Eight Legged Freaks

48%

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145 Reviews

33%

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The residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of little spiders to mutate overnight to the size of SUVs. It's up to mining engineer Chris McCormack (David Arquette) and Sheriff Sam Parker (Kari Wuhrer) to mobilize an eclectic group of townspeople into battle against the bloodthirsty eight-legged beasts.

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Critics Consensus

This homage to the B-movies of the '50s has a promising first half, but runs out of ideas in the second.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

The plot is predictable, the characters are never fleshed out...

Rated: 1/4

Jan 3, 2019

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Straight-out scarefest.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 24, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Feb 2, 2003

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Emilie Black

JoBlo's Movie Network

And that’s the big charm of this film, it’s perfectly imperfect.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 19, 2024

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

The production ultimately doesn't know what it wants to be, resulting in a mediocre attempt to revive big bug thrills and chills.

Rated: C

Aug 2, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

The computer graphics are much more convincing than in comparative killer animal movies, advancing in realism just enough not to be a complete distraction.

Rated: 4/10

Sep 29, 2020

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Duck excellent cinematography and chiaroscuro. it makes me want to be immersed in the world of alien spiders. 10 out of 10 instant classic Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/20/24 Full Review Fleegle B The best ever spider movie Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/31/23 Full Review Zoe L The people disliking this movie are Marvel cgi loving blokes that don't respect how amazing this movie is considering what era this movie was created in. There's also an authenticity to the actors in movies from this era that no one after the year 2010 has been able to replicate for an entire casting. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/28/23 Full Review Evan H it was funny horrifying and the spider affects at sometimes were great the only other things i could've asked for was better music and better CGI Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/23 Full Review Jens B This was fun! A stupid creature feature that knows it's stupid and just rolls with it. This movie is just a ride from start to finish, it sometimes borders on being a Looney Toons cartoon. I mean, the spiders roar and scream, they punch people to death (including cartoon sound effects). I really liked that they included different kinds of spiders who hunt differently. The CGI look dated but in a good way. Also, there is no unnecessary drama, everything is very efficient plot wise. Didn't like the score, though. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/08/23 Full Review Matt N Lots of fun and has aged surprisingly well! Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cast & Crew

Ellory Elkayem Director David Arquette Chris McCormick Kari Wuhrer Sheriff Sam Parker Scott Terra Mike Parker Scarlett Johansson Ashley Parker Doug E. Doug Harlan Griffith

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Synopsis The residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of little spiders to mutate overnight to the size of SUVs. It's up to mining engineer Chris McCormack (David Arquette) and Sheriff Sam Parker (Kari Wuhrer) to mobilize an eclectic group of townspeople into battle against the bloodthirsty eight-legged beasts.

Director: Ellory Elkayem
Producer: Dean Devlin, Bruce Berman
Screenwriter: Ellory Elkayem, Ellory Elkayem, Jesse Alexander, Randy Kornfield
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Electric Entertainment, Village Roadshow Prod., Centropolis Entertainment, NPV Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Brief Sexuality|Sci-Fi Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 17, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.3M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)