The Locusts

1997 | Drama

Synopsis

A drifter enters a small town looking for employment. While working at the local cattle ranch, he meets and falls in love with the beautiful Kitty and becomes involved in a deadly yet erotic love triangle.

Scores

Overall Score
18.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
17.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
7.7%
Review Aggregate
39.3

Critic Consensus

20.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 20% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Many reviews cite uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealisticuneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kate Capshaw1997$0$1,000(est)
Jeremy Davies1997$0$1,000(est)
Vince Vaughn1997$0$0(est)
Paul Rudd1997$0$0(est)
Daniel Meyer1997$0$0(est)
Ashley Judd1997$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score20.0
RT critic review count10
Rotten Tomatoes audience score46.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes2,230

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1997$40,158$78,489
International1997N/AN/A
Worldwide1997$40,158$78,489

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1997$20,079$39,245
Digital Rentals ?1997N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1997N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1997$1,190,000$2,325,875
Physical Purchases ?1997$1,590,000$3,107,682
TV & Streaming Revenue1997$75,000$146,589
Total Revenues1997$2,875,079$5,619,391
Expenses
Budget ?1997$250,000 (est)$488,629 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1997$80,000 (est)$156,361 (est)
Participations1997$115,000$224,769
Residuals ?1997$200,000$390,903
Interest & Overhead1997$50,000$97,726
Total Expenses1997$695,000$1,358,389
Movie Net Profit or Loss1997$2,180,079$4,261,002

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