Empire of the Ants

Jun 29, 1977

1h 29m

★ 4.9

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.

Genres

Horror

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Cinema 77

American International Pictures

Empire of the Ants Trailers

Cast

Marilyn Fryser

Joan Collins

Dan Stokely

Robert Lansing

Joe Morrison

John David Carson

Sheriff Art Kincade

Albert Salmi

Margaret Ellis

Jacqueline Scott

Coreen Bradford

Pamela Susan Shoop

Larry Graham

Robert Pine

Charlie Pearson

Edward Power

Christine Graham

Brooke Palance

Sam Russell

Tom Fadden

Velma Thompson

Irene Tedrow

Harry Thompson

Harry Holcombe

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