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Earth vs. the Spider

1958 · 73 min

A creaky, earnest creature-feature that ambles from cave to gym to cave, more charming than scary, with a giant spider that looks exactly like what it is.

Tagline
The Spider will eat you alive!
Overview
Teenagers from a small town and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider, living in a cave nearby and getting hungry.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • science
  • grief
  • fate
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour3
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
Bert I. Gordon
Written by
George Worthing Yates, László Görög
Starring
Ed Kemmer, June Kenney, Eugene Persson, Gene Roth, Hal Torey, June Jocelyn, Mickey Finn, Sally Fraser
Music
Albert Glasser
Cinematography
Jack A. Marta
Runtime
73 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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