Eight Legged Freaks
2002 · Movie · PG-13 · 99 min · ★ 5.8 · 50% critics
After a chemical spill near a struggling mining town, ordinary spiders rapidly grow into massive, aggressive predators. A small group of locals must band together, improvise defenses, and try to protect their community as the eight-legged threat spreads and panic takes hold.
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-07-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Critic score
- 50/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (1,350 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a silly, crowd-pleasing monster romp that plays like a throwback to B-movie creature features, somewhat in the vein of Tremors 2: Aftershocks; Not for you if you need serious scares or grounded logic.
Pros: goofy creature-feature fun; fast-paced small-town chaos; memorable oddball characters | Cons: very cheesy tone; hit-or-miss jokes; uneven writing
Themes
- spider
- creature
- pick up
- wetting pants
- hockey mask
- barbershop
- perfume
- aunt nephew relationship
- straight razor
- forklift
- contamination
- animal horror
Cast & crew
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
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Terey Summers
as Waitress #2
Directed by Ellory Elkayem