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Them!

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Them!	comment	A classic Sci-Fi Horror movie from 1954, directed by Gordon Douglas and starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, and James Arness.A little girl is found wandering in the New Mexican desert, the only survivor of an unknown calamity that befell her vacationing family. When roused from her catatonia, she can only scream "Theeeeem!" Official investigation finally leads to the discovery that the culprits are Cadillac-sized ants, mutated by atomic radiation. The race is then on to locate and destroy the ants' nest before new queens hatch out and fly across the world.Made a ton of money for Warner Bros., and so helped establish many of the giant-monster-running-amok cliches for American cinema. Sadly, the vast majority of its imitators lacked the budget and the writing and acting talent on display here.A Remake of the film has been announced to be in the works, helmed by Michael Giacchino in his feature directorial debut.Not to be confused with the 2006 French horror film, the 1960s Blues Rock band fronted by Van Morrison, or THEM (2021).
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Them! / int_10937270	type	Noisy Nature
Them! / int_10937270	comment	Noisy Nature: The ants display good lung-power, constantly chittering and shrieking vaguely cicada-like noises. No, it's not biologically accurate. But damn if it isn't creepy...
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Them! / int_1237828f	type	Anyone Can Die
Them! / int_1237828f	comment	Anyone Can Die: Peterson, the first important character we meet, dies near the end. Very rare in 1950s cinema. Itâ€™s made worse by the fact that he's arguably one of the most likable characters, firmly established as a Friend to All Children (he even saves two boys from the ants before getting killed), and he feels incredibly guilty when Blackburn dies. The fact that the arguably most moral and warm hearted character could be brutally killed off in this universe is the first sign the movie is not going to have a hopeful, optimistic ending...
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Them! / int_1439161f	type	Heroic BSoD
Them! / int_1439161f	comment	Heroic BSoD: That little girl.
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Them! / int_177a6464	type	Genre Shift
Them! / int_177a6464	comment	Genre Shift: Starts out as a low-key podunk police investigation, ends with flamethrower assaults in the Los Angeles sewer.
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Them! / int_18ba2fe	type	Sound-Only Death
Them! / int_18ba2fe	comment	Sound-Only Death: Blackburn hears the sound of the ants outside the wrecked store he's stationed guarding at. As it's growing dark due to both a duststorm and night approaching, he turns off the light in the store and moves towards the hole while drawing his pistol. He steps outside and out of frame, and the audience is treated to the sound of the ants' calls intensifying, several gunshots, and finally Blackburn's screams.
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Them! / int_18d15922	type	Title Drop
Them! / int_18d15922	comment	Title Drop: When the little girl is snapped out of her Heroic BSoD, she SHOUTS it...
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Them! / int_195bec23	type	Gender-Concealing Writing
Them! / int_195bec23	comment	Gender-Concealing Writing: The characters expect "Dr. Pat Medford" to be a Patrick, not a Patricia.
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Them! / int_1c9537cd	type	The Main Characters Do Everything
Them! / int_1c9537cd	comment	The Main Characters Do Everything: Exactly why is Peterson, a New Mexico State Trooper, still hanging around assisting the FBI and the Army long after the story has left New Mexico in the dust? (Actually, given the security concerns, it makes sense to restrict the personnel involved to those who need to know. Peterson already knows, so it's better to keep him around. Plus, he's an experienced police officer, and obviously a combat vet, both useful qualities.)
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Them! / int_1f250372	type	I Need a Freaking Drink
Them! / int_1f250372	comment	I Need a Freaking Drink: Ben: "If I can still raise an arm when I get out of here, I'll show you how well saturated I can get!" Robert quickly agrees, and even Dr. Medford Sr. thinks it sounds like a good idea, though he regretfully concludes he's too old for it.
