Them!

"A horror horde of crawl-and-crush giants clawing out of the earth from mile-deep catacombs!"

Jun 19 1954 Approved 1h 34m
Horror, Sci-Fi

As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent — and the world.

Plot

In the New Mexico desert, Police Sgt. Ben Peterson and his partner find a child wandering in the desert and soon they discover that giant ants are attacking the locals. FBI agent Robert Graham teams up with Ben and with the support of Dr. Harold Medford and his daughter Dr. Patricia 'Pat' Medford, they destroy the colony of ants in the middle of the desert. Dr. Harold Medford explains that the atomic testing in 1945 developed the dangerous mutant ants. But they also discover that two queen ants have flown away to Los Angeles and they are starting a huge colony in the underground flood control tunnels of that city. When a mother reports that her two children are missing, the team begin searching for them. Will they arrive in time to save the children and destroy the colony?

Written by

Ted Sherdeman, Russell S. Hughes, George Worthing Yates

Directed by

Gordon Douglas

Cast

James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

Italiano, English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total

Trailers
Them! (1954) - Trailer
Featurettes
Joe Dante on THEM!
Scores
# of Votes
25,386
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
74
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