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Giant spiders from another dimension invade Wisconsin.Giant spiders from another dimension invade Wisconsin.Giant spiders from another dimension invade Wisconsin.
Alan Hale Jr.
- Sheriff
- (as Alan Hale)
Diane Lee Hart
- Terry
- (as Dianne Lee Hart)
Christiane Schmidtmer
- Helga
- (as Christiana Schmidtmer)
Joel Thingvall
- Gas Pump Kid
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThere was supposed to be a dramatic shot of the giant spider crushing the house by having the spider dropped from a crane onto it while a bulldozer chained to the back of the house would pull away. However, when the shot was filmed, the spider's legs all went straight up into the air. The crew inside working it's arms were nearly killed when broken wood from the demolished house went through the spider, coming close to impaling them.
- GoofsWhen Dr.Vance and Dr. Langer are with the Sheriff in his office, the boom mic can be seen at the bottom of the frame, alternately pointing at each actor as they speak.
- Alternate versionsThe original UK cinema version was heavily cut for an 'A' (PG) certificate to remove some sexual dialogue and a topless shot, and to edit scenes of gore including victims being eaten, shots of blood, and close-ups of dead bodies. The 2005 Stax DVD release was uncut and upgraded to a 15.
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A multi-faceted gem of 70's B-Horror!
The Giant Spider Invasion is a superb piece of 1970's B-Horror. Of course, by today's synthetic, digitally enhanced, multi-billion dollar, pseudo-artistic, technologically dependent standards it is a poor film, but remember that 'Spider Invasion' only cost $250,000 to produce.
It is full of small, creepy spiders, developing into mega-bohemoth spiders and laying waste to anything that gets in their way!
Oh sure you can label it cheesy! You can label it hokey! Label it sub-par! B ut isn't that why people watch B-horror? And is not 70's B-horror the true pinnacle of the genre? And did not Mystery Science Theater think it a worthy piece to cover on their show? Me thinks in the affirmative on both questions!
This movie is a worthy effort...dealing with such diverse topics as Alien Invasion, to greed & evil in the social context...to even what Camus referred to as the Existential Dilemma (or something like that)...oh you can find almost anything in any piece of art, but my point is that this is a good movie! It's cheesy, but good; and when I saw it at the age of 6, I thought it was very horrifying!
I still...to this day...cannot drink tomato juice...Thank-you Giant Spider Invasion!
It is full of small, creepy spiders, developing into mega-bohemoth spiders and laying waste to anything that gets in their way!
Oh sure you can label it cheesy! You can label it hokey! Label it sub-par! B ut isn't that why people watch B-horror? And is not 70's B-horror the true pinnacle of the genre? And did not Mystery Science Theater think it a worthy piece to cover on their show? Me thinks in the affirmative on both questions!
This movie is a worthy effort...dealing with such diverse topics as Alien Invasion, to greed & evil in the social context...to even what Camus referred to as the Existential Dilemma (or something like that)...oh you can find almost anything in any piece of art, but my point is that this is a good movie! It's cheesy, but good; and when I saw it at the age of 6, I thought it was very horrifying!
I still...to this day...cannot drink tomato juice...Thank-you Giant Spider Invasion!
- darth_paul-1
- Oct 20, 2004
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- Angriff der Riesen-Spinne
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- Budget
- $300,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $293,053
- Gross worldwide
- $293,053
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