The read
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
When a melting iceberg releases a prehistoric giant praying mantis, a palaeontologist works alongside the military to kill it after it attacks scientific outposts on its way to Washington and New York.
Ratings
IMDb5.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
80 audience votes
Key crew
- Nathan JuranDirector
- Martin BerkeleyScreenplay
- Irving GertzOriginal Music Composer
- William LavaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Craig StevensCol. Joe Parkman
- William HopperDr. Nedrick 'Ned' Jackson
- Alix TaltonMarge Blaine
- Donald RandolphGen. Mark Ford
- Florenz AmesProf. Anton Gunther
- Paul SmithCorporal
- Paul CampbellLt. Fred Pizar
- Pat ConwaySgt. Pete Allen
- Phil HarveyLou
- Helen JayMrs. Farley
- Bing RussellState Trooper
- David McMahonCapt. Frank Carver
Stills
Themes
new york citymonsterinsectpaleontologygiant monsterpaleontologistarctic polar circle regiongiant insectprehistoric creaturemantispraying mantis