The Spider (1958) Horror Thriller Sci-Fi Family

Rated R | Genres Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Family | Runtime 1h 13m
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  • Overall Score: ☆ 4.62/10
    IMDB: ☆ 4.7/10

The Spider Plot Synopsis:


Synopsis / Plot Summary: When a man doesn"t come home one night his daughter and her boyfriend go out searching and encounter a giant spider in a cave near the man"s wrecked car. 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. However, a loud dose of rock music by a teenage garage band revives the arachnid and sends it rampaging through the town.

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The Spider Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 1958 (more 1958 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 73 minutes /
Genres:  Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Family
Sub-Genres:  Monsters
Directors: Bert I. Gordon
Stars: Ed Kemmer, June Kenney, Eugene Persson, Gene Roth, Hal Torey … (cast list)
Language: English
Country: United States
Writers: László Görög, George Worthing Yates, Bert I. Gordon
Producers: Samuel Z. Arkoff, Bert I. Gordon, James H. Nicholson, Henry Schrage
Musicians: Albert Glasser
Cinematographers: Jack A. Marta

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