

Them!1954
“A horror horde of crawl-and-crush giants clawing out of the earth from mile-deep catacombs!”
Directed by Gordon Douglas
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🏆 Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total
The premise
As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent — and the world.
Horror Vault's take
When nuclear testing in the New Mexico desert unleashes something far worse than fallout, a trail of destruction and traumatized survivors draws together a tenacious state trooper, FBI agent, and two determined entomologists. What they find defies belief — and the clock is already ticking. Them! stands as one of the defining giant-monster films of the atomic era, blending procedural thriller pacing with genuine creature-feature dread. The threat grows larger in every sense as the investigation pushes the team from the sun-scorched desert toward a desperate, large-scale military confrontation.
Content: Monster Violence, Disturbing Imagery Involving A Traumatized Child, Scenes Of Large-Scale Destruction
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Cast

James Whitmore
Sgt. Ben Peterson

James Arness
FBI Agent Robert Graham

Joan Weldon
Dr. Pat Medford

Edmund Gwenn
Dr. Harold Medford

Onslow Stevens
Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien

Sean McClory
Maj. Kibbee

Sandy Descher
The Ellinson Girl

Chris Drake
Trooper Ed Blackburn

Don Shelton
Trooper Capt. Fred Edwards

Fess Parker
Alan Crotty
Mary Alan Hokanson
Mrs. Lodge

Olin Howland
Jensen
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