Them! [Blu-ray] [1954]
- SKU: 28746402
- Release Date: 10/27/2015
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Special Features
- Behing-the-scenes archive footage montage on the design and operation of giant ants
- Theatrical trailer
Synopsis
A little girl is found wandering in the desert, in a state of complete shock. When she finally revives, she can scream out only one word: "Them!" Any aficionado of 1950s horror films can readily tell you that "Them" are giant ants, a byproduct of the radiation attending the atomic bomb tests of the era. Extremely well organized, these deadly eight-to-twenty-foot mutations converge on the storm drains of Los Angeles in the finale. Forming a united front against the oncoming ant battalions are New Mexico police sergeant James Whitmore, FBI representative James Arness, and father-and-daughter entomologists Edmund Gwenn and Joan Weldon. Since the details of Them are fairly common knowledge today, the mystery-thriller structure of the film's first half tends to drag a bit. Things liven up considerably during the search-and-destroy final reels, as the audience is barraged with convincing special effects and miniature work-not to mention that eerie ant-induced sound effect, so often imitated by subsequent lesser films. Fess Parker appears in a starmaking cameo as a pilot driven to the booby hatch after witnessing the ants in action, while an uncredited Leonard Nimoy is seen pulling info out of IBM machine. Definitely the high point in the careers of director Gordon Douglas and scenarists Ted Sherdeman and George Worthing Yates, Them is also one of the handful of vintage science-fiction thrillers that holds up as well today as it did when first released. (Sidebar: Though filmed in black-and-white, Them is alleged to have been released with a Technicolor opening title, the word THEM! hurtling towards the audience in a vibrant red). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Cast & Crew
James Whitmore - Sgt. Ben Peterson
Edmund Gwenn - Dr. Harold Medford
Joan Weldon - Dr. Patricia Medford
James Arness - Robert Graham
Onslow Stevens - Brig. Gen. O'Brien
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Neat old monster movie
BEST OF'UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCES'OF ATOMIC TESTING
June 20, 2017THIS WAS THE BEGINNING AND PROBABLY THE BEST OF THE SCIENCE-FICTION PREMISE OF THE UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCES OF ATOMIC WEAPONS TESTING IN THE DESERTS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. NO ONE KNEW OF THE NUCLEAR CAUSED MUTATIONS AND ITS AFFECTS ON THE CREATURES NATIVE TO THE AREA. WHEN THEY BECOME ACTIVE AND BEFORE THE AUTHORITIES CAN IDENTIFY WHAT CAN CAUSE THIS HAVOC IN THE DESERT, THEY HAVE MIGRATED TO THE FAMOUS STORM WATER SEWERS OF LOS ANGELES AND, STILL NOT HAVING BEEN SEEN, THEY ARE REFERRED TO AS "THEM"! MORE OF THIS TYPE FILM WOULD BE PRODUCED BUT, AS USUAL, THIS FIRST AND THEREFOR MOST MYSTERIOUS FILM, TURNS OUT TO BE THE BEST OF THEM ALL. THIS REPUTATION IS WELL EARNED AND STILL VALID TODAY.
I would recommend this to a friend
Defective disk.
June 16, 2017Disk was defective. No sound. Had to send it back and do a re-order.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
50's sci-fi greatness
January 27, 2017If you're into the old creature features, this BluRay is going to be right up your alley. The picture and sound were cleaned up nicely and it's a great way to see this one. This One's not quite the "red scare" film that some of the others around this time were, but it's definitely heavy on the dangers of genetically altering mutations. Creature from the Black Lagoon is the only creature feature I might say you should watch before this one if you're looking to delve into the genre's classics. Highly recommended.
I would recommend this to a friend
Science Fiction
June 25, 2016One of the better bug creature SF. This on has a story that holds up.The creatures look good for pre computer special effects.
I would recommend this to a friend
Classic Sci-Fi
May 28, 2016Excellent movie in an excellent format. The Blu-ray looks great and the film is a classic. James Whitmore and James Arness saving the world from giant ants!
I would recommend this to a friend
Top notch 1950's monster movie !
May 22, 2016I bought this on Blu Ray to upgrade from the DVD I have of it. It is one Awesome movie !
I would recommend this to a friend
Great classic movie
February 12, 2016This movie was one of the original classic horror movies. Definitely one to see
I would recommend this to a friend
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"THEM" features scientists , one of which is a romantic interest for the hero, Korean war era weapons firing away, and giant radioactive ants! What's not to like?
I would recommend this to a friend