Empire of the Ants

Empire of the Ants is an American feature film of the science fiction and horror genres dealing with themes of giant animals. It is loosely based on the 1905 short story, Empire of the Ants, but author H.G. Wells. The film was written and directed by Bert I. Gordon with a script co-written by Jack Turley. It was produced by MGM Studios and premiered in New York City, New York on June 29th, 1977. It national release was in July of that year. Empire of the Ants stars Joan Collins as crooked land developer Marilyn Fryser. The film also stars Robert Lansing as Dan Stokely, John David Carson as Joe Morrison, Albert Salmi as Sheriff Art Kincade, Jacqueline Scott as Margaret Ellis, Pamela Shoop as Coreen Bradford, and Robert Pine as Larry Graham.