It Came from the Desert (2018)
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!
Director: Marko Mäkilaakso
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Mark Arnold as Dr. Renard |
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Harry Lister Smith as Brian |
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Vanessa Grasse as Lisa |
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Alex Mills as Lukas |
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Claudia Trujillo as Camper Van Girl |
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James Alper as Vodka Guy |
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Callum McGowan as Tim Guarisco |
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Aino Sirje as Sexy Dancer |
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Michael Majalahti as Eradicator |
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Andrew Horton as Craig Guarisco |
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Jose Varela Garcia as Jorge |
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Jose Leonardo Garcia Torres as Flaco |
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Ross Ellis as Party Host |
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Greg Rowbottom as Party Guy |
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Mllie Smith as Hot Random Girl |
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Joonas Salin as Camper Van Boy |
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Kristina Karjalainen as Girl in Eradicator Movie |
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Ari Savonen as Mutant in Eradicator Movie |
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Juha-Pekka Mikkola as Soldier |
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Petri Aulin as Soldier |
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Jukka Valtanen as Soldier |
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Larry Wayne as Opening Narrator |
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L.J. Ruth as Billy |
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Christy Fabbri as Cindy |
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Rob Drex as Scientist |
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Perry Norton as Chicane Base Alert Voice (voice) |
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Rick Shockley as Male Gun Voice (voice) |
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Genevieve Baer as Female Gun Voice (voice) |
| Sound | Sami Sarhamaa | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Marko Mäkilaakso | Director |
| Writing | Marko Mäkilaakso | Story |
| Writing | Trent Haaga | Writer |
| Writing | Hank Woon Jr | Writer |
| Camera | Juge Heikkilä | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Mika Mäkilaakso | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Joona Louhivuori | Editor |
| Art | Kari Kankaanpää | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Tuomo Hintikka | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Teemu Virta | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Aaro Visala | Second Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Juuso Helander | Drone Operator |
| Camera | Teemu Virta | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Editing | Teemu Virta | Online Editor |
| Camera | Heikki Slåen | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Tomi Lakonen | Key Grip |
| Production | Johanna Enäsuo | Co-Producer |
| Production | Misha Jaari | Co-Producer |
| Production | Mark Lwoff | Co-Producer |
| Production | Bob Portal | Producer |
| Production | Inderpal Singh | Producer |
| Production | Teemu Virta | Producer |
| Production | Gillian Hawser | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kaisa Pohjola | Costume Design |
| Crew | Victor Alcalá | Makeup Effects |
| Crew | Sara Aniorte | Makeup Effects |
| Crew | Fatima Burgos | Makeup Effects |
| Production | Pietari Pastila | Production Manager |
| Directing | Kasimir Högnäs | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robin Van Calcar | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | José Antonio Sola Aguilar | Property Master |
| Sound | Leticia Argudo | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Jorge Flor | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jorge García Bastidas | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Aleksi Tegel | Sound Designer |
| Visual Effects | Marko Mäkilaakso | Creature Design |
| Crew | Domingo Beltrán | Stunts |
| Crew | Sabrina Delgado | Stunts |
| Crew | Hernan Ortiz | Stunts |
| Crew | José Antonio Oña Sánchez | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Jānis Indriks | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Jānis Jurkovskis | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Tomi Lakonen | Gaffer |
| Camera | Hannele Majaniemi | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sofia Kouvo | Seamstress |
| Editing | Matias Auramo | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Timo Luomanen | Colorist |
| Directing | Hannele Majaniemi | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Avery Guerra | Publicist |
| Production | Otso Kinanen | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Alex López Estacio | Stunts |