Empire of the Ants (1977)

Directed by Bert I. Gordon · Cinematography by Reginald H. Morris

PG89 min164 frames

HorrorScience Fiction

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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