Earth vs. the Spider
“The Spider will eat you alive!”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 63, rated by 1 admin.
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Teenagers and a science teacher discover that displaying a supposedly dead giant spider at school is an ambitious educational choice. Enlarged arachnid footage, cavern scenery and an obligatory musical pause make Bert I. Gordon's crisis feel much smaller than the planet-wide title promises.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 5.5/10
- Plot
- 6.5/10
- Effects
- 7/10
- Dialogue
- 6/10
- Rewatchability
- 6.5/10
“The science exhibition has escaped its display area.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 63
Synopsis and movie facts
Teenagers from a small town and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider, living in a cave nearby and getting hungry.
- Released
- 1958
- Directed by
- Bert I. Gordon
- Running time
- 73 min
Starring
- Ed Kemmer as Art Kingman
- June Kenney as Carol Flynn
- Eugene Persson as Mike Simpson
- Gene Roth as Sheriff Cagle
- Hal Torey as Mr. Simpson
- June Jocelyn as Mrs. Flynn
- Mickey Finn as Sam Haskel
- Sally Fraser as Helen Kingman
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 43115.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review identifies repeated enlargement shots, cavern locations and an awkwardly inserted rock-and-roll number.
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