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Empire of the Ants (1977) [PG]

Release Date:
June 29, 1977

Original Title:
Empire of the Ants

Alternate Titles:
Angriff der Nuklearmonster
El imperio de las hormigas
Empire of the Ants
Killer Termiten

Genres:
Horror | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
American International Pictures
Cinema 77

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12  US: PG 

Runtime: 89

For they shall inherit the earth... sooner than you think!

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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.

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Production

Assistant Director:
Mel Efros
David McGiffert

Assistant Editor:
Tom Finan

Assistant Property Master:
Tommy Magglos

Camera Operator:
Vincent Saizis

Casting:
Betty Martin

Costumer:
Joanne Haas

Dialogue Editor:
William L. Manger

Director:
Bert I. Gordon

Director of Photography:
Reginald H. Morris

Dolly Grip:
Ken Miller

Editor:
Michael Luciano

Executive Producer:
Samuel Z. Arkoff

First Assistant Camera:
Lou Noto

Gaffer:
Lee Heckler

Hairdresser:
Romaine Greene

Key Grip:
Dick Deats

Makeup Artist:
Guy Del Russo

Makeup Effects:
Ellis Burman Jr.

Music Coordinator:
Bodie Chandler

Music Editor:
Ving Hershon

Negative Cutter:
Bill Berry

Original Music Composer:
Dana Kaproff

Producer:
Bert I. Gordon

Production Design:
Charles Rosen

Property Master:
Dominick Bruno

Publicist:
Julian F. Myers

Screenplay:
Jack Turley

Screenstory:
Bert I. Gordon

Second Assistant Camera:
William D. Barber

Second Assistant Director:
James Quinn
Adrienne Bourbeau

Set Decoration:
Anthony C. Montenaro

Special Effects:
Roy L. Downey

Special Effects Makeup Artist:
Ellis Burman Jr.

Story:
H.G. Wells

Stunt Coordinator:
Buddy Joe Hooker

Stunts:
Hugh Hooker
Billy Hank Hooker

Transportation Captain:
James E. Foote

Unit Production Manager:
Neil A. Machlis

Visual Effects:
Bert I. Gordon

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