Written by James M. Tate / 10/31/2023 / No comments / ants , barry van dyke , bernie casey , brian dennehy , creature , eco horror , myrna loy , robert foxworth , seventies , steve franken , suzanne somers
SUZANNE SOMERS, ROBERT FOXWORTH & BERNIE CASEY IN 'ANTS'
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| Title: ANTS Year: 1977 Rating: **** |
Television-movie originally titled IT HAPPENED AT LAKEWOOD MANOR sounded more like a ghost story than eco-horror/exploitation, so ANTS — that can either maim or kill after a few quick bites — works much better...
Initially discovered in an investigative fashion by construction foreman Robert Foxworth and worker Bernie Casey, restoring the exterior grounds of a classic hotel about to be sold from sweet Myrna Loy to crooked Gerald Gordon (like Melvyn Douglas and Kevin McCarthy in HOTEL)...
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| Suzanne Somers in ANTS |
The latter resembling a nighttime soap villain, with a stunning trophy blonde assistant in Suzanne Somers, about to take-off with THREE'S COMPANY and who, although a smaller part than Loy's dependable daughter/Foxworth's loyal girlfriend Lynda Day George, isn't the main ingenue but does get worthy scream queen status...
As well as adorning the main poster with ants covering her breasts like a FROGS or, more fitting, EMPIRE OF THE ANTS style b-movie that this is, for the most part, equally as entertaining (also featuring perfect-couple Barry Van Dyke and Karen Lamm, disbelieving manager Steve Franken and Brian Dennehy as a bickering fire chief).
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| Barry Van Dyke and Karen Lamm in ANTS with Steve Franken |
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| Lynda Day George and Gerald Gordon in ANTS |
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| Karen Lamm in ANTS |
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| Barry Van Dyke and Karen Lamm in ANTS |
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| Myrna Loy and Linda Day George in ANTS |
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| Bernie Casey and Robert Foxworth in ANTS |
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| Suzanne Somers and Gerald Gordon in ANTS |
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| Suzanne Somers in ANTS |
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| Led Zeppelin II T-shirt in ANTS |
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| Robert Foxworth in ANTS |
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| Brian Dennehy in ANTS |
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| Suzanne Somers in ANTS |
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| Suzanne Somers in ANTS |
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| Lynda Day George and Gerald Gordon in ANTS with Robert Foxworth |
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