the doomed airplane's second engine blowing out is a mirror image of the footage for the first engine.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When the school bus driver steps hard on the brake, none of the children in the bus move forward in reaction to the sudden stop.

Quotes:

Maddy: You screw with nature, nature's gonna screw with you.

Movie Connections:

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The Best Insect/Swarm Disaster Movie in Years

I have seen many insect/swarm disaster movies, and this one is good. This is a real true disaster movie that I think stands above other insect/swarm disaster movies. The disaster is widespread across the country and really gives a realistic feel as it involves various cities and states, news reports, highway traffic, a school bus and air travel. And Lucy Lawless is very good as the leading character, and she joins other strong female roles in disaster movies: Kim Delaney (10.5, 2003), Joanna Kearns (The Great Los Angeles Earthquake, 1990), Susan Batten (Hijacked: Filght 285, 1996), and Maria Conchita Alonso (Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17, 1996). Someone said the special effects are bad. I disagree. However, some intense close-ups of the insects are unnecessary and drag the film down a bit as "The Birds", "Jaws," and any other frightening thriller involving nature is the more frightening when you can't really see the terror. Now, let's hope they'll release it on DVD.