Ants have always made for the perfect threat to mankind.
No matter how many cans of Raid you go through, there are always more ants waiting.
Who knows WHAT they might pull?
The story was adapted in 1954 into the Charlton Heston adventure yarnThe Naked Jungle.
So along with the likes ofSilent RunningandNo Blade of Grass, the animals started getting uppity again.
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Now, Saul Bass was a weirdie in his own right.
For the record, no one on the set at the time was ever able to corroborate this.
The only one who seemed to notice the impact when it finally happened was Hubbs.
The ants in the northern Arizona desert, see, started acting all weird and screwy.
Formerly antagonistic species (no pun intended) seemed to set aside their differences.
They began communicating, holding rallies, and making plans.
Well, things dont necessarily go as planned.
But this is no standard Man vs.
Think of it as the2001: A Space Odysseyof treacherous ant movies.
Its at times and in turns creepy and nerve-wracking and philosophical, and as in most standard Man vs.
Nature films, youre sometimes left wondering exactly who the hell you should be rooting for.
Then theres that ending.
The film bombed, and Bass was never again allowed to direct anything beyond those arty shorts of his.
