Them! (1954) [NR]

Featuring:
James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon

Written by:
Ted Sherdeman
Russell S. Hughes
George Worthing Yates

Directed by:
Gordon Douglas


Release Date:
June 16, 1954

Original Title:
Them!

Alternate Titles:
Assalto Alla Terra
Des monstres attaquent la ville
La humanidad en peligro
O Mundo em Perigo
Them
X 放射线
它们!
放射能X
방사능 X

Genres:
Horror | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12  JP: G  NL: 12  SE: 11  US: NR 

Runtime: 94

A horror horde of crawl-and-crush giants clawing out of the earth from mile-deep catacombs!

As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent — and the world.

In the New Mexico desert, Police Sgt. Ben Peterson and his partner find a child wandering in the desert and soon they discover that giant ants are attacking the locals. FBI agent Robert Graham teams up with Ben and with the support of Dr. Harold Medford and his daughter Dr. Patricia 'Pat' Medford, they destroy the colony of ants in the middle of the desert. Dr. Harold Medford explains that the atomic testing in 1945 developed the dangerous mutant ants. But they also discover that two queen ants have flown away to Los Angeles and they are starting a huge colony in the underground flood control tunnels of that city. When a mother reports that her two children are missing, the team begin searching for them. Will they arrive in time to save the children and destroy the colony?

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Rankings and Honors

Them! (1954) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes 93%
Metacritic 74/100
Awards Won: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total

Adaptation:
Russell S. Hughes

Art Direction:
Stanley Fleischer

Director:
Gordon Douglas

Director of Photography:
Sidney Hickox

Editor:
Thomas Reilly

Makeup Artist:
Gordon Bau
Henry Vilardo

Original Music Composer:
Bronislau Kaper

Producer:
David Weisbart

Props:
Robert Turner

Screenplay:
Ted Sherdeman

Set Decoration:
G.W. Berntsen

Sound:
Francis J. Scheid

Story:
George Worthing Yates

Wardrobe Designer:
Moss Mabry

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