A spider escapes from an isolated Arizona desert laboratory experimenting in gigantism and grows to tremendous size as it wreaks havoc on the local inhabitants.A spider escapes from an isolated Arizona desert laboratory experimenting in gigantism and grows to tremendous size as it wreaks havoc on the local inhabitants.A spider escapes from an isolated Arizona desert laboratory experimenting in gigantism and grows to tremendous size as it wreaks havoc on the local inhabitants.
- Awards
- 1 win
Wag Blesing
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Dee Carroll
- Telephone Operator
- (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
- Second Tramp
- (uncredited)
George DeNormand
- Arizona State Trooper
- (uncredited)
Don Dillaway
- Jim Bagny
- (uncredited)
Clint Eastwood
- Jet Squadron Leader
- (uncredited)
Jack Hendricks
- Ranch Hand
- (uncredited)
Jane Howard
- Jean - Professor Townsend's Assistant
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe spider that portrayed the giant tarantula later appeared in The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) as the spider threatening the shrinking man.
- GoofsProf. Deemer takes special care to fill the hypodermic needle inside an isolation box wearing rubber gloves; however, once filled, he pulls it out of the box with his bare hands and then removes air from the needle by shooting a little bit of serum out. Had the toxicity of the serum been that dangerous, he probably would have done that with the needle still in the box and would have worn gloves while handling the needle outside the box.
- Quotes
Stephanie 'Steve' Clayton: Science is science, but a girl MUST get her hair done.
- ConnectionsEdited into Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999)
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Creepy Crawly on the loose!
I enjoyed this film, which was one of the best of the "giant, mutated one-thing-or-another" movies. Two of my favorites of the 1950 B-movies, John Agar and Nestor Paiva starred with Mara Corday(who is very beautiful). Hank Patterson was great as Josh the hotel clerk, who provided comic relief. Clint Eastwood has a small part at the end of the film as the fighter squadron leader. The effects by Clifford Stine are classic and Jack Arnold again proves his worth as director(before moving on to the "Brady Bunch" in the 1960s). Leo Carroll is superb as Professor Deemer, who develops a formula for a growth serum. It is this serum(with uses an atomic isotope)that produces rapid growth in all the lab animals,including the Tarantula. The acting is very good, the movie has a nice pace and the effects for their time are top-notch. This is one 1950s sci-fi film to see!
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,100,000
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
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