King of the Ants (2003)
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Directed by: Stuart Gordon
Starring: Chris McKenna (Sean), Kari Wuhrer (Susan Gatley), Daniel Baldwin (Ray), George Wendt (Duke), Ron Livingston (Eric Gatley), Vernon Wells (Beckett), Lionel Mark Smith (Carl), Timm Sharp (friend)
Country: United States
Language: English
Runtime: 01:42:08
Genres: Gore-Gruesome, Captivity, Gangster, Violence against Men, Revenge, Scars, Torture
Plot – Spoilers:
A young man who takes up odd painting jobs and likes pulp detective novels is approached by a thug on behalf of his boss, Ray. Ray has his fingers in seedy real estate and construction and wants Sean to keep a round-the-clock watch on a certain Eric Gatley who is a potential nuisance-maker.
Sean takes up the case enthusiastically and soon finds himself lusting after Eric’s wife Susan. So when Ray offers Sean a decent pile of cash to get rid of Eric, Sean unhesitatingly agrees and batters Eric’s head clumsily, but efficiently. Proud of having unlocked a new achievement, Sean awaits his payment only to find Ray and gang don’t often keep their word and might even want to fuck him up.
“Obviously you’re not a golfer!”
Wasn’t bad .. not sure if they nicked the idea loosely from an Irvine Welsh novel… I forget the name.. it may have a Charlie hickson one actually…
Groovy little story.. sure some shadey acting but it was compelling enough and violent enough to stick with.
The main theme are existential crises and occult forces. The guy was stuck about his life goal and duck said to him what his subconcious was trying to dissimulate from himself. That made him mentally weak he disired to discover a new way to be himself. He tried to kill people even if he had no reason to do it. He really wanted to feel and to be something. He did every possible mistake but he sureprisely did not die ! biggest logical mistake but anyway he just needed a road but was too lonely and stupid at the beggining. However his imagination was great. I enjoyed this shitty film
Not a bad little film. Competent without being exceptional. 3/5 golf clubs
not bad, wasn’t expecting much at the beginning, but the movie does pick up a lot of momentum.
Stephen Baldwin is a great copy of his brother Alec.
one of my favs!
with stuart gordon u always get no bullshit horror/violence and naked females
This is a solid fucked up movie, it’s perfect for this site! Keeps your interest the entire time with great acting. This had a great plot of a guy that gets fucked over and wants to get revenge. The scene where Sean was walking down the street with that helmet hahah that was cheesy and definetly would bring attention to him. The makeup was fantastic and gorey. Sean’s beaten down character was 10/10. The swelling in the face and a giant hematoma on his eyebrow, excellent makeup. Lots of messed up scenes. I highly recommend this movie, worth the watch.
very nice…. although Susan should have been given more sex.
Moral of the story… don’t do business with people who admit to killing dogs 😉
Joking aside, great film, excellent actors. I give this 5 stars.
Loved the ending. But the wife was innocent.