They are normal ants photographed crawling against small drawings of. When a barrel of toxic waste that fell off a boat washes up on shore near the florida everglades, it mutates a colony of ants into enormous monsters. Oct 21, 2015 empire of the ants is a short movie, and you can see why it is a bit of a cult following. Empire ants compares mankinds doings to the orderly march of an empire of ants. Empire of the ants feels like a movie made 20 years too late. Empire of the ants 1977 official trailer hd youtube. Its too bad it was small budget, because this film could have been scarier. Empire of the ants 1977 con artist marilyn fryser joan collins has a steady and profitable racket. Empire of the ants movie trailer hd directed by bert i. Gordon followed up on the success of food of the gods with this equally goofball monster movie. Gordons style feels perfectly at home in the 1950s where the hokey special effects are a part of the aesthetic. Empire of the ants is an astoundingly silly film in the ecokill subgenre. Jaws raised the bar pretty damn high in terms of what can be done with a bgrade horror movie.
What i like about the film is it has the giant bug thing going on, some blood not too much, and it take place on some island. Con artist marilyn fryser tries to sell bogus real estate deals in an area overrun by giant ants. Empire of the ants 1977 stream and watch online moviefone. Joan collins plays her role very well and the other actors do a good enough job. If you like continuity errors and a really messed up plot this is your movie. But about five minutes into watching it, i rememberedi hate ants. Big well into his 80s by now, this movie just may be his cinematic bigbug swan son. Joan collins, robert pine, robert lansing, john david carson sleazy scam artist joan collins tries to sell phony real estate deals down in the florida everglades.
The problem before my viewing of empire of the ants was. Telling the story of an attack of army ants on a brazilian cocoa plantation, it was based on the 1937 short story leiningen versus the ants by carl stephenson. Empire of the ants 1977 pg 89 min scifi, horror july 1977 usa scam artist joan collins tries to sell phony real estate deals in the florida everglades. Available on itunes an aggressive land developer takes a boatload of prospective buyers to a reclaimed swamp in the. Check out the official trailer for empire of the ants. She and her unsuspecting buyers dont know its been taken over by giant ants. Wells short story is overstated, but producerdirector bert i. The script refines the formula of food of the gods, pitting a gaggle of diverse soapopera stereotype characters against a menace straight out of 1950s nuclearfear monster mash in this case, empire of the ants borrows directly from classic them for its giant mutant ants. Vacationers on an isolated island find themselves at the mercy of voracious ants that have become giant mutants.
Empire ants is a song by virtual band gorillaz, released on their third studio album plastic beach. Empire of the ants 1977 movie clip playing hot fingers. But, on the other hand, this is a movie about giant mutated ants. Watch empire of the ants at 10a9 c and let us know. Gordon manages a dramatic enough opening, establishing a nuclear component during the credits, in empire of the ants, 1977, starring joan collins. Empire of the ants is another creature against man movie but with a novel twist that i wont give away. Gordon attack of the puppet people, the amazing colossal man, village of the giants, empire of the ants is. I havent revisited this in nearly two decades and i so happened to still remember every single scene that is shown because i watched this that much growing up. Released 1977, empire of the ants stars joan collins, robert lansing, john david carson, albert salmi the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
Empire of ants is a new and emerging manufacturer from taiwan. It features guest vocals and instrumentation from yukimi nagano, the vocalist of the trip hop band little dragon overview. Joan collins and a giant ant in empire of the ants. Empire of the ants a snailspace film the new york times. Gordons the empire of the ants is a cheesy giant ant film based loosely, and i mean very loosely, on a 1905 h. Joan collins in empire of the ants, empire of the ants is a 1977 science fiction horror film coscripted and directed by bert i. If you have been paying attention so far, you will have inferred that the giant ants in empire of the ants do not look at all like giant ants. It is pure trashy fun,so dont take this movie seriously. Movies like empire of the ants if you like empire of the ants you are looking for scary, exciting and serious movies about with mutant, real estate, radioactive, supernatural, danger, deadly creature and crimes themes of adventure, horror and scifi genre shot in usa. Among the many bad movies he made was a bad movie called empire of the ants. Empire of the ants 11 ants invade getaway boat youtube. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others. Apr 07, 2011 among the many bad movies he made was a bad movie called empire of the ants.
