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Frogs

  • 1972
  • 16
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
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Frogs (1972)
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A group of helpless victims celebrate a birthday on an island estate crawling with killer amphibians, birds, insects, and reptiles.A group of helpless victims celebrate a birthday on an island estate crawling with killer amphibians, birds, insects, and reptiles.A group of helpless victims celebrate a birthday on an island estate crawling with killer amphibians, birds, insects, and reptiles.

  • Director
    • George McCowan
  • Writers
    • Robert Hutchison
    • Robert Blees
  • Stars
    • Ray Milland
    • Sam Elliott
    • Joan Van Ark
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    7.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • George McCowan
    • Writers
      • Robert Hutchison
      • Robert Blees
    • Stars
      • Ray Milland
      • Sam Elliott
      • Joan Van Ark
    • 176User reviews
    • 85Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Frogs
    Trailer 2:10
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    Ray Milland in Frogs (1972)
    Frogs (1972)
    David Gilliam in Frogs (1972)
    Sam Elliott, Joan Van Ark, and Adam Roarke in Frogs (1972)
    Ray Milland, Mae Mercer, and Lance Taylor Sr. in Frogs (1972)
    Hollis Irving in Frogs (1972)
    Lynn Borden in Frogs (1972)
    Frogs (1972)
    Frogs (1972)
    Nicholas Cortland in Frogs (1972)
    Sam Elliott, Joan Van Ark, and Adam Roarke in Frogs (1972)
    Nicholas Cortland and Hollis Irving in Frogs (1972)

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    Ray Milland
    Ray Milland
    • Jason Crockett
    Sam Elliott
    Sam Elliott
    • Pickett Smith
    Joan Van Ark
    Joan Van Ark
    • Karen Crockett
    Adam Roarke
    Adam Roarke
    • Clint Crockett
    Judy Pace
    Judy Pace
    • Bella Garrington
    Lynn Borden
    Lynn Borden
    • Jenny Crockett
    Mae Mercer
    Mae Mercer
    • Maybelle
    David Gilliam
    David Gilliam
    • Michael Martindale
    Nicholas Cortland
    • Kenneth Martindale
    George Skaff
    • Stuart Martindale
    Lance Taylor Sr.
    • Charles
    Hollis Irving
    Hollis Irving
    • Iris Martindale
    • (as Holly Irving)
    Dale Willingham
    • Tina Crockett
    Hal Hodges
    • Jay Crockett
    Carolyn Fitzsimmons
    • Lady in Car
    Robert Sanders
    • Young Boy in Car
    • Director
      • George McCowan
    • Writers
      • Robert Hutchison
      • Robert Blees
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    • Trivia
      Many of the 500 Florida frogs and 100 South American cane toads purchased for use in the film escaped during production.
    • Goofs
      When Pickett Smith is wandering around the island, he sees Grover lying face down in a marsh, where he was killed by being bitten by a venomous snake. Grover, however, is clearly still breathing.
    • Quotes

      Jason Crockett: Karen... and everyone else... this conversation has ended!

      Pickett Smith: No, it hasn't, Mr. Crockett. Look, with Grover and Kenneth dead, I don't know what's going on around here... or if it is happening anywhere else... but we are a bunch of damn fools not to face the fact that we are in a hell of a lot of trouble! And we're gonna have to get together to fight it!

      Bella Garrington: Keep talking Mr. Pickett, 'cause you are the only man around here who's saying anything!

      Pickett Smith: First of all, we're gonna have to try to find Iris, Stuart and Michael. But to be very honest with you... I don't think we will. Not alive anyway. But whether we find them or not, we've got to get off this damn island! All of us, now! We'll take the power boat. If we have to, we'll tow the canoe.

      Jason Crockett: And leave this house empty and deserted... on the Fourth of July?

      Pickett Smith: I don't really think there's gonna be anybody around here to worry about today. Maybe if you didn't notice, but there hasn't been one boat out on that lake all day!

      Clint Crockett: Do you think this is happening everywhere, Mr. Smith?

      Pickett Smith: Well if it is, I think we'd stand a better chance if we all get out of here together.

      Jason Crockett: Well, I forbid it! I control these people, not you!

      Bella Garrington: Nobody controls me, Mr. Crockett! Now I'm asking for your permission to get off this island, by myself or with anyone else, I just want to go!

    • Crazy credits
      After the closing credits fade out, an animated frog hops onscreen with a human hand hanging out of its mouth, after which it turns to face the audience and slurps the hand into its mouth, then it turns away from the audience and hops off-screen.
    • Alternate versions
      In the film's pre-release prints, Iris (Holly Irving) dies by being forced into a quicksand pool by a giant butterfly and then drowning in it rather than dying by snakebite. The scene, however, was thought to be too silly-looking and, thus, it was cut. Clips of the cut scene can still be glimpsed in the film's theatrical trailer, however.
    • Connections
      Edited from Bloody Mama (1970)

    User reviews176

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    shadows & frog
    The 1970s was the era of disco, blaxploitation, and eco-horror (aka nature's vengeance). George McCowan's "Frogs" is considered the first eco-horror flick. A young Sam Elliott (more recently known as the narrator in "The Big Lebowski") plays a photographer who visits a southern estate where the patriarch (Ray Milland) refuses to live in harmony with nature. The old man sprays chemicals all over the swamp with absolutely no regard for the plants or animals. So it only makes sense that the frogs -- in collaboration with the snakes, alligators, spiders, etc. -- are out to dispense some justice! On the plot's value alone, there's no reason to interpret "Frogs" as any kind of high-quality movie. We could interpret it as a warning about messing with the Earth (when you battle nature, you ALWAYS lose), or we could just view it as a plain old fun movie. Whatever the case, it's a pretty enjoyable flick, silly though it may be.

    All in all, just be a little more respectful the next time that you meet any plant or animal, especially an amphibian of the order Anura.
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    • lee_eisenberg
    • Oct 15, 2011

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    • Release date
      • March 15, 1973 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Frösche
    • Filming locations
      • Eden Gardens State Park - County Road 395, Point Washington, Florida, USA(the swamp area scenes)
    • Production companies
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
      • Thomas/Edwards Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $475,265
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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