It Came from the Desert

It Came from the Desert

Get ready to scream

Directed by Marko Mäkilaakso

Produced by Roger! Pictures, Bufo

201890 min4.8 / 10

A campy creature-feature comedy-horror hybrid about two friends stumbling into a government conspiracy involving giant mutant ants, blending B-movie absurdity with action-adventure thrills.

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!

Questions people ask

  • Is It Came from the Desert sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is It Came from the Desert violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is It Came from the Desert scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Does It Came from the Desert end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is It Came from the Desert easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity39

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Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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