Locusts (2005) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Locusts |
| Release Year | 2005 |
| Original Title | Locusts |
| Director | John Schultz |
| Screenplay Writer | David Benullo |
| Story By | David Benullo |
| Based on Novel by | — (Original screenplay) |
| Producer(s) | Larry Levinson |
| Executive Producer(s) | Robert Halmi Sr., Robert Halmi Jr. |
| Lead Actors | Lucy Lawless, John Heard |
| Cast | Lucy Lawless, John Heard, Dylan Neal, Gregory Alan Williams |
| Genre | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| Subgenre | Nature Horror, Disaster Horror |
| Release Date | April 24, 2005 (United States) |
| Runtime / Duration | 1h 35m (95 minutes) |
| Budget | Television movie production |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | TV premiere / direct broadcast |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Production Company | Larry Levinson Productions |
| Distributor | CBS Television |
| Filming Locations | South Africa |
| Music By | — |
| Cinematography | — |
| Edited By | — |
| Production Design | — |
| Costume Design | — |
| Special Effects | CGI locust swarm effects |
| Makeup Effects | Practical injury effects |
| MPAA Rating | TV-14 |
| Aspect Ratio | 1.78:1 |
| Sound Mix | Stereo |
| Format | Color |
| Themes | Ecological disaster, scientific experimentation, survival |
| Setting | Rural farming communities |
| Notable Trivia | Features Lucy Lawless in a rare creature-disaster horror role |
| Critical Reception | Mixed-to-negative reviews |
| Audience Reception | Appreciated mainly by fans of Syfy-style creature features |
| Awards / Nominations | — |
| Home Media | DVD |
| Streaming Availability | Occasionally available on TV movie streaming services |
| Sequels / Franchise | None |
| Franchise Type | Standalone nature-horror TV film |
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An enormous swarm of genetically altered locusts have just been let loose in the United States. These locust are bigger, stronger, faster and they can reproduce quicker than ever before, they are also immune to every known pesticide. As these swarms of biblical proportions move across the country, their food supply becomes short and when there is nothing left for them to eat, mankind will become the bottom of the food chain.
CBS borrows a page from the Sci-Fi channel and rushes out a new Sunday Night Event movie on par with Mansquito in Locusts. Was I the only one watching this one? This is as standard as they come, well maybe substandard is the word.
Lucy Lawless, who I feel looks hotter now than she ever did in Xena, plays Dr. Maddy Reardon, a USDA officer who catches on to the deadly bugs’ real reason for existence and tries to wipe them out and save mankind in the process. As you can probably guess the military is involved in one way or another.
Everything is cliché in this one folks, and I mean by the numbers. Teen lab assistants, corrupt military, greedy scientists, children in jeopardy of being eaten alive at a festival, it’s all here. Plus not only does the plot cover environmental and military issues it also compares the locusts to the plagues of the Old Testament, if you’re going to run the bases, run them all.
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