June 16, 1954 (New York)
June 19, 1954 (US)
Them! is a 1954 American black-and-white science fiction monster film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by David Weisbart, directed by Gordon Douglas, and starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, and James Arness. The film is based on an original story treatment by George Worthing Yates, which was then developed into a screenplay by Ted Sherdeman and Russell Hughes.
Them! is one of the first of the 1950s "nuclear monster" films, and the first "big bug" feature. A nest of gigantic irradiated ants is discovered in the New Mexico desert; they quickly become a national threat when it is discovered that two young queen ants and their consorts have escaped to establish new nests. The national search that follows finally culminates in a battle with Them in the concrete spillways and storm drain system of Los Angeles.
Storyline
Sound Effects Used
- Freesound, S38-01 Man eaten by alligator; screams (Wilhelm screams).wav
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - RICCO AND WHINE 04
- Them! Giant Ant Chirping
- Wilhelm Scream
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