Empire of the Ants (film)

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Empire of the Ants

Directed by	Bert I. Gordon
Produced by	Bert I. Gordon
Written by	Bert I. Gordon Jack Turley
Starring	Joan Collins Robert Lansing John Carson
Music by	Dana Kaproff
Cinematography	Reginald Morris
Editing by	Michael Luciano
Distributed by	American International Pictures
Release date(s)	1977
Running time	89 min.
Country	United States
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Empire of the Ants is a 1977 science fiction horror film by Bert I. Gordon. Based very loosely on the story by H.G. Wells, the plot involves a group of prospective land buyers led by Marilyn Fryser (Joan Collins), who wind up battling mutated giant ants.

1 Special Effects
2 Trivia
3 Cast
4 External links

[edit] Special Effects

As with most Bert I. Gordon films, the titular menace is mostly shown to us through photographically enlarged footage of actual ants. This did lead to some problems though, as the Ants' size would change in some scenes.

When it called for the actors to really interact with the ants in some scenes, large mock-up ant props were used.

[edit] Trivia

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Filmed before Collins hit the big time in Dynasty, Collins reportedly said this was her worst ever acting experience.

The quote "I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords" is often erroneously attributed to this movie. The actual origin of the quote is from the Simpsons episode "Deep Space Homer".