Empire of the Ants (1977)

Directed by

Bert Ira Gordon

Genre

horror film, science fiction film, monster film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

PG

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 126 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of people looking to buy swamp land are terrorized by giant ants that have mutated after feeding on toxic waste. The ants take control of the humans and force them to work in a colony.

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What happens

Empire of the Ants is a 1977 science fiction horror film co-written and directed by Bert I. Gordon. Based very loosely on the 1905 short story "Empire of the Ants" by H. G. Wells, the film involves a group of prospective land buyers led by a land developer, pitted against large mutated ants. It is the third and last film released in A.I.P.'s H.G. Wells film cycle, which include The Food of the Gods (1976) and The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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