Frogs (film)

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Frogs
Film poster for Frogs
Directed by	George McCowan
Produced by	George Edwards Peter Thomas
Written by	Robert Hutchison (story and screenplay) Robert Blees (screenplay)
Starring	Ray Milland Sam Elliott Joan Van Ark Adam Roarke Judy Pace Lynn Borden Mae Mercer David Gilliam
Music by	Les Baxter
Cinematography	Mario Tosi
Editing by	Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Distributed by	American International Pictures
Release date(s)	March 10, 1972 (USA)
Running time	90 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
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Frogs is a 1972 horror film directed by George McCowan. The film falls into the "eco-horror" category since it tells the story of an upper-class U.S. Southern family who are victimized by several different animal species, including snakes, birds, and lizards, as well as the occasional butterfly. Nature, the movie suggests, may be justified in exacting revenge on this family because of its patriarch's abuse of the local ecology.

The movie stars Ray Milland, Sam Elliott, Joan Van Ark, and Adam Roarke. Elliott has two "beefcake" scenes in which he removes his shirt and these scenes reportedly helped earn him the title role in the 1976 movie, Lifeguard.

The film was shot in Walton County, Florida on the Emerald Coast. The location is an old southern mansion called Pt. Washington, situated on Choctowahatchie Bay.

Contents 1 Taglines 2 Plot summary 3 Main cast 4 External links

[edit] Taglines

• If YOU are squeamish stay home!!!
• Cold green skin against soft warm flesh...a croak...a scream.
• ...a terrifying story of times to come when Nature strikes back!
• A tidal wave of slithering, slimy horror devouring, destroying all in its path!
• Millions of slimy bodies squirming everywhere! Millions of gaping mouths devouring... devouring... devouring...
• It's the day that Nature strikes back!
• Today the pond! Tomorrow the world!

[edit] Plot summary

The story takes place amid the festivities honoring the birthday of crotchety, wheelchair-bound Southern patriarch Jason Crockett, a chemical-industry magnate whose pesticides are resposible for much of the pollution found in the swamplands. The revelry ends quickly, however, when thousands of local fauna decide to crash the party. Under the apparent telepathic guidance of the less-than-menacing swamp bullfrogs, armies of snakes, insects, and snapping turtles tear their way through the Crockett family.

[edit] Main cast

Actor	Role
Ray Milland	Jason Crockett
Sam Elliott	Pickett Smith
Joan Van Ark	Karen Crockett
Adam Roarke	Clint Crockett

[edit] External links

• Frogs at the Internet Movie Database
• Frogs at Allmovie
• Frogs at Rotten Tomatoes