Kingdom of the Spiders
1977 · Movie · PG · 97 min · ★ 5.6 · 49% critics
After a string of unexplained livestock deaths, a small desert town learns it’s in the path of migrating tarantulas. As the infestation spreads from fields to streets, a handful of locals scramble for answers and safety, eventually taking refuge in an isolated hotel while the threat closes in.
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Details
- Years
- 1977
- Release date
- 1977-08-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 49/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (135 votes)
- Budget
- $1,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a scrappy 1970s “nature attacks” thriller with lots of real spiders and a campy edge; Not for you if animal cruelty concerns or slow build-ups ruin the fun, and it may appeal to fans of Phase IV.
Pros: creepy live-spider moments; fun B-movie energy; tense siege setup | Cons: slow first hour; thin story logic; uneven acting and dialogue
Themes
- hotel
- small town
- spider
- animal attack
- siege
- corpse
- tarantula
- death
- spider bite
- eco-horror
Cast & crew
William Shatner
as Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen
Tiffany Bolling
as Diane Ashley
Woody Strode
as Walter Colby
Lieux Dressler
as Emma Washburn
David McLean
as Sheriff Gene Smith
Natasha Ryan
as Linda Hansen
Altovise Davis
as Birch Colby
- JR
Joe Ross
as Vern Johnson
Marcy Lafferty
as Terry Hansen
Hoke Howell
as Earl Forbes
Directed by John "Bud" Cardos