Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

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:

Farm | Spider | Tarantula | Death | Hotel

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

Also Known As:

Farmakeres arahnes (Greece) [el]
Hämähäkkien hyökkäys (Finland) (video title) [fi]
Królestwo pajaków (Poland) [pl]
L'horrible invasion (France) [fr]
Mörderspinnen (West Germany) [de]
O Império das Aranhas (Brazil) [pt]
O Reino das Tarântulas (Portugal) [pt]
Spindlarna (Sweden) [sv]
Tarántula (Spain) [es]

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:

Terry Hansen: Hey I'm sorry about what happened the other day.
Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen: I don't know what you're talking about lady.
[Terry Giggles]
Terry Hansen: Rack, your a funny man, You want be with your brother's wife, but you take care of her like you were. Isn't that like buying the cow and giving the milk away?
Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen: You don't quit pestering me, one of these mornings I'm gonna show up and start milking that cow.
Terry Hansen: Well, make sure your hands are warm.
[Rack giggles and holds his hands up in a clawing manner]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Critic: From Chunk to Hunk (#2.5)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Peaceful Verde Valley

Forget B movies it's the cult classic spider movie. The kingdom belongs to the spiders

What i most remember about this film and has forever stuck in my mind was the chilling ending.This film terrified me when i first watched it. Its a cult classic killer spider movie, rivalling films like Arachnophobia and Tarantula. Being an Arachnophobic you probably wondering why i love this film.... simple it scare the life out of me and makes my skin crawl. That to me has the recipe for a great horror. Shatner is good as the vet with a serious problem in his town, a long way from anything he encountered in Star Trek. Tiffany Bolling is good as the investigator who knows exactly what is killing everything, but will anyone listen...No of course not. I love the way she coos and hold a stray tarantula that crawls into her room while she is having a shower only to freak out later when a whole horde of them attack the motel. Yes there is so hammy acting in it but hey i can bypass that easily. Another thing that was so terrifying about this film was ALL THE SPIDERS WERE REAL. There was no robotic spiders in this film like Arachnophobia, they were all real and thats is what is so creepy about this. When people are covered with them, they ARE really covered with them. Nowadays they use CGI but i feel that it doesn't work as well as the real thing. Apparently a few people were actually bit by the spiders during the making of the movie. Luckily they weren't poisonous but they did have a very nasty bite. Kingdom of the spiders is a film that deserves the remake treatment so it can be seen by a fresh audience as long as they use real spiders i don't see what could go wrong. if you ever get the chance to view this classic, my advice would be plug all the drains, close all the windows, wipe away the cobwebs, check under the chairs, dim all the lights, turn the TV up loud and enjoy. Hey where did that spider come from? *Screams*