Empire of the Ants (film)

Empire of the Ants
Empire of the Ants
	Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Directed by	Bert I. Gordon
Written by	Bert I. Gordon; Jack Turley;
Produced by	Samuel Z. Arkoff (executive producer); Bert I. Gordon;
Starring	Joan Collins; Robert Lansing; John Carson;
Cinematography	Reginald H. Morris
Edited by	Michael Luciano
Music by	Dana Kaproff
Production; company	Cinema 77
Distributed by	American International Pictures
Release date	July 29, 1977;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2.5 million

Empire of the Ants is a 1977 science fiction horror film co-written and directed by Bert I. Gordon.^[3] Based very loosely on the 1905 short story "Empire of the Ants" by H. G. Wells, the film involves a group of prospective land buyers led by a land developer, pitted against large mutated ants.

It is the third and last film released in A.I.P.'s H.G. Wells film cycle, which include The Food of the Gods (1976) and The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977).

^ Nowell, Richard (2011). Blood money: a history of the first teen slasher film cycle. New York: Continuum. p. 257. ISBN 978-1441124968. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 300. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
^ Weiler, A. H. (June 30, 1977). "Movie Review: 'Empire of the Ants' A Snail's-Pace Film". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-02-10.

[richard-1] Nowell, Richard (2011). Blood money: a history of the first teen slasher film cycle. New York: Continuum. p. 257. ISBN 978-1441124968. Retrieved 5 November 2016.

[2] Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 300. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada

[3] Weiler, A. H. (June 30, 1977). "Movie Review: 'Empire of the Ants' A Snail's-Pace Film". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-02-10.

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