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King of the Ants (2003) -- A young drifter discovers his true calling when he's hired by a mobster to stalk and kill a prominent accountant, and then decides to seek revenge when the stingy thugs try to kill him rather than pay him.

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6.3/10   1,900 votes
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Director:
Stuart Gordon
Writers:
Charlie Higson (screenplay)
Charlie Higson (novel)
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Genre:
Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller more
Plot:
A young drifter discovers his true calling when he's hired by a mobster to stalk and kill a prominent accountant, and then decides to seek revenge when the stingy thugs try to kill him rather than pay him. full summary | full synopsis
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(2 articles)
Craven explains 25/8 title; Masters Of Horror festival; etc.
 (From Fangoria. 23 April 2009, 8:57 AM, PDT)

King of the Ants
 (From LateFilmFull. 4 March 2009, 7:03 AM, PST)

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Disturbingly Wonderful more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Chris McKenna ... Sean Crawley (as Chris L. McKenna)

Kari Wuhrer ... Susan Gatley
George Wendt ... Duke Wayne
Vernon Wells ... Beckett
Lionel Mark Smith ... Carl

Timm Sharp ... George

Daniel Baldwin ... Ray Mathews

Carissa Kosta ... Maureen (as Carissa Koutantzis)
Briana Beghi ... Maureen's Daughter

Carlie Westerman ... Catlin Gatley

Ian Patrick Williams ... Tony
Antoine Joseph ... Drooling Idiot

Shuko Akune ... Meade Park

Steve Heller ... Gary (as Steven Heller)
Ken 'Bam Bam' Johnson Jr. ... Apartment Kid
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and sexuality, nudity and language.
Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA

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Disturbingly Wonderful, 20 May 2005
7/10
Author: Jim Corveddu (PulpVideo) from United States

The last good film Stuart Gordon made was 1985's "Re- Animator," which I also give a 7 of 10.

I mention the former mainly because this film is just as gripping and disturbing. This is not a horror-movie like the former, but it is "horrific" with its peculiar violent realism.

Not much by way of character-development for the protagonist, but in this case, the less said about him the better, or we may not come around to be sympathetic with him when it counts. What we do know of the character Sean Crawley is pretty damn ugly, but unknown actor Chris McKenna has a screen presence that makes him somewhat likable, or at least puts us in his corner in the end.

This film is not a good choice for mixed company, much less a date, but worth watching when home alone and prepared to be wonderfully disturbed.

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