Phase IV
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| Directed by | Saul Bass |
| Starring | Nigel Davenport Michael Murphy Lynne Frederick Helen Horton |
| Release date(s) | 1974 |
| Country |  USA |
| Language | English |
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Phase IV is an American science fiction film, made in 1974. It is the only feature-length film directed by the noted title designer Saul Bass. It starred Nigel Davenport, Michael Murphy, Lynne Frederick and Helen Horton (who later provided the voice of "Mother" in Alien).
The story concerns a scientific team investigating a sudden surge of evolution among ants, apparently as a result of some cosmic event. Strange towers and perfect geometric designs have started appearing in the desert, and it begins to look as if the ants have developed a conscious intelligence.
A novel version of the story was written by Barry N. Malzberg, based on the screenplay by Mayo Simon.
In January 1989, Phase IV was featured as a very early episode of the movie-mocking television show Mystery Science Theater 3000 (which was a local television show in Minneapolis, Minnesota at that point).
[edit] External links
- Phase IV at the Internet Movie Database
- Phase IV and the film Them! (1954) were inspiration for 'We are THEM!' (2005), by visual artist Mark Hatter. The project used miniature stage sets and stimuli creating a satire of an ant-sized world, claiming to "Educate and Improve" the common black garden ant.
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