The Hive

"Death is Their Picnic."

2008 1h 30m EN

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4.1

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ROTTEN

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3.2

IMDB

★4.1TMDB · 38🥫8%Rotten Tomatoes★3.2IMDB · 1,953

HorrorScience FictionAction

Synopsis

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When ants, displaying never-before-seen behavior, seize an island, the controversial Thorax Team is called in to stop the massive threat, only to discover that the ants are controlled by something beyond this world.

“Death is Their Picnic.”

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Cast

Tom Wopat
Bill
Kal Weber
Len
Elizabeth Healey
Claire
Mark Ramsey
Cortez
Jessica Reavis
Debs
Pisek Intrakanchit
Chang
Kittiphit Tamrongweenijchai
Minister Zhing
Chalad Na Songkhla
Army Officer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Manus
Writers: T.S. Cook
Languages: English
Countries: Thailand

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Fun facts 🍿

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Maneater Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Manus, shot by Kittiwat Saemarat. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Laurie McDowell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Tom Wopat and Kal Weber and Elizabeth Healey carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Death is Their Picnic.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Manus directs. Kittiwat Saemarat behind the camera. Laurie McDowell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Thailand. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Part of the "Maneater Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Peter Manus, shot by Kittiwat Saemarat. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Laurie McDowell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tom Wopat and Kal Weber and Elizabeth Healey carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Death is Their Picnic.".
9IMDB entry: tt1062161 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 38 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "island", "animal attack", "ant", "invasion".
12Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kittiwat Saemarat
Editing: Laurie McDowell
Production design: Jon Bunker
Costume design: Chantika Kongsillawat
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Hive (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes: 8% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 3.2/10 · 1,953 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Part of

Maneater Collection

Maneater Series is the name, logo and line look given to a series of made-for-television natural horror films on DVD produced by RHI Entertainment for the Syfy Channel, and distributed by Vivendi Entertainment. The Maneater Series logo and line look were created under the direction of Danny Tubbs, the executive director of creative services of Vivendi Entertainment. The deal, made in October 2006, stipulated that the first ten films would premiere on the US-based channel in 2007, but due to a pre-licensing agreement, the first six actually premiered in Canada on the video on demand channel Movie Central on Demand. Most of the early films in the series were filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.