Read the empire of the ants movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Empire of the ants was a loving tribute to the creature features of a bygone era and as far as im concerned, is equal to them. The everglades ants are enormous black ants with long antennae and glossy black eyes. Empire of the ants is exactly as you would expect low budget, dated cheese and. Empire of the ants is a 1977 science fiction horror film coscripted and directed by bert i. There wasnt a great deal of character development but it was enough to understand where the director was going with this flick. Wells novel features a fun 70s b movie cast menaced by cheesylooking giant ants. Nov 07, 2016 empire of the ants 1977 pg 89 min scifi, horror july 1977 usa scam artist joan collins tries to sell phony real estate deals in the florida everglades. Kritzerland is proud to present a limited edition soundtrack a world premiere release. The everglades ants are the main antagonists of the 1977 american horror film empire of the ants.
Empire of the ants was released in 1977, and starred sqeekyvoiced helium addict joan collins of dynasty fame, poor mans grizzly adams robert lansing. Gordon and starring robert lansing, john david carson, albert salmi, robert pine, edward power. It reminds me a lot of frogs another great bad movie in the same vein and can be watched over and over againthough i wish it kicked off the action and horror a bit quicker and let the ants have their empire. King of the ants is a disturbing and violent tale of the dark side of humanity and betrayal. Vacationers on an isolated island are stalked by giant, radioactive ants. Classic film empire of the ants with score by dana kaproff. Along with an unscrupulous ship captain robert lansing, she takes gullible investors on a. I used to live in an apartment cursed by the things. Sleazy scam artist joan collins tries to sell phony real estate deals down in the florida everglades. Released 1977, empire of the ants stars joancollins, robertlansing, johndavidcarson, albertsalmi the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a. Based very loosely on the short story empire of the ants by.
Empire of the ants happened to be one of those cherished memory films. What she and her unsuspecting buyers dont know is the area has been taken over by giant ants. Gordon went on to make such films as the food of the gods,satans princess,burned at the stake. King of the ants 2003 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Based very loosely on the short story empire of the ants. Offering great products at an affordable price is their secret. Gordons food of the gods, ill always prefer gnaw food of the gods. Empire of the ants 1977 movies, tv, celebs, and more. The audio in empire of the ants is infuriating to the point of being nigh unwatchable. Telling the story of an attack of army ants on a brazilian cocoa plantation, it was based on the 1937 short story leiningen versus the ants by carl stephenson it is noteworthy for its use of special effects, especially the timelapse photography, which was a hallmark of.
While empire of the ants may be a more fitting follow up to bert i. Empire of the ants dvd, 2001, midnite movies for sale. Mar 03, 2010 empire ants compares mankinds doings to the orderly march of an empire of ants. Empire of the ants 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This empire is powered by each little ants precalculated steps and offshore dreams. Empire of the ants and jaws of satan are presented on a duallayer mpeg4 avc 50gb bluray, the former with a 1. Legion of fire marabunta killer ants full movie part 1. Empire of the ants 1977 movie clip the next dominant life form the narrator is uncredited and the derivation from the h. Ant keeping depot is the exclusive retailer for empire of ants products within australia. The naked jungle is a 1954 film directed by byron haskin, and starring charlton heston and eleanor parker. Wells, this unintentionally funny scifi horror thriller centers on the travails of foolish property buyers who unwittingly. The audio this bluray features an english dtshd lpcm 2. Jaws of satan never heard of it and well i can see why this movie is bad and not in a good way. Wells, the film involves a group of prospective land buyers led by a land developer, pitted against giant, mutated ants.
With joan collins, robert lansing, john david carson, albert salmi. Empire of the ants 1977 joan collins feature scifi. Empire of the ants 1977 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Empire of the ants 1977 i dont know which of us decided that doing empire of the ants for this months book vs. It blows my mind a movie like this was made in 1977. What is it about bugs and horror movies, this has classic star such as robert pine and joan collins in it. Empire of the ants is the best of the two imho liked it back in the day and well i still like it today campy as all get go but a good movie. Empire of the ants 1977 pg 89 min scifi, horror july 1977 usa scam artist joan collins tries to sell phony real estate deals in the. Based very loosely on the short story empire of the ants by h. Joan collins, robert pine, robert lansing, john david carson. Sep 14, 2014 legion of fire marabunta killer ants full movie part 1. Apr, 2019 empire of the ants movie trailer hd directed by bert i. Empire of the ants was released in 1977, and starred sqeekyvoiced helium addict joan collins of dynasty fame, poor mans grizzly adams robert lansing of gunsmoke fame, and man with the. Empire of the ants 1977 by lightning at wednesday, november 09, 2016 0 storyline.
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