Sept 15-21 Mockumentary Week: “Ladies and gentlemen, by way of introduction, this is a film about trickery – and fraud. About lies. Tell it by the fireside, in a marketplace, or in a movie. Almost any story is almost certainly some kind of lie. But not this time. No, this is a promise. During the next hour, everything you hear from us is really *true* and based on solid facts.”

The winner of the 1972 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, this was directed by Ed Spiegel and Walon Green and written by David Seltzer, who also wrote The Omen and Prophecy, as well as directing and writing Lucas, Punchline and so many more.

Dr. Nils Hellstrom isn’t real. He’s actor Lawrence Pressman, so when he’s telling you about how ants will rule the planet, he’s kidding. Or maybe he isn’t. Honestly, this is as BS as a Sunn Classics doc, but with incredible insect footage, you won’t care. I still can’t believe this played double features with Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The drugs in the 70s!

If you’re afraid of insects, this is not for you. I mean, they tear a lizard to pieces!

You can watch this on YouTube.