Eight Legged Freaks (2002) on Netflix
PG-1320021h 39mActionComedyHorror
Toxic waste spills into a pond whose crickets feed Joshua Taft's spider collection. The spiders grow enormous, and Chris McCormick and Sheriff Samantha Parker face them in their mining town.
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- IMDb5.5/1062,262 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes47%
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Plot summary
Prosperity, Arizona, is a mining town where Joshua Taft keeps a collection of exotic spiders. The crickets he feeds them come from a pond contaminated by a spilled barrel of toxic waste, and the spiders grow to enormous size. Chris McCormick returns home and clashes with Mayor Wade over Wade's plan to sell the mine, because Chris believes his father found a gold vein in it. Mike Parker, the sheriff's son, finds Joshua's farm thick with webbing and tells Chris the spiders have grown enormous. Chris does not believe him.
Cast
- Terey Summersas Waitress #2
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The film was originally titled Arach Attack, but the similarity to "Iraq Attack" made the title seem inappropriate after the September 11 attacks; the new title came from a line David Arquette ad-libbed in the movie: "Get back, you eight-legged freaks!"
SPOILER
The scenes inside Prosperity Mall were shot at Manistee Town Center, a closed mall in Glendale, Arizona. The mall was demolished a year after shooting was completed and redeveloped, and its demolition was featured in the film as a consequence of the tunnel's methane gas explosion.- Director Ellory Elkayem got the idea from his own 1997 short film, Larger Than Life, which also handled a spider-fighting storyline.
