Added: Nov 22, 2008

From: dondav1958

Duration: 10:1

After several people in the New Mexico desert wind up missing or dead, including an F.B.I. agent and most of his family, police Sgt. Ben Peterson teams up with F.B.I. agent Bob Graham to find out what's causing the strange occurrences. They find send a strange print found at one of the crime scenes and it is sent to the Department of Agriculture. Doctor Harold Medford and his daughter Doctor Patricia Medford arrive and ask to be taken to the scene of some of the disappearances. When they get there they are shocked to find gigantic ants, whose mutations were caused by the first atomic bomb explosion nine years earlier. They manage to destroy the nest of ants, but not before two winged queen ants and a couple of drones have hatched and escaped the nest. Now it is a race against time to find the two queen ants before they can establish more nests and hatch more queens.Look for the first screen apearance of Leonard (Simon) Nimoy, The actor who played Spok in the original Star Trek. If you miss him he apears in part 6 of 10 at 4:16.

Channel: Film

Tags: 1954  ants  classic  radiation  sci-fi 


Rating: 5.00 (10 ratings)    Views: 2539' favoriteCount='7    Comments: 5

denberg2 Says:

Nov 22, 2008 - Superb!

Michaelbos Says:

Nov 22, 2008 - Yes, a classic that can be watched over again

damnote Says:

Nov 22, 2008 - Those pants do nothing for her butt!

zeekyboogydoog826 Says:

Nov 22, 2008 - I love this movie so far, and I normally won't touch anything with poor special effects. Naturally, 50's movies count due to just being outdated, but this is wonderful! I share the same opinion for old Godzilla films....... And now I'm just rambling.

zeekyboogydoog826 Says:

Nov 22, 2008 - Yay, fire!