Eight Legged Freaks (2002)

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And they’re hungry.

When the alarm is sounded, it is up to mining engineer Chris McCormick (DAVID ARQUETTE) and Sheriff Sam Parker (KARI WUHRER) to mobilize an eclectic group of townspeople, including the Sheriff’s young son, Mike (SCOTT TERRA), her daughter, Ashley (SCARLETT JOHANSSON), paranoid radio announcer Harlan Griffith (DOUG E. DOUG) and Deputy Pete Willis (RICK OVERTON) into battle against the bloodthirsty eight-legged beasts.

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External Reviews

Eight Legged Freaks clearly wants to be a Gremlins for the 21st century, but never quite makes it due to lackluster character development and shaky pacing. 

Hands down, the best movie of the Summer! Eight Legged Freaks is what a lot more movies need to start being: Just pure, thoughtless, unadulterated FUN. 

--B. Alan Orange (MovieWeb)

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"Eight Legged Freaks", a throwback 50s-style creature feature minus the reds-under-the-bed subtext. The avowed intent here is to scare without scarring, shock without being shocking. It's creepy crawly horror for all the family. 

--Nev Pierce (BBC Films)

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If only they had fast-forwarded the beginning, it would have been a fun, laugh-out-loud movie that’s perfect when you’re in the mood for humour and heebie-jeebies. 67/100

--Terri Clark (Apollo Guide)

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Eight Legged Freaks is like Tremors meets Arachnophobia, with Scarlett Johannson thrown in for good measure - happily it more than lives up to its glorious trailer and is easily one of the best films of the summer. 

--Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)

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This is one of those movies you obviously can't take seriously, otherwise you'll end up being very disappointed. ... One of the better spiders films, but not the best. Enjoyable if you see it with an open mind, like I did. 5/10

--FrighT MasteR (UHM)

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This mediocre but bearable big-studio monster flick is certainly a mindless ride but thanks to decent computer effects, lots of genre in-jokes for fans; competent direction and performances and a final third that has some rockin' action sequences it manages to be an okay diversion. 

-- (TheVideoGraveYard.com)

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Cast

David Arquette Scream, Scream 2, Scream 3 Kari Wuhrer Anaconda, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Higher Learning Scarlett Johansson Lost in Translation, The Island, Ghost World Doug E. Doug Shark Tale, Cool Runnings, Operation Dumbo Drop Riley Smith Radio, New York Minute, Spring Break Shark Attack Scott Terra Daredevil, Motocrossed, Shadrach Rick Overton Groundhog Day, Willow, Edtv [more]

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John Ottman The Usual Suspects, X2, Superman Returns

I wish the movie were longer because it was so great to finally see a parody that realizes that the audience has brain cells. I highly recommend this funny take on all those big bug movies from the 1950s.  --Zaero (Bloody-Disgusting.com) A film that never intends to take itself too seriously and as a result comes across as a frightfully funny flick that is both inoffensive and unnerving at the same time. 8/10 --Vaughan Dyche (thefilmasylum.com) ...there's a lot to enjoy here, and some surprisingly nasty moments among the jolly frolics. -- (slasherama.com)

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