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Cast

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John Agar

Dr. Matt Hastings

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Mara Corday

Stephanie 'Steve' Clayton

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Leo G. Carroll

Prof. Gerald Deemer

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Nestor Paiva

Sheriff Jack Andrews

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Ross Elliott

Joe Burch

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Eddie Parker

Paul Lund / Eric Jacobs / Airp...

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Bert Holland

Barney Russell

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Raymond Bailey

Dr. Townsend

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Steve Darrell

Andy Andersen

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Edwin Rand

Lt. John Nolan

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Wag Blesing

Townsman

Details

Status

Released

Original language

en

Countries

US

Reviews

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A review by John Chard 8

September 6, 2014

Can all mankind escape the terror of its dread embrace...

Professor Gerald Deemer has been working on a special nutrient that will help offset a predicted food shortage, the serum he has created escalates growth in his lab animals at an alarmingly quick rate. Deemer quickly loses control of the experiment and during a fight at his lab a fire breaks out and a Tarantula that is already 50 sizes bigger than it should be, escapes, and soon all species are on the menu!

Tarantula is a...

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A review by r96sk 8

January 6, 2022

Boy, does this show its age!* But, you know what, I really enjoyed it.

'Eight Legged Freaks', eat your heart out! I seem to have found a new go-to Spider Rampage Flick™. To be serious, 'Tarantula' achieves what it intends to - it is relatively creepy in parts.

The special effects, as alluded to, have aged averagely, but there are still some excellent shots in there. When the spider i...

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A review by CinemaSerf 6

November 14, 2022

Allowing for the fact that the special effects are getting on for 65 years old, this is a cracking little sci-fi/horror feature. John Agar is the scientist on the trail of an industrial-sized spider that is wreaking havoc on a local Arizona community. Leo G. Carroll (in increasingly "Elephant Man" style make up) and Mara Corday help keep this Jack Arnold film moving along well. Herman Stein's music is a little derivative but it also helps to create some tension as they all race ...

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