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** The infamous bone scene was to feature an ant holding a human skull instead of a ribcage. This scene was also supposed to feature more than one ant, as provided in various promotional images. The ants would then fight over the skull before dropping it amongst the pile of bones. That pile of bones included [[ChildEater the skull of a child]] [[MonstrousCannibalism and dead ants]].
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The film was originally planned to be a big, prestige picture, shot in color with the great stop motion effects work of Creator/RayHarryhausen. But studio boss Jack Warner, who [[OpinionMyopia didn't like science fiction and didn't believe mass audiences could possibly like something he didn't]], slashed their budget to the point that they had to do the effects in-house, then slapped them with a rookie producer so when they decided to try to cut back and instead use cheaper optical effects, as was quite successfully done with ''Film/{{Tarantula}}'', that ''also'' got axed in favor of in-house practical effects. The end result was giant ants that were expensive enough to cut into the film's profits, but not actually good enough to [[SpecialEffectFailure do the film any favors]].
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** ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', which has a quest called 'Those!' featuring giant fire-breathing ants.
** ''VideoGame/ItCameFromTheDesert'' is an open homage to this film.
** ''VideoGame/ItCameFromTheDesert'' is an open homage to this film.
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** ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', ''Literature/PrincessesOfThePizzaParlor'': The first Episode precedes the arrival of ant-monsters with a yell of "Them!"
** ''VideoGame/Fallout3'', which has a quest called 'Those!' featuring giant fire-breathing ants.
**''VideoGame/ItCameFromTheDesert'' ''VideoGame/ItCameFromTheDesert1989'' is an open homage to this film.
** ''VideoGame/Fallout3'', which has a quest called 'Those!' featuring giant fire-breathing ants.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: In one of earliest roles, ''Creator/LeonardNimoy'' played an Army sergeant in the communications center monitoring all the news for suspicious activity, but was uncredited.
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** In Brazil, it-sknown as "Mundo em Perigo" ("World in Peril").
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* RetroactiveRecognition: In one of earliest roles, ''Creator/LeonardNimoy'' played an Army sergeant in the communications center monitoring all the news for suspicious activity, but was uncredited.
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* {{Blooper}}: Doctor Pat Medford states that the ants haven't yet been seen by anyone because of the remoteness of the desert location. Yet, seconds later when the nest is found, dirt roads can be seen behind the mound, with several cars parked on them.
** They weren't seen by anyone who came back to tell about it.
* CaliforniaDoubling: The "New Mexican desert" around the city of Alamogordo has Joshua Trees, which aren't found in New Mexico.
** They weren't seen by anyone who came back to tell about it.
* CaliforniaDoubling: The "New Mexican desert" around the city of Alamogordo has Joshua Trees, which aren't found in New Mexico.
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* {{Blooper}}: Doctor Pat Medford states that ActorSharedBackground: James Whitmore had previously served in the ants haven't yet been seen by anyone because of the remoteness of the desert location. Yet, seconds later when the nest is found, dirt roads can be seen behind the mound, with several cars parked on them.
** They weren't seen by anyone who came backmilitary, making him rather apt to tell about it.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: The"New Mexican desert" around first part of the city film takes place in the Chihuahuan Desert in New Mexico, but was of Alamogordo has course filmed in the Mojave Desert in California. Notably, Joshua Trees, trees can be seen, which aren't found in native to New Mexico.Mexico.
* CastTheExpert: The soldiers were played by US-military veterans, who knew how to operate the World War II equipment loaned to the production by the army.
** They weren't seen by anyone who came back
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* CastTheExpert: The soldiers were played by US-military veterans, who knew how to operate the World War II equipment loaned to the production by the army.
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* OrphanedReference: There are quite a few shots of flamethrowers being aimed directly at the camera and extreme close-ups of the ants, which were the planned set-ups for when the film was to be shot in 3-D (see below).
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: No more than three giant ants are ever seen on screen together at a time. This was of course because only three had been made for the film.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: No more than three giant ants are ever seen on screen together at a time. This was of course because only three had been made for the film.
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* ScullyBox: James Whitmore wore lifts in his shoes to minimize the height difference between himself and James Arness.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The film was originally planned to be shot in both 3-D and colour. The 3-D camera rig malfunctioned while filming the test footage, and they opted to just shoot in black and white widescreen. Along the way, they scrapped the widescreen format too.
** The third act was going to take place in New York, with the giant ants invading the subway system. This was changed for budget reasons, and because NYC Transportation Secretary was horrified at the idea. Fortunately, the Warner Bros executives were inspired by the chase scenes in ''He Walked By Night'', filmed in the storm drain tunnels under Los Angeles.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The film was originally planned to be shot in both 3-D and colour. The 3-D camera rig malfunctioned while filming the test footage, and they opted to just shoot in black and white widescreen. Along the way, they scrapped the widescreen format too.
** The third act was going to take place in New York, with the giant ants invading the subway system. This was changed for budget reasons, and because NYC Transportation Secretary was horrified at the idea. Fortunately, the Warner Bros executives were inspired by the chase scenes in ''He Walked By Night'', filmed in the storm drain tunnels under Los Angeles.
