Empire of the Ants - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "Empire of the Ants"
Empire of the Ants (1977)
Timing: 1:29 (89 min)
Empire of the Ants - TMDB rating
4.897/10
107
Empire of the Ants - Kinopoisk rating
4.589/10
443
Empire of the Ants - IMDB rating
4.3/10
6100

Film crew

Director

Producer

Executive Producer

Photo Samuel Z. Arkoff #93096
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Executive Producer

Casting

Betty Martin
Casting

Editor

Michael Luciano
Editor

Stunts

Hugh Hooker
Stunts
Billy Hank Hooker
Stunts

Production Design

Charles Rosen
Production Design

Stunt Coordinator

Set Decoration

Anthony C. Montenaro
Set Decoration

Makeup Artist

Guy Del Russo
Makeup Artist

Original Music Composer

Photo Dana Kaproff #301209
Dana Kaproff
Original Music Composer

Unit Production Manager

Neil A. Machlis
Unit Production Manager

Second Assistant Director

James Quinn
Second Assistant Director
Adrienne Bourbeau
Second Assistant Director

Director of Photography

Reginald H. Morris
Director of Photography

Camera Operator

Vincent Saizis
Camera Operator

Costumer

Joanne Haas
Costumer

Property Master

Dominick Bruno
Property Master

Screenplay

Jack Turley
Screenplay

Dialogue Editor

William L. Manger
Dialogue Editor

Assistant Editor

Tom Finan
Assistant Editor

Key Grip

Dick Deats
Key Grip

Dolly Grip

Ken Miller
Dolly Grip

Assistant Property Master

Tommy Magglos
Assistant Property Master

Special Effects

Roy L. Downey
Special Effects

Story

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Ellis Burman Jr.
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Gaffer

Lee Heckler
Gaffer

Assistant Director

David McGiffert
Assistant Director
Mel Efros
Assistant Director

Music Editor

Ving Hershon
Music Editor

First Assistant Camera

Lou Noto
First Assistant Camera

Music Coordinator

Bodie Chandler
Music Coordinator

Visual Effects

Screenstory

Second Assistant Camera

William D. Barber
Second Assistant Camera

Hairdresser

Romaine Greene
Hairdresser

Publicist

Julian F. Myers
Publicist

Transportation Captain

James E. Foote
Transportation Captain

Negative Cutter

Bill Berry
Negative Cutter

Makeup Effects

Ellis Burman Jr.
Makeup Effects

What's left behind the scenes

  • Director, screenwriter, and producer Burt A. Gordon inserted enlarged images of the Paraponera clavata, or bullet ant – a common insect in Central and South America – into the film.
  • As a promotional stunt, cinemas displayed ant farms in their lobbies.
  • According to actress Pamela Susan Shoup, a fight broke out between the director and the sound engineer near the end of filming, and the latter was so angry that he threw all the audio recordings into a swamp. Everything was irrevocably lost. The sound had to be re-recorded, which is why the image and sound are not always perfectly synchronized.
  • According to actress Joan Collins, the stunt doubles were late for the filming of the scene with the capsizing canoe, forcing the actors to perform the scene themselves. She was reluctant, but director Bert A. Gordon pressured her, and the actress had to comply. She was afraid that refusing would mean no further offers to appear in films.
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