Dead Ant

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Dead Ant
Directed byRon Carlson
Written byRon Carlson
Produced byAndrew Harwood
Starring
CinematographyMarc Carter
Edited byEric Wing
Music by Edwin Wendler
Production
companies
August Heart Films
Arctic Zebra Pictures
Distributed by Cinedigm
Release dates
10 October 2017 (Screamfest Horror Film Festival)
25 January 2019 (US)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dead Ant is a 2017 American comedy horror film directed by Ron Carlson, starring Tom Arnold, Sean Astin, Rhys Coiro, Jake Busey, and Leisha Hailey.

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Plot

The members of a heavy metal band have a chance to return to stardom when they are invited to Coachella. However, they get stranded in the desert and find themselves fighting for their lives against giant ants.

Cast

Release

The film opened in limited theatres and was released to VOD on 25 January 2019. [1]

Reception

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "the sort of effort that wears its cult movie aspirations so heavily on its sleeve that it they should bring back drive-in theaters to show it." [2]

Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Carlson "does swiftly and skillfully move the story toward a surprisingly spectacular finish", while the cast "look like they’re all having a ball", and called the film "unapologetically “low art” … yet fun, in its own way." [3]

Bobby LePire of Film Threat gave the film a score of 7/10 and wrote that while the film is "not quite the slam dunk it could be", that does not "deter from the sheer fun and energy of the production." [4]

Nick Spacek of Starburst gave the film a score of 6/10 and wrote that the film's real appeal is "when the entirety of the cast and crew do their level best to make a solid film, despite budgetary limitations, rather than making excuses or shrugging things off." [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Miska, Brad (10 December 2018). "'Dead Ant' Hits the Road This Coming January [Trailer]". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Scheck, Frank (23 January 2019). "'Dead Ant': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Murray, Noel (24 January 2019). "Reviews: Creature feature 'Dead Ant,' Spanish thriller 'Ánimas' and more". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ↑ LePire, Bobby (18 March 2019). "Dead Ant". Film Threat . Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Spacek, Nick (24 June 2019). "GIANT KILLER ANTS". Starburst . Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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