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Giant Killer Ants

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A washed-up '80s glam metal band's journey to Coachella takes a terrifying turn when they stop in Joshua Tree for peyote. Now they must fight for survival using the power of rock n' roll.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Jeremy Aspinall

If a collision between Spinal Tap and 1950s creature feature Them! sounds like a blast, then this big-bug brouhaha (with emphasis on ha-ha) should tickle your fancy. Out in the desert, ageing glam-metal group Sonic Grave and their motormouth manager (Tom Arnold) are heading for a comeback appearance at the Nochella festival. However, taking a peyote pitstop to recharge their creative juices and ignoring a shaman's don't-mess-with-nature warning soon puts them on the menu for flesh-eating ants. No prizes for the functional special effects, but the cast (including genre veterans Jake Busey, Danny Woodburn and Sean Astin) gives it plenty of manic gusto while the in-jokes ("I'm from the shire", says Astin in one throwaway) and the under-siege silliness of the spaced-out combo make for endearingly wacky entertainment. The drug-fuelled ditty, Side Boob, is so Tap, it hurts.

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4.9/10

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rolenameDannyTom ArnoldMerickJake BuseyPagerRhys CoiroStevieLeisha HaileyArtSean AstinBigfootMichael HorseFirecrackerDanny WoodburnLoveCameron Richardson

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rolenameDirectorRon Carlson

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English

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Violence, swearing, nudity, drug abuse

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Colour

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