Eight Legged Freaks (2002)

Name: Eight Legged Freaks
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Released: 2002-07-17
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: David Arquette, Kari Wührer, Doug E. Doug, Scarlett Johansson, Rick Overton

Let the squashing begin!

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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.

Release Date: July 17, 2002
Runtime: 1h 39m
Rating: 5.8/10 (1341 votes)

Director: Ellory Elkayem

Cast: David Arquette, Kari Wührer, Doug E. Doug, Scarlett Johansson, Rick Overton, Matt Czuchry, Riley Smith, Leon Rippy

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

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IMDb

Budget: $30M
Revenue: $46M

Full Cast (25 people)

David Arquette as Chris McCormick
Kari Wührer as Samantha Parker
Doug E. Doug as Harlan Griffith
Scarlett Johansson as Ashley Parker
Rick Overton as Pete Willis
Matt Czuchry as Bret
Riley Smith as Randy
Leon Rippy as Wade
Randi Klein as Waitress #1
Terey Summers as Waitress #2
Scott Terra as Mike Parker
Eileen Ryan as Gladys
Jane Edith Wilson as Emma
Jack Moore as Amos
Roy Gaintner as Floyd
Jay Arlen Jones as Leon
Matt Holwick as Larry
John Storey as Mark
Don Champlin as Leroy
David Earl Waterman as Norman
John Ennis as Cop #1
Ryan C. Benson as Cop #2
Bruiser as Self
Tom Noonan as Joshua Taft (uncredited)
Debbie Overbey as Girl in Window (uncredited)

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Reviews

John Chard - 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 ...

September 16, 2015