Empire of the Ants
For they shall inherit the earth... sooner than you think!
PG 1977 · 89 min · ★ 5.0 · Horror, Science Fiction
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
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Jacqueline Scott Margaret Ellis -
Pamela Susan Shoop Coreen Bradford -
Robert Pine Larry Graham -
Edward Power Charlie Pearson - B Brooke Palance Christine Graham
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Irene Tedrow Velma Thompson -
Harry Holcombe Harry Thompson
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