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A narrator tells the audience about the ant and how they they may someday take over after humans. | A narrator tells the audience about the ant and how they they may someday take over after humans. He talks about their use of pheromones which cause obedience within the ants. | ||
A boat carrying toxic wastes dumps barrels of it into the ocean. | A boat carrying toxic wastes dumps barrels of it into the ocean. The barrels eventually wash up on the shore of the Dreamland Shores land development and leak their contents. Charlie Pearson drives up to the Pelican Yacht Club and carries a bag of groceries onto Dan Stokely's boat and hands them to Crewman. Marilyn Fryser asks him what took him so long and tells him he is always on call. She tells Dan to keep the boat from bobbing too much and brings up how she paid him a lot of money to charter his boat to take her potential clients to her land development. Harry Thompson and Velma Thompson are the first customers to arrive. Larry Graham and Christine Graham arrive next and Larry stops and stares as Coreen Bradford is dropped off by Taxi Driver (Empire of the Ants)|Taxi Driver and gives him ten dollars on a $9.80 fair. Joe Morrison pulls up in his sports car and takes drink from a liquor bottle before heading to the boat. Thomas Lawson and Mary Lawson are dropped off by a bus and Thomas tells Mary he is writing down all the expense so they can be reimbursed. The last to arrive is Margaret Ellis. Marilyn introduces everyone to each other and the boat leaves the dock. Jim (Empire of the Ants)|Jim and Pete (Empire of the Ants)|Pete finish placing the welcome sign for Dreamland Shores and Jim wonders if Marilyn will be happy with their work, but Pete doubts it. They drink a beer and talk about how they don't think the development will be there in two years. Marilyn, Charlie and the customers arrive at Dreamland Shores and mingle and eat hors d'oeuvres. Marilyn asks Charlie where Jim and Peter are and he tells her they probably left after they finished their work. Marilyn gets upset and tells him they are fired. As Christine and Coreen are talking, Larry stares at them and Christine notices Larry is staring at Coreen. Charlie walks up to Joe and tells him he knows he can't afford any of the land and Joe cheers him. Larry invites Coreen to walk around and she points out he is married. Thomas complains to Harry that the scotch is cheap scotch, and Harry reminds him it is free. then tries to sexually assault her. | ||
Revision as of 12:14, 29 May 2020
A group of prospective land buyers are attacked by ants mutated due to toxic waste.
Genre
Characters/Groups
Joe Morrison - John David Carson
Sheriff Art Kincade - Albert Salmi
Margaret Ellis - Jacqueline Scott
Coreen Bradford - Pamela Shoop
Charlie Pearson - Edward Power
Christine Graham - Brooke Palance
Harry Thompson - Harry Holcombe
Anson Parker - Norman Franklin
Phoebe Russell - Florance McGee
Character thumbnails with links to profiles
Detailed Synopsis
A narrator tells the audience about the ant and how they they may someday take over after humans. He talks about their use of pheromones which cause obedience within the ants.
A boat carrying toxic wastes dumps barrels of it into the ocean. The barrels eventually wash up on the shore of the Dreamland Shores land development and leak their contents. Charlie Pearson drives up to the Pelican Yacht Club and carries a bag of groceries onto Dan Stokely's boat and hands them to Crewman. Marilyn Fryser asks him what took him so long and tells him he is always on call. She tells Dan to keep the boat from bobbing too much and brings up how she paid him a lot of money to charter his boat to take her potential clients to her land development. Harry Thompson and Velma Thompson are the first customers to arrive. Larry Graham and Christine Graham arrive next and Larry stops and stares as Coreen Bradford is dropped off by Taxi Driver (Empire of the Ants)|Taxi Driver and gives him ten dollars on a $9.80 fair. Joe Morrison pulls up in his sports car and takes drink from a liquor bottle before heading to the boat. Thomas Lawson and Mary Lawson are dropped off by a bus and Thomas tells Mary he is writing down all the expense so they can be reimbursed. The last to arrive is Margaret Ellis. Marilyn introduces everyone to each other and the boat leaves the dock. Jim (Empire of the Ants)|Jim and Pete (Empire of the Ants)|Pete finish placing the welcome sign for Dreamland Shores and Jim wonders if Marilyn will be happy with their work, but Pete doubts it. They drink a beer and talk about how they don't think the development will be there in two years. Marilyn, Charlie and the customers arrive at Dreamland Shores and mingle and eat hors d'oeuvres. Marilyn asks Charlie where Jim and Peter are and he tells her they probably left after they finished their work. Marilyn gets upset and tells him they are fired. As Christine and Coreen are talking, Larry stares at them and Christine notices Larry is staring at Coreen. Charlie walks up to Joe and tells him he knows he can't afford any of the land and Joe cheers him. Larry invites Coreen to walk around and she points out he is married. Thomas complains to Harry that the scotch is cheap scotch, and Harry reminds him it is free. then tries to sexually assault her.