Tarantula
“More terrifying than any horror known to man comes a creeping crawling monster whose towering fury no one can escape!”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 45, rated by 1 admin.
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A desert research project produces an arachnid too large for ordinary local services. Jack Arnold gives the giant-bug formula atmosphere and a purposeful sense of threat. This is a capable creature classic to place beside the scruffier imitators, with earnest scientific ambition providing the period flavour.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 2.5/10
- Plot
- 5.5/10
- Effects
- 3/10
- Dialogue
- 4.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 7/10
“A strong reminder of why the giant-spider shelf exists.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 45
Synopsis and movie facts
A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new female assistant, they discover that something is devouring local cattle and humans in increasingly large quantities.
- Released
- 1955
- Directed by
- Jack Arnold
- Running time
- 80 min
Starring
- John Agar as Dr. Matt Hastings
- Mara Corday as Stephanie 'Steve' Clayton
- Leo G. Carroll as Prof. Gerald Deemer
- Nestor Paiva as Sheriff Jack Andrews
- Ross Elliott as Joe Burch
- Hank Patterson as Josh
- Eddie Parker as Paul Lund / Eric Jacobs / Airport Workman
- Bert Holland as Barney Russell
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 9077.
- Review · moriareviews.com
Moria places Arnold's film among his classic genre work; TMDB confirms the experimental desert-spider premise.
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