filmography.org



Empire of the Ants
For they shall inherit the earth... sooner than you think!
( Horror / Sci-Fi )


Empire of the Ants Poster

MPAA Rating:
PG

US Runtime: 89 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jun 29, 1977   [USA]
 
Director: Bert I. Gordon   [Director]
 
Writers: Bert I. Gordon   [Screenstory]
Jack Turley   [Screenplay]
H. G. Wells   [Story]
 
Producers: Samuel Z. Arkoff   [Executive Producer]
Bert I. Gordon   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Reginald H. Morris   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Michael Luciano   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Dana Kaproff   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Charles Rosen   [Production Design]
 
Casting by Betty Martin   [Casting]
 
Production Companys: American International Pictures   (US)
Cinema 77
 


Plot Summary:

    Con artist Marilyn Fryser tries to sell bogus real estate deals in an area overrun by giant ants.

Cast:

Joan Collins
Marilyn Fryser
Robert Lansing
Dan Stokely
John David Carson
Joe Morrison
Albert Salmi
Sheriff Art Kincade
Jacqueline Scott
Margaret Ellis
Pamela Susan Shoop
Coreen Bradford
Robert Pine
Larry Graham
Edward Power
Charlie Pearson
Brooke Palance
Christine Graham
Tom Fadden
Sam Russell
Irene Tedrow
Velma Thompson
 
Harry Holcombe
Harry Thompson
Jack Kosslyn
Thomas Lawson
Ilse Earl
Mary Lawson
Janie Gavin
Ginny
Norman Franklin
Anson Parker
Florance McGee
Phoebe Russell
Jim Wheelus
Crewman
Mike Armstrong
Jim
Tom Ford
Pete
Charles Redd
Taxi Driver
 

Stunt Crew:


Billy Hank Hooker
Stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunt Coordinator
 
Hugh Hooker
Stunts
 

Sound Crew:


William L. Manger
Dialogue Editor
 
 

Special Visual Effects Crew:


Roy L. Downey
Special Effects
 
Bert I. Gordon
Visual Effects
 
 

Art Department:


Dominick Bruno
Property Master
Tommy Magglos
Assistant Property Master
 
Anthony C. Montenaro
Set Decoration
Drew Struzan
Art Designer
 
 

Directing Crew:


Adrienne Bourbeau
Second Assistant Director
Mel Efros
Assistant Director
 
David McGiffert
Assistant Director
James Quinn
Second Assistant Director
 
 

Camera and Electrical Department:


William D. Barber
Second Assistant Camera
Dick Deats
Key Grip
Lee Heckler
Gaffer
 
Ken Miller
Dolly Grip
Lou Noto
First Assistant Camera
Vincent Saizis
Camera Operator
 
 

Costume and Wardrobe Department:


Joanne Haas
Costumer
 
 

back to the Film Archives

Questions, Comments?   Please Contact ASH
Movie Database Last Updated: May 08, 2007
You are visitor since 04 Oct 2017

page design & content copyright © 2025 Andrew S. Harris

Dolby and the the double-d symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
THX is a trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd.

return to britannia.org