THEM! (1954) - 16 Weird Facts Of The Film That Changed Monster Movies Forever

THEM! (1954) - 16 Weird Facts Of The Film That Changed Monster Movies Forever IN 1954, WARNER BROS. UNLEASHED SOMETHING NO ONE HAD EVER SEEN BEFORE — GIANT, RADIOACTIVE ANTS CRAWLING OUT OF THE DESERT TO TERRORIZE AMERICA. THEM! WASN’T JUST ANOTHER MONSTER FLICK; IT WAS THE VERY FIRST “BIG BUG” MOVIE, AND IT SET THE TONE FOR A WHOLE DECADE OF ATOMIC-AGE NIGHTMARES. BUT HERE’S THE TWIST: THE ANTS DON’T EVEN SHOW UP UNTIL HALF AN HOUR IN. THE FILM WAS ALMOST SHOT IN COLOR AND 3D. A YOUNG LEONARD NIMOY SHOWS UP IN A BLINK-AND-YOU-MISS-IT CAMEO. AND JOHN WAYNE HIMSELF GOT INVOLVED — IN A WAY THAT CHANGED TV HISTORY. THIS ARE 16 WEIRD FACTS ABOUT “THEM!” — THE MOVIE THAT SHOULD’VE BOMBED, BUT INSTEAD BECAME ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL MONSTER FILMS OF ALL TIME.