district commissioner (this was announced in July 1953). The unique "sound" of the ants devouring everything in their path was created by swirling a straw in a glass of water with crushed ice, which was then amplified. Much of the Rio Negro (Amazon) jungle riverscape, as well as the bridge dynamiting and sluice scenes, are second-unit stock footage shot in Florahome, Florida. Impact The film was adapted for radio on the June 7, 1954 broadcast of the Lux Radio Theatre; Charlton Heston reprised his role as "Leiningen" and Donna Reed played "Joanna". A scene from the film was used in the 1971 film The Hellstrom Chronicle. The film strongly influenced the 1985 MacGyver episode "Trumbo's World", which also featured clips from the film. In 1978, Martin Scorsese listed the film as among his "100 Random Pleasures" in a section of films which "are not good. They're guilty. But there are things in them that make you like them, that make them worthwhile." Trivia In 1970, it aired on WVUE-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana, as part of its highly publicized switch of channel positions with that city's PBS member station, WYES-TV. References External links Streaming audio Leiningen Versus the Ants on Escape: January 14, 1948 The Naked Jungle on Lux Radio Theater: June 7, 1954 1954 films 1950s adventure drama films 1954 romantic drama films American adventure drama films American romantic drama films Adventure horror films American romantic horror films American horror drama films American natural horror films Arranged marriage in fiction Fictional ants Films about ants Films based on short fiction Films directed by Byron Haskin Films produced by George Pal Films scored by Daniele Amfitheatrof Films set in 1901 Films set in Brazil Films shot in Florida Films with screenplays by Ranald MacDougall Paramount Pictures films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films