Them!

Them! is a 1954 American black-and-white science fiction monster film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by David Weisbart, directed by Gordon Douglas, and starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, and James Arness. The film is based on an original story treatment by George Worthing Yates, which was then developed into a screenplay by Ted Sherdeman and adaptation by Russell Hughes.

For other uses, see Them (disambiguation).

Them!
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGordon Douglas
Screenplay byTed Sherdeman
Russell Hughes (adaptation)
Story byGeorge Worthing Yates
Produced byDavid Weisbart
StarringJames Whitmore
Edmund Gwenn
Joan Weldon
James Arness
CinematographySidney Hickox
Edited byThomas Reilly
Music byBronislau Kaper
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • June 16, 1954 (1954-06-16) (New York)
  • June 18, 1954 (1954-06-18) (US)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.2 million (rentals)

Them! is one of the first of the 1950s "nuclear monster" films, and the first "big bug" feature film to use insects as the monster.

A nest of gigantic irradiated ants is discovered in the New Mexico desert; they quickly become a national threat when it is discovered that two young queen ants and their consorts have escaped to establish new nests. The national search that follows finally culminates in a battle with Them in the concrete spillways and storm drain system of Los Angeles.

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