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Them! / int_20a14df0	type	Wrong Genre Savvy
Them! / int_20a14df0	comment	Wrong Genre Savvy: Invoked, but subverted. Peterson suggests when reporting to the police chief that a homicidal maniac is responsible, citing the extreme property damage and lack of anything stolen other than sugar. The chief promptly points out that they'd have been notified if a loony killer had escaped from any mental asylum in the area, and also that both Gramps Jonson and Ed Blackburn were armed more than sufficiently to kill a human assailant.
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Them! / int_2b706ca	type	More Dakka
Them! / int_2b706ca	comment	More Dakka: When they first encounter one of the giant ants, the police manage to disable it by shooting its antennae, but it's not until they pull out a large machine gun that they manage to punch enough holes in it to put it down for good.
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Them! / int_2c77fae3	type	Darkness Equals Death
Them! / int_2c77fae3	comment	The military gasses the nest of giant killer ants, and the next stage is for someone to go down into the nest and confirm they're all dead. This is universally recognized as a very bad idea, yet Dr. Pat Medford argues firmly and convincingly that she has to go down into the nest as her father is too old and she can't give the two male leads "a crash course in insect pathology".
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Them! / int_3307b885	type	Hollywood Apocrypha
Them! / int_3307b885	comment	Hollywood Apocrypha: Dr. Medford Sr. quotes some as the scope of the problem appears...
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Them! / int_3d29fed	type	NoKillLikeOverKill
Them! / int_3d29fed	comment	No Kill like Overkill: The body of Gramps Johnson, owner of the local general store and one of the first victims of the ants, is so horribly mangled that the coroner can't determine the exact cause of death. Him getting pumped full of formic acid as well seems like the ants were just being mean...
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Them! / int_3dd156af	type	Walkie-Talkie Gag, Over
Them! / int_3dd156af	comment	Walkie-Talkie Gag, Over: The film includes a variant on this gag when the elder Melford tries to talk some other characters over an official radio channel.
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Them! / int_48309ad4	type	Screaming Woman
Them! / int_48309ad4	comment	Screaming Woman: Used effectively (i.e. with restraint) for once. Pat Metford screams the first time she (and the audience) catch sight of a giant killer ant at close quarters, but is calm and professional the rest of the movie. And of course there's the catatonic girl who suddenly breaks into a Title Drop when she smells a vial of formic acid.
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Them! / int_550754dc	type	Improbable Infant Survival
Them! / int_550754dc	comment	Improbable Infant Survival: Though this is still a pretty grim dark movie, mostly played straight, but averted for one subtle instance offscreen before the start of the film; see Fridge tab...
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Them! / int_5ad80bf8	type	It's All My Fault
Them! / int_5ad80bf8	comment	It's All My Fault: Peterson leaves Blackburn in charge of securing the latest crime scene and waiting for back-up, which gives way to Curiosity Killed the Cast. Afterwards, Peterson blames himself, despite the police captain assuring him that he behaved appropriately.
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Them! / int_5b9925f7	type	Curiosity Killed the Cast
Them! / int_5b9925f7	comment	Curiosity Killed the Cast: The fate of Blackburn.
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Them! / int_61a503a7	type	Hell Is That Noise
Them! / int_61a503a7	comment	Hell Is That Noise: The high pitched sound the ants make.
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Them! / int_6439de78	type	Heroic Sacrifice
Them! / int_6439de78	comment	Heroic Sacrifice: Peterson.
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Them! / int_7315fd38	type	Covers Always Lie
Them! / int_7315fd38	comment	Covers Always Lie: The movie poster: The scantily clad woman in the ant's mandibles? The quotes? Not in the movie.
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Them! / int_75538142	type	Friend to All Children
Them! / int_75538142	comment	Friend to All Children: Peterson. It's pretty obvious from his actions and body language that children in any kind of distress really upset him.
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Them! / int_77315f4f	type	You Have to Believe Me!
Them! / int_77315f4f	comment	You Have to Believe Me!: The elder Melford appears to be trying to avoid this situation. It's clear he immediately has a good idea what's going on, but he insists on not telling the others until irrefutable proof is found. Only Pat knows what he's thinking, and she pointedly refuses to explain to Graham when asked.
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Them! / int_77538ed4	type	Admiring the Abomination
Them! / int_77538ed4	comment	Admiring the Abomination: Dr. Medford is fascinated by the giant ants, yet he isn't at all blind to the danger and is adamant they must be destroyed before they threaten mankind.
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Them! / int_7b6e47a5	type	Armor-Piercing Question
Them! / int_7b6e47a5	comment	Armor-Piercing Question:
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Them! / int_7ccd3698	type	Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever
Them! / int_7ccd3698	comment	Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: More like 10 foot, but that's still much, much larger than regular ants.
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Them! / int_85537320	type	Police Procedural
Them! / int_85537320	comment	Police Procedural: The movie has the straightforward quasi-documentary style of contemporaneous Police Procedurals like Dragnet.
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Them! / int_8560c16f	type	Fatal Family Photo
Them! / int_8560c16f	comment	Fatal Family Photo: Averted. Peterson asks one of the investigators at the trailer attack scene how his kids are doing, and the man replies he and his wife have another one on the way. Instead of being another of the antsâ€™ victims, the investigator doesnâ€™t appear again and presumably survives,
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Them! / int_87e661e8	type	Absurdly Spacious Sewer
Them! / int_87e661e8	comment	Absurdly-Spacious Sewer: The Los Angeles storm drains are the setting for the climax.
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Them! / int_8b606a51	type	There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Them! / int_8b606a51	comment	There Is No Kill Like Overkill: The fate of Gramps Johnson, who dies five times over: his neck and back broken, his skull fractured, his chest crushed, and his body saturated with enough formic acid to kill twenty men - all of which add to the mystery at the time, since they don't know what "stung to death by a giant ant" looks like yet.
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Them! / int_93387c2e	type	Monster Delay
Them! / int_93387c2e	comment	Monster Delay: Much of the beginning of the film shows only the aftermath of the ants' attacks. We see only the damage they have caused and a few bodies, one of which is filled with acid and chewed to bits. This helped build up their menace prior to them turning up on screen.
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Them! / int_938e9bc0	type	Absent-Minded Professor
Them! / int_938e9bc0	comment	Absent-Minded Professor: Edmund Gwenn's character, Dr. Harold Melford, is a mild example.
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Them! / int_97b5e1f9	type	Bug War
Them! / int_97b5e1f9	comment	Bug War: The Trope Maker! The antagonists are giant ants and the plots focus on stopping them from spreading around the world.
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Them! / int_99db72ee	type	Immune to Bullets
Them! / int_99db72ee	comment	Immune to Bullets: Unless you aim at the antennae, effectively blinding the ants. They're not completely immune, but quite resistant, and it's better to Kill It with Fire (or gas).
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Them! / int_9c1f758a	type	Kill It with Fire
Them! / int_9c1f758a	comment	Kill It with Fire: This film had flamethrower-toting heroes stalking monsters through dark tunnels decades before Alien.
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Them! / int_9cbf01d6	type	Stay in the Kitchen
Them! / int_9cbf01d6	comment	Stay in the Kitchen: Impressively averted, considering the era it was made in. The military gasses the nest of giant killer ants, and the next stage is for someone to go down into the nest and confirm they're all dead. This is universally recognized as a very bad idea, yet Dr. Pat Medford argues firmly and convincingly that she has to go down into the nest as her father is too old and she can't give the two male leads "a crash course in insect pathology". Later in the movie, when they search the drains under Los Angeles, Pat is in one of the lead jeeps looking for the new nest.
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Them! / int_9d12bbc1	type	Foreshadowing
Them! / int_9d12bbc1	comment	Foreshadowing: Sergeant Peterson's love of children. Also, the ants swarming over spilled sugar in the store.
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Them! / int_9d67ad5c	type	Nuclear Mutant
Them! / int_9d67ad5c	comment	Nuclear Mutant: The ants are enormous because of, yes, radiation-induced mutations. They appear in New Mexico because that's the site of the first atomic bomb test at Alamogordo.
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Them! / int_9e86e227	type	The End... Or Is It?
Them! / int_9e86e227	comment	The End... Or Is It?: The ants are all wiped out, but Dr. Medford Sr. issues a grim warning; the atomic genie is out the bottle.
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Them! / int_a0db7803	type	It's Personal
Them! / int_a0db7803	comment	It's Personal: Peterson takes the death of his partner at the jaws of the ants very personally.
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Them! / int_a18d407b	type	Samus Is a Girl
Them! / int_a18d407b	comment	Samus Is a Girl: The police are expecting a male scientist since they are told one of the scientist's names is "Pat Medford." Predictably with such a gender-ambiguous first name, the scientist turns out to be a beautiful female scientist instead.
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Them! / int_ad331757	type	Emergency Authority
Them! / int_ad331757	comment	Emergency Authority: Martial law is declared in LA when evidence strongly points to a new nest below the city. A 6PM curfew is imposed, with military police patrolling the city.
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Them! / int_b58b4e3c	type	Too Dumb to Live
Them! / int_b58b4e3c	comment	Too Dumb to Live: No one noticed a bunch of giant ants nesting on a ship? This is at least lampshaded when a character asks the same question.
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Them! / int_bbb3a5a0	type	Splash of Color
Them! / int_bbb3a5a0	comment	Splash of Color: The entire movie is grayscale with the exception of the title at the start. The movie was supposed to be shot in color until a last minute change.
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Them! / int_ca3a6dbd	type	Informed Ability
Them! / int_ca3a6dbd	comment	Informed Ability: The ants are certainly dangerous, but Dr. Medford's prediction that they could drive humanity to extinction seems unfounded. Even ignoring their inability to cross the oceans without some monumentally unobservant boat or plane crews (see below), pistol-caliber rounds are shown killing them. In an all-out war there'd certainly be heavy human casualties, but with the advantages of explosives, air support, and superior numbers, we'd kill them far faster than they could spawn, and eventually locate their queens.
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Them! / int_ce287322	type	The Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter
Them! / int_ce287322	comment	The Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter: While Dr. Harold isn't precisely ugly, more short and rotund in a teddy bear kind of way that makes him resemble the Sultan or Maurice, it's still a headscratcher as to how he's the father of his stunning daughter Pat, who towers over him.
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Them! / int_d1affec1	type	That Came Out Wrong
Them! / int_d1affec1	comment	That Came Out Wrong: A pilot (played by Fess Parker) who's been locked up in an asylum for his claim of seeing giant flying ants defends his sanity:
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Them! / int_d4055b8b	type	Square-Cube Law
Them! / int_d4055b8b	comment	Square-Cube Law: Obviously ignored, but let's face it â€” you couldn't have the movie if you didn't.
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Them! / int_dae5c997	type	Action Girl
Them! / int_dae5c997	comment	Action Girl: Dr. Pat Medford. She goes into the New Mexico nest along with the men, overriding their objections.
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Them! / int_dca70c44	type	Reasonable Authority Figure
Them! / int_dca70c44	comment	Reasonable Authority Figure: Every layer of government behaves as rationally as it can, under the circumstances. This becomes an Invoked Trope when the authorities go public; before beginning their announcement, they introduce a tableful of generals and scientists to support the statement that's about to be made, so the public will believe it.
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Them! / int_de0df7a0	type	Stock Scream
Them! / int_de0df7a0	comment	Stock Scream: Several uses of the Wilhelm Scream. (Although this was long before it became an example of this trope.)
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Them! / int_dfb71617	type	Male Gaze
Them! / int_dfb71617	comment	Male Gaze: Our first glimpse of Pat combines this with Feet-First Introduction, Leg Focus, and Skirts and Ladders. As she exits from the bottom of a plane, her skirt gets caught on a ladder, putting her legs on display for a few seconds. A crewman offers assistance, but she demurs.
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