The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
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Horror Movies & Sci-Fi Movies Database
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A black hole hits North Wisconsin and opens a door to other dimensions. Giant 15 meter spiders emerge from it, who have an appetite for human flesh! Dr. Jenny Langer and Dr. Vance from the NASA try to save the world.
Movie Tagline:
Creeping!...Crawling!...Crushing!
Title: Giant Spider Invasion, The
Release Date: October , 1975
Runtime: 84 mins
Genre: Horror
All Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi
Languages: English
Country: USA
Colors: Color
Sound: Mono
IMDB Rating: 2.8
Brimstone Pit Rating: 3.8 - (Rate This Horror Movie)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With G
MPAA Rating: PG
Director(s):
Bill Rebane
Cast:
Steve Brodie ...Dr. Vance
Barbara Hale ...Dr. Jenny Langer
Robert Easton ...Kester
Leslie Parrish ...Ev
Alan Hale Jr. ...Sheriff (as Alan Hale)
Bill Williams ...Dutch
Kevin Brodie ...Perkins
Diane Lee Hart ...Terry
Tain Bodkin ...Preacher
Paul Bentzen ...Billy
J. Stewart Taylor ...Deputy
Christiane Schmidtmer ...Helga (as Christiana Schmidtmer)
William W. Gillett Jr. ...Rider
David B. Hoff ...Helicopter Pilot (voice)
Remaining Cast:
Producer(s):
William W. Gillett Jr.
Richard L. Huff
Dick Plautz
Bill Rebane
Mark L. Rosen
Jack Willoughby
Writer(s):
Richard L. Huff
Robert Easton
Richard L. Huff
Composer(s):
Bill Rebane
More Movie Taglines:
- Creeping!...Crawling!...Crushing!
- Group 1's amazing new super sensation!
Movie Quote(s):
- Ev Kester: Sometimes the only way I know you're alive is when I hear you flush the toilet!
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Dr. J.R. Vance: Hi! Dr. Jenny Langer: Hello. Dr. J.R. Vance: Hi, I'm Dr. J.R. Vance from N.A.S.A. Dr. Jenny Langer: Oh, I'm so glad you're here, Doctor. I'm Jenny Langer. Dr. J.R. Vance: Nice to meet you. I have an appointment with your father. Dr. Jenny Langer: Oh, no no. He passed away in 1962 Dr. J.R. Vance: Oh, I'm so sorry, then the appointment must be with your husband. Dr. Jenny Langer: I'm not married. Dr. J.R. Vance: I'm NOT sorry. Then it's probably with your brother. Dr. Jenny Langer: No, my brother's an interior decorator in Oshkosh. You see, Doctor... Vance. I'm afraid your appointment is with me. I'm DOCTOR Jenny Langer.
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Dan Kester: You're so dumb you wouldn't know rabbit turds from Rice Krispies.
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Sheriff Jeff Jones: I used to take physics, but I find prunes do a better job for me.
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Dr. Jenny Langer: [breathless and howling like a banshee] VAAANCE! VANCE! Dr. J.R. Vance: What happened? Dr. Jenny Langer: Spiders came out of the briefcase! They're coming from the geodes! Dr. J.R. Vance: The WHAT? Dr. Jenny Langer: Gee-ODES! Dr. J.R. Vance: Gimmie that!
Movie Trivia:
- Alan Hale Jr. greets Davey (Kevin Brodie) in the opening scene with the line, "Hi, little buddy!" This is an obvious reference to his role as The Skipper on "Gilligan's Island" (1964).
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Cost about $250,000 to make.
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Dan and Ev have a conversation which includes the exchange: Ev: "I'm sorry I missed the sermon. What was it about?" Dan: "Sin." Ev: "What did the minister say about it?" Dan: "He was against it." That referred to a famous (or infamous) conversation former President Calvin Coolidge - nicknamed "Silent Cal" - and his wife once had.
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There 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.
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There was supposed to be a shot of a big spider in a tree bursting into flames. To achieve this, the director covered a large prop spider with gunpowder and had two crew members sitting above it in the tree who would drop a match on the spider. The director got the camera up to a very fast fps to achieve a slow motion look, and had them drop the first match. Nothing happened, so they dropped a second. Still nothing happened, so they lit the entire book of matches and dropped it on the spider. With nothing happening, the director turned off the camera - and immediately afterwords a huge explosion and fireball shot up, burning the hair off of the crew members and starting several small brush fires. The director was furious that he wasn't able to get the shot on film.
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Keywords:
Spider, Black Hole, Giant Spider, Observatory, Reverse Footage ...[more]
Keywords All:
Farm, Rampage, Bloody Mary, Mad Scientist, Animatronic, Diamonds, Long Underwear, Eaten Alive, Small Town, Geode, Helicopter, Farmer, Back Brace, Crystal, Diamond, Alien, Preacher, Brief Female Nudity, Blender, Creep, Cobwebs, Meteor, Contaminated Drink, B Movie, Revival Meeting, MST3K, Independent Film
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Rating: 3.8 out of 10.0 - 67 votes cast total
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