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The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.
Norma Calderón
- Zala
- (as Norma Calderon)
Jerado Decordovier
- Gruber's Indian
- (uncredited)
Pilar Del Rey
- Indian Wife
- (uncredited)
Bernie Gozier
- Gruber's Indian
- (uncredited)
Leon Lontoc
- Indian
- (uncredited)
John Mansfield
- Foreman
- (uncredited)
Ronald Alan Numkena
- Indian Boy
- (uncredited)
Rodd Redwing
- Indian
- (uncredited)
Jack Reitzen
- Fat Man
- (uncredited)
Carlos Rivero
- Indian Husband
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Philip Yordan(front for Ben Maddow)
- Ranald MacDougall
- Carl Stephenson
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaCharlton Heston improvised during the argument scene between Eleanor Parker and himself. It was not scripted that he splash perfume all over her. This move intensified the action and a surprised Parker was able to react accordingly.
- GoofsDuring the first meeting/"confrontation" between Joanna and Christopher there comes a point in the conversation when he asks her if she is 'laughing at him.' As she turns from the dresser to face him at the very upper left corner for approx. 35 frames the moving shadow of what may well be a boom mic can easily be seen as it follows the motion.
- Quotes
Joanna Leiningen: Do you think this moat will stop them?
Christopher Leiningen: Ants are strictly land creatures. They can't swim. Right, Incacha?
Incacha: Monkeys not swim also. They cross rivers even so.
Christopher Leiningen: The intelligence of monkeys is more than ants, less than man.
Incacha: Is so.
[laughing]
Incacha: When ants come, monkeys run.
- ConnectionsEdited into Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961)
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Wow, There Are a Lot of Ants!
Before Charlton Heston faced the Red Sea, the Apes, and the anti-gun folks, he was in this picture, where he takes second billing to the Marabunta (sic), army ants that want to eat his plantation. His other problem is his knockout mail order bride with whom he is having trouble communicating. With Heston at his most passionate, running the emotional ladder from A to B, it's hard to tell. Nevertheless, I saw this movie with my sister when we were about 9 or 10 and movies cost 15 cents. We would hide behind the seat in front of us each time the skeletal remains of the alcoholic guy showed up (we sat through the movie four times). The rest of the theatre shrieked. The movie is really a lot of fun. Those ants are a menace which, like the shark in Jaws, don't really have anything personal against us--they are just hungry and eating everything in their path. Heston must find a way to combat them or lose everything he has. As a teenager, one of my top ten short stories was "Leinengen Versus the Ants." This does justice to the story although I don't remember anything about the "experienced" young woman he finds himself with. I chanced upon this film on AMC one day and I was totally caught up in it. Give it a chance. It will keep you on the edge of your seat. If you're looking for a fully developed dramatic piece, forget it.
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- Nov 7, 2001
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Bushmaster
- Filming locations
- Florahome, Florida, USA(dynamiting of bridges)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,300,000
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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