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Empire of the Ants

Empire of the Ants

For they shall inherit the earth... sooner than you think!

19774.91h 29m

Overview

A Florida real estate developer and her captain lure investors to a property in the Everglades called Dreamland Shores, under false pretenses that the swampland will soon be developed. After the group arrives on a small island, they find it has been overrun by giant mutated ants, brought on by the dumping of toxic waste in the area.

Directed by Bert I. Gordon
Written by H. G. Wells, Bert I. Gordon, Jack Turley
Produced by Bert I. Gordon
Box OfficeBudget: $500KRevenue: $2.5M

Top Cast

Joan Collins

Joan Collins

Marilyn Fryser

Robert Lansing

Robert Lansing

Dan Stokely

John David Carson

John David Carson

Joe Morrison

Albert Salmi

Albert Salmi

Sheriff Art Kincade

Jacqueline Scott

Jacqueline Scott

Margaret Ellis

Pamela Susan Shoop

Pamela Susan Shoop

Coreen Bradford

Robert Pine

Robert Pine

Larry Graham

Edward Power

Edward Power

Charlie Pearson

B

Brooke Palance

Christine Graham

Tom Fadden

Tom Fadden

Sam Russell

Themes & Keywords

mind controlfloridabased on novel or bookboatmutantevergladesantgiant insectradioactivityb movienostalgicreal estateflorida evergladesgiant antsanimal horroreco-horror

About Empire of the Ants

Empire of the Ants is a horror, science fiction film released in 1977 exploring themes of mind control, florida, based on novel or book, boat, mutant, everglades. Directed by Bert I. Gordon, it stars Joan Collins, Robert Lansing, John David Carson. A Florida real estate developer and her captain lure investors to a property in the Everglades called Dreamland Shores, under false pretenses that the swampland will soon be developed. After the group arrives on a small island, they find it has been overrun by giant mutated ants, brought on by the dumping of toxic waste in the area.

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