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Released 22 years ago.
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King of the Ants
"They wanted a Fall Guy. They created a Monster."
2004 1h 42m EN
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★5.9TMDB · 91
CrimeDramaThriller
Synopsis
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A young drifter, struggling to makes ends meet, accepts a job to kill a prominent accountant. When he isn't paid for the hit, revenge is now his path.
“They wanted a Fall Guy. They created a Monster.”
Cast
Chris L. McKenna
Sean Crawley
Kari Wührer
Susan Gatley
George Wendt
Duke Wayne
Daniel Baldwin
Ray Mathews
Vernon Wells
Beckett
Lionel Mark Smith
Carl
Timm Sharp
George
Carissa Kosta
Maureen
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Stuart Gordon
- Writers
- Charlie Higson
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Stuart Gordon, shot by Mac Ahlberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor David Michael Latt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Chris L. McKenna and Kari Wührer and George Wendt carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "They wanted a Fall Guy. They created a Monster.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0328031 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 91 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Stuart Gordon directs. Mac Ahlberg behind the camera. David Michael Latt cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 22 years ago.
- 2Directed by Stuart Gordon, shot by Mac Ahlberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Editor David Michael Latt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Chris L. McKenna and Kari Wührer and George Wendt carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "They wanted a Fall Guy. They created a Monster.".
- 6IMDB entry: tt0328031 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 91 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 8Classified under 12 themes, including "based on novel or book", "nightmare", "golf", "hallucination".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Mac Ahlberg
- Editing
- David Michael Latt
- Production design
- Georges Moes
- Runtime
- 102 min · 1h 42m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Stuart Gordon
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Production companies
Who made it
- HE
Hecht Co.
- RE
Red Hen Productions
- AN
Anthill Productions
US
The Asylum
US
Key crew
- NovelCharlie Higson
- Steadicam OperatorBrian Lataille
- Co-ProducerGeorge Wendt
- Associate ProducerShawn Simons
- Art DirectionShannon Kemp
- MusicBobby Johnston
- Co-ProducerCharlie Higson
- Co-ProducerStuart Gordon
- EditorDavid Michael Latt
- ProducerDuffy Hecht
- CastingMonika Mikkelsen
- Production DesignGeorges Moes
- ProducerDavid Michael Latt
- Line ProducerLaszlo Bene
- Executive ProducerDavid Rimawi
- Executive ProducerSherri Strain
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- nightmare
- golf
- hallucination
- revenge
- murder
- drifter
- brutality
- desert
- bludgeoning
- contract killer
- accountant
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2003-06-13R· Seattle International Film Festival
- Premiere2004-04-13· Philadelphia International Film Festival
- Physical2004-04-27
Also known as
International titles
- Λυσσαλέα ΕκδίκησηGR
- King of the Ants - Die Rache des Sean CrawleyDE
