In an old mansion located on a private island in the Florida Everglades, the Crockett family has assembled on the Fourth of July to celebrate the birthday of Jason Crockett (Milland), its wheelchair-bound patriarch. Uninvited, however, are the thousands of frogs, snakes, turtles, and
lizards that take over the island, causing havoc. An attempt to capitalize on the success of WILLARD (1971), this silly-sounding revenge-of-nature film is surprisingly effective, with director McCowan opting simply to have normal-sized animals attack human beings--albeit in staggering
numbers--instead of making the creatures atomically mutated giants (although the film's advertising wa...
Released:
1972
Rated:
PG
Length:
90 mins