It Came from the Desert

"Get ready to scream"

Sep 7 2018 Not Rated 1h 30m
Action, Adventure, Comedy

New Mexico, present day. Brian and Lukas are off to the desert to join a kegger party and to celebrate Lukas’ victory in a motocross competition. His winning prize includes meeting The Deathinator, the biggest action star in the world. The party gets started under the hot desert sun, but Brian isn’t in the mood, so he wanders off and is soon joined by his friend, Lukas. They discover something strange in the desert which leads them into a secret military laboratory, where they discover the disturbing truth of what the government has been doing. Secret experiments on ants and spiders using DNA found in a meteorite which fell to Earth in 1951 has given birth to mutated giant ants which have overrun the facility. Now, it's up to Brian and Lukas to save the world from a giant ant invasion!

Plot

A pulpy, action monster movie, inspired by Cinemaware's cult 1980s video game "It Came from the Desert". A nostalgic tribute to creature features from the 1950's, It Came From The Desert features rival motocross heroes and heroines, kegger parties in the desert, secret underground military bases, romantic insecurities...and of course giant ants.

Written by

Trent Haaga, Marko Mäkilaakso, Hank Woon Jr.

Directed by

Marko Mäkilaakso

Cast

Harry Lister Smith, Alex Mills, Vanessa Grasse

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, Finland

Production Companies

Cinemaware, Alliance Media Partners, Bufo, Roger! Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

4 nominations

Teasers
It Came From The Desert - teaser trailer
Scores
# of Votes
1,983
Average Rating
4.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA