The spider that portrayed the giant tarantula later appeared in The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) as the spider threatening the shrinking man.
Professor Gerald Deemer, played by Leo G. Carroll, predicted that by the year 2000, the human population will be 3.6 billion. In fact, it was almost double that by then.
Second uncredited theatrical movie of Clint Eastwood (Jet Squadron Leader). His first being Revenge of the Creature (1955).
The tarantula was an actual live spider. Air jets were used to make it move in the desired way over a miniature landscape.
Leo G. Carroll and this movie's title, "Tarantula", were mentioned in the song "Science Fiction Double Feature" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).
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