Empire of the Ants (1977)

06/29/1977 (US) • 1h 29m

Horror, Science Fiction

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.

Top Billed Cast

Joan Collins

Marilyn Fryser

Robert Lansing

Dan Stokely

John David Carson

Joe Morrison

Albert Salmi

Sheriff Art Kincade

Jacqueline Scott

Margaret Ellis

Pamela Susan Shoop

Coreen Bradford

Robert Pine

Larry Graham

Edward Power

Charlie Pearson

Brooke Palance

Christine Graham


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$500,000.00

Revenue

$2,500,000.00

Keywords

mind control

florida

boat

mutant

everglades

ant

giant insect

radioactivity

b movie

real estate

florida everglades

giant ants

animal horror

eco-horror

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