Locusts

Locusts

★ 5.4IMDb Score
Released:1974-10-09
Duration:74 min
Director:Richard T. Heffron
Actors:Ben Johnson, Ron Howard, Katherine Helmond, Lisa Gerritsen, Belinda Balaski
Production:Carson Productions, Paramount Television

Overview:

A swarm of locusts appears on the horizon near a Midwestern town and the inhabitants must find a way to destroy or divert them before the insects devour the area's valuable crops

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