Movie
Eight Legged Freaks
Overview
The residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of little spiders to mutate overnight to the size of SUVs. It's then up to mining engineer Chris McCormack and Sheriff Sam Parker to mobilize an eclectic group of townspeople, including the Sheriff's young son, Mike, her daughter, Ashley, and paranoid radio announcer Harlan, into battle against the bloodthirsty eight-legged beasts.
Details
- Release date
- 2002-07-17
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Genres
- Action, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Centropolis Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment, Electric Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Country
- Australia, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- David Arquette as Chris McCormick
- Kari Wührer as Samantha Parker
- Doug E. Doug as Harlan Griffith
- Scarlett Johansson as Ashley Parker
- Rick Overton as Pete Willis
- Matt Czuchry as Bret
- Riley Smith as Randy
- Leon Rippy as Wade
- Randi Klein as Waitress #1
- Terey Summers as Waitress #2
- Scott Terra as Mike Parker
- Eileen Ryan as Gladys
Crew
- Ellory Elkayem - Director
- Jesse Alexander - Screenplay
- Ellory Elkayem - Screenplay
- Randy Kornfield - Story
- Ellory Elkayem - Story
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