It Came from the Desert
“Get ready to scream”
New Mexico, present day. Brian and Lukas are off to the desert to join a kegger party and to celebrate Lukas’ victory in a motocross competition. His winning prize includes meeting The Deathinator, the biggest action star in the world. The party gets started under the hot desert sun, but Brian isn’t in the mood, so he wanders off and is soon joined by his friend, Lukas. They discover something strange in the desert which leads them into a secret military laboratory, where they discover the disturbing truth of what the government has been doing. Secret experiments on ants and spiders using DNA found in a meteorite which fell to Earth in 1951 has given birth to mutated giant ants which have overrun the facility. Now, it's up to Brian and Lukas to save the world from a giant ant invasion!
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Cast
28 people
Mark Arnold
Dr. Renard
Known for
Wrath of Man
Kandahar
Harry Lister Smith
Brian
Known for
God's Own Country
War and Peace
Vanessa Grasse
Lisa
Known for
Leatherface
Shadow and Bone
Alex Mills
Lukas
Known for
WarHunt
Claudia Trujillo
Camper Van Girl
Known for
Welcome to Eden
Hanna
James Alper
Vodka Guy
Also in
Heads of State
Callum McGowan
Tim Guarisco
Known for
The Librarians: The Next Chapter
Into the Deep
Aino Sirje
Sexy Dancer
Also in
Laughing Matters
Brava
Michael Majalahti
Eradicator
Known for
Rendel
Andrew Horton
Craig Guarisco
Known for
Jupiter's Legacy
Slotherhouse
Jose Varela Garcia
Jorge
No other roles listed
Jose Leonardo Garcia Torres
Flaco
No other roles listed
Marko Mäkilaakso Director · Trent Haaga Writer Hank Woon Jr Writer
Budget $731K · United States release May 29, 2018 · Produced in Canada, Finland, United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Budget
$731,000
Production
Roger! Pictures
Production
Bufo
Production
Cinemaware
Production
AMP
Production
Alliance Media Partners
Production
Oy Bufo Ab
Production
Canada · Finland · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · September 15, 2017
Premiere · Fantasy Filmfest
United States · May 29, 2018
Digital
Finland · September 7, 2018
Theatrical
Belgium
September 7, 2018 · Limited theatrical
France
May 22, 2018 · Physical
Germany
April 5, 2018 · Physical
Japan
January 13, 2018 · Digital
United Kingdom
June 25, 2018 · Physical
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