Them!
Them! is a 1954 black-and-white science fiction giant monster film starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, and James Arness. Produced by David Weisbart, the film was directed by Gordon Douglas, based on an original story by George Worthing Yates that was developed into a screenplay by Ted Sherdeman, with adaptation by Russell Hughes.
Plot
In 1954, New Mexico State Police Sgt. Ben Peterson and his partner, Ed Blackburn, discover a little girl wandering the desert in a catatonic state near Alamogordo. Shortly after they discover a ravaged travel trailer with its owners missing. They summon an ambulance for the girl then search for clues indicating what may have happened.
More details
| author | Ted Sherdeman |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles New Mexico |
| director | Gordon Douglas |
| editor | Thomas Reilly |
| events | insect |
| genre | horror science fiction |
| keywords | alamogordo armed forces atomic bomb test attack catatonic state claim crime scene cyanide flamethrower forage force formic acid general store giant ants hear kill little girl mental hospital mutate mutilated body myrmecologist myrmecology new mexico state police rescue state police storm drain submachine gun survive the first atomic bomb test thompson thompson submachine gun trap travel trailer trinity ufo unidentified flying object wander |
| musicBy | Bronisław Kaper |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Special Effects |
| producer | David Weisbart |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| recordedAt | New Mexico |
| theme | monster movie science fiction horror |