Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)

Director:

John 'Bud' Cardos

Writers:

Alan Caillou (writer)
Stephen Lodge (story)

Release Date:

November 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Horror

Tagline:

A new species of horror is born.

Plot:

Investigating the mysterious deaths of a number of farm animals, vet Rack Hansen discovers that his...

Plot Keywords:

Animal Attack | Spider | Hotel | Insect | Chemical

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

William Shatner	...	Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen
Tiffany Bolling	...	Diane Ashley
Woody Strode	...	Walter Colby
Lieux Dressler	...	Emma Washburn
David McLean	...	Sheriff Gene Smith
Natasha Ryan	...	Linda Hansen
Altovise Davis	...	Birch Colby
Joe Ross	...	Vern Johnson
Marcy Lafferty	...	Terry Hansen
Adele Malis-Morey	...	Betty Johnson (as Adele Malis)
Roy Engel	...	Mayor Connors
Hoke Howell	...	Earl Forbes
Bill Coontz	...	Clyde
Whitey Hughes	...	The Baron
Jay Lawrence	...	Deputy

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | France:-12 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Camp Verde, Arizona, USA

Company:

Arachnid Productions Ltd.

Trivia:

$50,000 of the movie's budget went towards spiders. The producers offered to pay $10 each for live tarantulas, and handlers collected 5,000 of them.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Just before his accident, Walter Colby is shown driving his truck. Briefly, a crew member's hand comes into view at the bottom of the screen.

Quotes:

Birch Colby: Are you crazy lady? This is our home, and no damn spiders are gonna run us out!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bees (1998)

Soundtrack:

Greenside Of The Mountain

One of the first horror movies I've seen and still one of the best

I have no idea how old I was when I first saw this movie, maybe 9 or 10 and yes, I'm happy that we don't have any biting, poisonous spiders here in Germany. The plot is better than most of this genre, it's good structured and it lacks a stupid showdown with a giant monster breeding millions of smaller beings. Instead, it's an open end an an appeal against the abuse of pesticides. Big bonus. And the tarantulas are soooooo yucky. I even think this movie is the cause for my brothers aracnophobia. One thing that upsets me in almost every of this kind of movies is that the "hero" (in this case Captain Kirk) saves a child. I like "Smilla's sense of snow" because this annoying inuit boy is thrown off the roof. Kill more kids in movies!!! Same rights for everyone!!!!