Empire of the Ants
1977 · 89 MIN · IMDB 4.3 · 5,777 VOTES · DIR. Bert I. Gordon
Overview
A Florida real estate developer and her captain lure investors to a property in the Everglades called Dreamland Shores, under false pretenses that the swampland will soon be developed. After the group arrives on a small island, they find it has been overrun by giant mutated ants, brought on by the dumping of toxic waste in the area.
Dialogue Timeline — 888 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:15 [Narrator] THIS IS THE ANT.
00:06:13 THAT IT ALMOST JUSTIFIES THE EXCESSIVE SALARY
00:09:17 I JUST GET YOU THERE AND GET YOU BACK.
00:11:43 [Mr. Thompson] I THINK I HAVE SOME DANDIES.
00:13:57 ENOUGH WHAT?
00:15:45 COME ON.
00:18:44 LADY, IF YOU WANT ADVICE
00:21:25 WHO'S SUING ME FOR BACK SUPPORT.
00:23:58 AND WE'LL GIVE YOU FIRST REFUSAL.
00:25:52 WHEN HE'S HOME PLAYING GOODY-GOODY FAMILY MAN?
00:28:12 OH, MY GOD!
00:30:17 BUT NOTHING EVER HAPPENED LIKE THIS BEFORE.
00:34:22 YOU NEVER DID LIKE WORKING FOR ME JUST BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN.
00:37:59 LARRY, WHY DON'T YOU JUST WAIT FOR THEM HERE!
00:42:09 [High-pitched noise]
00:47:18 WE'LL NEVER GET AWAY FROM THEM.
00:50:28 IF IT'S ANY CONSOLATION
00:57:00 OK.
01:01:53 IT WASN'T THE STORM THAT BOTHERED US.
01:04:10 BY DAY AFTER TOMORROW OR YOU CAN FORGET IT.
01:05:50 WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.
01:08:15 TOMORROW.
01:12:45 PICK HIM UP.
01:18:57 WON'T YOU TAKE THE FRONT OF THE LINE, PLEASE?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed888
Dialogue density10.0 lines / min
First line00:00:15
Final line01:18:57
Production Record
DirectorBert I. Gordon
LanguageEnglish
Budget$500,000
Revenue$2,500,000
IMDb votes5,777