description Them! Overview
Them! is a 1954 science fiction horror film concerning giant ants that invade Los Angeles. Starring James Whitmore and other actors, the movie was directed by Gordon Douglas and based on a story by George Worthing Yates. It involved a screenplay developed by Ted Sherdeman with adaptation work from Russell Hughes.
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info Them! Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1954 |
help Them! FAQ
Where do the giant ants in Them! come from?
The ants are mutated by atomic testing in the New Mexico desert. That makes Them! one of the defining 1950s American nuclear-monster films.
Does Them! really end in Los Angeles storm drains?
Yes. After the New Mexico discovery, the search leads to a surviving ant colony in the concrete storm drains of Los Angeles. The final sequence is one of the reasons the 1954 Warner Bros. film is still remembered.
Who are the main actors in Them!?
The cast includes James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, and James Arness. Gordon Douglas directed the film from a story by George Worthing Yates.
Was Them! a big-bug movie before later creature features?
Yes. Them! is often treated as the first major giant-insect film of the 1950s. It came before later atomic-age creature pictures that used radiation to explain oversized monsters.
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