Other Titles • Eight Legged Freaks (2002) • Arac Attack • Angriff der achtbeinigen Monster (2002) • Arac Attack - Angriff der achtbeinigen Monster (2002)
Synopses for Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
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In the grand tradition of atomic-age monster movies, Eight Legged Freaks delivers everything you'd want from a giant-spider thriller. The plot's hardly original, but familiarity is half the fun, beginning when toxic waste results in a stampede of gigantic, ravenous arachnids in the depressed mining town of Liberty, Arizona. David Arquette is Liberty's prodigal son, returning to save the town from greedy developers, and to reunite with the lovely local sheriff (Kari Wuhrer), whom he never stopped loving. Before long they're saving the town from a teeming horde of jumbo-size "jumpers," "orb-weavers," tarantulas, and other eight-legged beasties, brought to life by digital effects that are consistently fantastic. Though not quite as witty as the similarly exciting Tremors, this "arach-attack" offers a deft balance of creepy shocks, sight gags, and tongue-in-cheek satire. Cleverly expanding his New Zealand short "Larger Than Life," first-time director Ellory Elkayem gives genre fans and arachnophobes a giddy nightmare they won't soon forget. --Jeff Shannon
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New Zealand-born Ellory Elkayem's EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS is a ridiculously irreverent romp that pays homage to American b-movies of the 1950s. Set in the nearly bankrupt mining town of Prosperity, Arizona, the film opens with the timely return of Chris McCormack (David Arquette). On the outskirts of town, a spider-loving eccentric discovers that water from a nearby river has a steroid-like effect on his tiny creatures. Unfortunately, that's because it has been contaminated by a toxic substance. It isn't long before the now-monstrous spiders are terrorizing Prosperity's townspeople. Taking refuge in the Prosperity Mall, Chris and his fellow cohorts--the beautiful Sheriff Sam Parker (Kari Wuhrer), her kids Mike (Scott Terra) and Ashley (Scarlett Johansson), Deputy Pete (Rick Overton), and paranoid radio DJ Harlan (Doug E. Doug)--search for a way to destroy the gigantic monsters before they are destroyed. Handpicked by producers Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, writer-director Elkayem rises to the challenge. He successfully retains the lighthearted, low-budget feel of similar-toned 1950s classics (TARANTULA, THEM!) and merges it with a modern, big-budget aesthetic, to create an outrageously fresh contribution to the "mutant bug" genre.
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The residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of little spiders to mutate into the size of SUVs.
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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What do you get when you cross toxic waste with a bunch of exotic spiders? Eaten!!! Mutated, ravenous arachnids the size of SUVs invade a tiny Arizona town in this gleeful comedy monster-mash from the producers of Independence Day and Godzilla.
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