''Glass Trap'' is a 2005 American
science fiction
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monster movie
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starring
C. Thomas Howell
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&
Stella Stevens
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and directed by
Fred Olen Ray
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, credited as Ed Raymond.
Plot
An army of giant, radioactive ants are accidentally trapped in a skyscraper, and a group of employees must band together to escape the building.
Cast
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C. Thomas Howell
Christopher Thomas Howell (born December 7, 1966) is an American actor. He has starred in the films '' Soul Man'', '' The Hitcher'', '' Grandview U.S.A.'', ''Red Dawn'', ''Secret Admirer'' and '' The Outsiders''. He has also appeared in '' Gett ...
as Curtis
* Siri Baruc as Sharon
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Stella Stevens
Stella Stevens (born Estelle Eggleston; October 1, 1938) is a American former actress. She began her acting career in 1959 and starred in such popular films as '' Girls! Girls! Girls!'' (1962), '' The Nutty Professor'' (1963), ''The Courtship of ...
as Joan Highsmith
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Brent Huff
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as Dennis
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Andrew Prine
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Early life and career
Prine was born in Jennings, Florida. After graduation from Miami Jackson High School in Miami, Prine attended ...
as Sheriff Ed
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Chick Vennera
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A ...
as Paolo
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Martin Kove
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as Corrigan
* Tracy Brooks Swope as Elizabeth
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Peter Spellos
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Notable roles
Animated Television Series
* BattleTech: The Animated Series - Captain Miles Hawkins
* Bureau of Alien Detectors - Moose Trengganu
Anime
* '' Black Jack'' - Mr. Brane
* ''Bleach'' - ...
as Howard Brunel
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Whitney Sloan
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as Carly
* John Clement as Jack Warner
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Ron Harper
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Early life
Harper was born ...
as Henry "Hank" Conlon
Release
''Glass Trap'' was released on
DVD
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by
First Look Pictures
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History
In 1980, Robert and Ellen Little founded Overseas Filmgroup as a film sales company for forei ...
on August 2, 2005.
Reception
David Cornelius from ''eFilmCritic'' 2/5 stars, writing, "Like many direct-to-video features, ''Glass Trap'' will do the trick for those who rent these kind of things. It's harmless in its dumbness, painless in its 'gee, get a load of these fake ants we whipped up' presentation. But it's not very entertaining, either."
Chris Hartley from ''Video Graveyard'' gave the film 1.5 out of 4 stars, criticizing the film's dialogue, weak special effects, and poor attempts at humor.
See also
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List of killer insect films
References
External links
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2005 films
2005 direct-to-video films
2005 horror films
2000s monster movies
2000s science fiction horror films
American monster movies
American science fiction horror films
Direct-to-video horror films
Films directed by Fred Olen Ray
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
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