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Giant spiders from another dimension invade Wisconsin.Giant spiders from another dimension invade Wisconsin.Giant spiders from another dimension invade Wisconsin.
Alan Hale Jr.
- Sheriff
- (as Alan Hale)
Diane Lee Hart
- Terry
- (as Dianne Lee Hart)
Christiane Schmidtmer
- Helga
- (as Christiana Schmidtmer)
Joel Thingvall
- Gas Pump Kid
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThere 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.
- GoofsWhen Dr.Vance and Dr. Langer are with the Sheriff in his office, the boom mic can be seen at the bottom of the frame, alternately pointing at each actor as they speak.
- Alternate versionsThe original UK cinema version was heavily cut for an 'A' (PG) certificate to remove some sexual dialogue and a topless shot, and to edit scenes of gore including victims being eaten, shots of blood, and close-ups of dead bodies. The 2005 Stax DVD release was uncut and upgraded to a 15.
- ConnectionsEdited into FrightMare Theater: The Giant Spider Invasion (2016)
Featured review
Giant Spider Invasion is a low budget monster movie reminiscent of the giant bug invasion pictures of the 50's but it was actually shot in the 70's. It's all very predictable, these giant spider eggs travel to earth on board some meteorites and land in a small Wisconsin town. People start disappearing, cattle are found mutilated and things just aren't quite right. Needless to say, it's up to the local Sheriff, astronomer and out of town NASA specialist to find out and ultimately confront the source of the strange things going on. Of course it's all being caused by these giant spiders that are running amok, devouring everyone in sight. The effects are pretty bad and the acting is very hammy but it's all part of the fun. Amazingly, they actually built full sized giant spiders for this film and although they look terrible, it's wonderful to see these massive creatures roaming the Wisconsin country side wreaking havoc where ever they go. Giant Spider Invasion is good mindless fun that's better than 90% of the horror/sci-fi films being made these days.
- kinojunkie
- Jul 28, 2005
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- Angriff der Riesen-Spinne
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- Budget
- $300,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $293,053
- Gross worldwide
- $293,053
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