Empire of the Ants

Empire of the Ants (1977)

29/06/1977
Horror, Science Fiction
1h 29m

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

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.

  • Bert I. GordonDirector
  • Jack TurleyScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $500,000

  • Revenue

    $2,500,000

Keywords

  • mind control
  • florida
  • boat
  • mutant
  • everglades
  • ant
  • giant insect
  • radioactivity
  • b movie
  • real estate
  • florida everglades
  • giant ants
  • animal horror
  • eco-horror

Top Billed 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

Brooke Palance

Christine Graham

Tom Fadden

Tom Fadden

Sam Russell

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