Eight Legged Freaks

2002 99 min ★ 5.8 Action, Comedy, Horror, Thriller

The residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of little spiders to mutate overnight to the size of SUVs. It's then up to mining engineer Chris McCormack and Sheriff Sam Parker to mobilize an eclectic group of townspeople, including the Sheriff's young son, Mike, her daughter, Ashley, and paranoid radio announcer Harlan, into battle against the bloodthirsty eight-legged beasts.

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Cast

David Arquette

Chris McCormick

Kari Wührer

Samantha Parker

Doug E. Doug

Harlan Griffith

Scarlett Johansson

Ashley Parker

Rick Overton

Pete Willis

Matt Czuchry

Bret

Riley Smith

Randy

Leon Rippy

Wade

Randi Klein

Waitress #1

Terey Summers

Waitress #2

Details

Director

Ellory Elkayem

Screenplay

Jesse Alexander

Tagline

"Let the squashing begin!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$45,900,000

Production

Centropolis Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment, Electric Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures

Reviews

J

John Chard

September 16, 2015

★ 7/10

Arach Attack! Spiders escape from a spider farm in Prosperity, Arizona, and become giant man eating beasts on account of toxic waste carelessly dumped in a near by river. Can the odd ball inhabitants of this Arizona town escape with their lives? Or will spiders rule the earth and lay waste to man kind? Eight Legged Freaks is unashamedly homaging B movie creature features from the 1950s. The ...