It is the first of a series of films made for cinemax paying tribute to the films of american international pictures. 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. Earth vs the spider 1958 full lenght movie best b movies. Coming back with the sheriff, the spider is seemingly killed by ddt spraying, and the body then hauled for storage in the high school gymnasium. A giant spider terrorizes a town, a high school band. Gordon, who also wrote the story which the screenplay by george worthing yates and laszlo gorog is based upon. Anyway i think its safe to say youve guessed what this scifi horror is all about. Kingman tells her she cant go back, as the cave is now full. With dan aykroyd, devon gummersall, amelia heinle, theresa russell. I first saw earth vs the spider as a child when my mother took my cousin and me to the movies.
Despite the low budget, cheap fx and several moments of questionable acting, earth vs. Gene roth in the spider 1958 june kenney and eugene persson in the spider 1958 june kenney in. Radiation from atomic testing was the recurrent theme, although in this movie, the. What do you get when you cross atomic radiation, producerdirector bert i. Though borrowing its name from a 1958 flick featuring monstrous arachnids running riot in a small american town, this. Gordon, who also wrote the story upon which the screenplay by george worthing yates and laszlo gorog was based. Teenagers from a rural community and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider. Gordon specialized in these forced perspective giant things movies, and what the earth battles here is a forced perspective living tarantula having creeped out of. The movie is damn near the epitome of the b movie, rolling out all the requisite ingredients. Sep 30, 2016 short, clumsy trailer for a short, clumsy movie. Earth vs the spider 2001 when does a superhero become a villain. Then kemmer takes full control of the situation and starts yelling, from the safety. In tune with the relase of the boxoffice smash spider man this two year earlier horror film has a plot completely contrary to the comic book character.
The kids trace his path to an eerie cave containing a supersized spider and barely escape with their lives. Earth vs the spider movie 1958teenagers from a rural community and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant. When the 1958 film, the fly was and released became a blockbuster, the title of earth vs the spider was shortened to just the spider on all the advertising material. And in the best b movie fashion, the picture gets right to the action from the start. Fyi i use the spider and earth vs the spider interchangeably below. I mean seriously, straight off the bat, its not the earth vs the spider, its small town. I ordered this dvd thinking it was either an enhanced version of the 1950s black and white scifi flick earth vs. Earth vs the spider 1958 73 minutes bmovie graveyard. The battle is on as a group of rural teens and their high school science teacher battle a towering mutant spider that bullets and flames cant. The spider is a lot of fun for those of us who appreciate the era in which it was made. Regardless of the title, the film is another example of a poorly executed giantbug movie. A giant spider terrorizes a town, a high school band, and the hs drama club. The creature as it turns out is not deceased and is revived by rock music. Deputy sheriff pete sanders is killed by the spider before one of the sheriffs bullets wounds it.
The films in this tribute series reused the titles of old american international pictures films, but are not remakes of the earlier films. The next day, carol enlists the help of her boyfriend, mike gene persson, to track down her dad. Hyde 1920 the blob 1958 the black cat 1941 the phantom of the opera 1925. Aip and bert managed to pump out 3 films in 1958 alone, most of them being kneejerk ripoffs off other popular films. Among his bestknown movies, the amazing colossal man has a more intelligent script and much better developed characters and attack of the puppet people is a more serious and better devised and designed movie and both are referred to obliquely in this. Jul 19, 2019 a good fun film, completely safe to watch with smaller kids on a late night spooky film night.
The films in this tribute series reused the titles of old american international pictures films, but are not remakes of the earlier. The movie is not so scary now, i am 65, but it is just as much fun. Released by kritzerland in 2010 kr200156 containing music from earth vs. Starring ed kemmer, june kenney and eugene persson. Approved, 1 h min ed kemmer, june kenney, eugene persson, gene roth director. Coming back with the sheriff, the spider is seemingly killed by ddt spraying, and the body then hauled for storage in the high school. Gordon specialized in these forced perspective giant things movies, and what the earth battles here is a forced perspective living tarantula having creeped out of a cavern and wreaking havoc on a small town. Gordons garagetech special effects are a bit better by this point. Id heard of earth vs the spider, but somehow managed to miss seeing it before now. It starred ed kemmer, eugene persson and june kenney. The giant spider attacks the town, but a police officer goes for help. Keller film editor ronald sinclair original music albert glasser produced by samuel z. Magnet movie monster earth vs the spider 1958 ebay.
At first he develops minor abilities such as increased strength, which allows him to fight local criminals and bullies, thus living out his dream of. Because im lazy and because the film uses both names. Pdf download step up chillers tales of terror stepup classic chillers read full ebook. When a man doesnt come home one night his daughter and her boyfriend go out searching and encounter a giant spider in a cave near the mans wrecked car. Why, a gigantic spider, of course, crawling forth from caverns underneath a town crawling with. A good fun film, completely safe to watch with smaller kids on a late night spooky film night. A small midwestern town comes under siege from a giant. The original movie poster for the spider, also known as earth vs. Scifi movie 2001 earth vs the spider addeddate 20190221 04.
The spider movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Why, a gigantic spider, of course, crawling forth from caverns underneath a town crawling with some of the oldest. With ed kemmer, june kenney, eugene persson, gene roth. Earth vs the spider 1958 movie clip spider attacks town. Earth vs the spider 1958 earth vs the spider 1958 skip navigation. A shy, obsessive comic book fan gets injected with an experimental serum of a lab that is studying how to give humans the abilities of spiders. The earth vs the spider of the infrastructure will pick the respiratory and they will install to be within their new sleep posts of 15 offsetting amounts for many. The spider 1958 a classic 1950s teenagersmeetthegiantmonster flick.
Astonishingly, the first 30 minutes builds, and maintains a considerable amount of suspense. Attack of the puppet people, war of the colossal beast, and earth vs the spider. The battle is on as a group of rural teens and their high school science teacher battle a towering mutant spider that bullets and. Now to see it again on dvd brought back many memories. The movie less than a minute into the spider i thought. Yes, were back with the soundtrack to another classic mr. In this giantcreature feature, a man drives into town to buy a birthday present for his teenage daughter, carol june kenney, and meets a horrific catastrophe. Earth vs the spider is another giant spider entry into the monster movie fad of the 1950s. Earth vs the spider 1958 classic horror movie youtube. The script offers no science explanation for the existence of the giant spider. Cry of the werewolf 1944 film full movie classic horror duration. The spider music composed and conducted by albert glasser. This makes gordons film more of a monster movie than scifi, but it is usually classified as scifi. Earth vs the spider 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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