Eight Legged Freaks (2002) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Eight Legged Freaks (2002) |
| Director | Ellory Elkayem |
| Screenplay Writer | Jesse Alexander, Ellory Elkayem |
| Based on Novel by | — (Original screenplay) |
| Lead Actors | David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer |
| Cast | David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer, Scarlett Johansson, Doug E. Doug |
| Genre | Horror, Comedy, Sci-Fi |
| Release Date | July 17, 2002 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 39m (99 minutes) |
| Budget | ~$30 million |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States, Australia |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | ~$45.2 million |
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The small town of Prosperity Arizona has a little bug problem. After a drum of toxic waste lands in a small creek, things start to get a little strange, the crickets in said creek are fed to exotic spiders at a local spider shop things get a little stranger. When the spiders mutate into super-size versions of themselves and begin to feed on the local town folk things really begin to get strange.
A homage to the classic B horror films of the 50’s, like Them, Eight Legged Freaks is a mildly amusing creature feature, that at times as much as you want to dislike it, it will make you chuckle and gasp. The plot is the standard toxic waste meets nature deal and mayhem ensues to the fullest. As the spiders invade Prosperity, it’s up to the local sheriff and a returning town homeboy to put up a fight against the eight legged invaders.
The cast stars David Arquette as Chris McCormick and Kari Wuhrer as Samantha Parker, the town sheriff. I have liked Kari Wuhrer since her days on MTV’s Remote Control, but I found her scorching as a hot women in blue jeans in this film. Also Samantha’s ample-chested teenage daughter, Ashley, is played by a young Scarlett Johansson. Tom Noonan, the uber-creepy actor from Manhunter and the X Files to name a few, plays the owner of the spider farm and friend to Samantha’s brainy young son Mike. There is also some pretty good comedy relief in the form of Deputy Rick and a conspiracy minded radio DJ named Harlan played by Doug E. Doug.
The spiders are a mix of CGI and a few puppets here and there. The CGI goes from good to bad depending on the size of the spiders to how many are in a scene, the fewer the better, the more the worse. One bad point to the spiders is that they all seem to hop and never crawl. Some people like shambling zombies, I like crawling spiders. Also the spiders, like gremlins and critters, tend to make little noises and antics that give them a sometimes comical nature.
Eight Legged Freaks is a pretty fun little flick and a must for anyone who has a fear of all things creepy and crawly, but ya may wanna watch it with the lights on.
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