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Locusts

2005 · 95 min

A cheesy creature-feature that mixes scientific warnings with swarm chaos for undemanding late-night viewing.

Directed by
David Jackson
Genres
Action, Science fiction, Horror
Starring
Lucy Lawless, John Heard, Dylan Neal
Overview
Dr. Maddy Rierdon, an investigator for the Department of Agriculture, is the only person who can protect America from a deadly breed of bioengineered locusts.

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Directed by
David Jackson
Genres
Action, Science fiction, Horror
Starring
Lucy Lawless, John Heard, Dylan Neal
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • science
  • technology
  • survival
  • family
  • environment
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror5
Humour2
Realism5
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, science fiction, horror, tv movie
Directed by
David Jackson
Written by
Doug Prochilo
Starring
Lucy Lawless, John Heard, Dylan Neal, Gregory Alan Williams, Mike Farrell, Natalija Nogulich, Mike Gomez, Esperanza Catubig
Music
Joseph LoDuca
Cinematography
Derick V. Underschultz
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
German, English

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