Gordons garagetech special effects are a bit better by this point. Magnet movie monster earth vs the spider 1958 ebay. Earth vs the spider 1958 full lenght movie best b movies. Jul 19, 2019 a good fun film, completely safe to watch with smaller kids on a late night spooky film night. Gene roth in the spider 1958 june kenney and eugene persson in the spider 1958 june kenney in. The spider 1958 a classic 1950s teenagersmeetthegiantmonster flick. Why, a gigantic spider, of course, crawling forth from caverns underneath a town crawling with. I first saw earth vs the spider as a child when my mother took my cousin and me to the movies. Earth vs the spider 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Yes, were back with the soundtrack to another classic mr.
The original movie poster for the spider, also known as earth vs. The creature as it turns out is not deceased and is revived by rock music. When the 1958 film, the fly was and released became a blockbuster, the title of earth vs the spider was shortened to just the spider on all the advertising material. Coming back with the sheriff, the spider is seemingly killed by ddt spraying, and the body then hauled for storage in the high school gymnasium. The kids trace his path to an eerie cave containing a supersized spider and barely escape with their lives. It starred ed kemmer, eugene persson and june kenney. Approved, 1 h min ed kemmer, june kenney, eugene persson, gene roth director. The spider is a lot of fun for those of us who appreciate the era in which it was made. Earth vs the spider 1958 classic horror movie youtube. A good fun film, completely safe to watch with smaller kids on a late night spooky film night. Earth vs the spider movie 1958teenagers from a rural community and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant.
Earth vs the spider 1958 73 minutes bmovie graveyard. Sep 30, 2016 short, clumsy trailer for a short, clumsy movie. 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. What do you get when you cross atomic radiation, producerdirector bert i. The films in this tribute series reused the titles of old american international pictures films, but are not remakes of the earlier. Radiation from atomic testing was the recurrent theme, although in this movie, the. Fyi i use the spider and earth vs the spider interchangeably below.
Gordon specialized in these forced perspective giant things movies, and what the earth battles here is a forced perspective living tarantula having creeped out of. Regardless of the title, the film is another example of a poorly executed giantbug movie. The script offers no science explanation for the existence of the giant spider. And in the best b movie fashion, the picture gets right to the action from the start. Anyway i think its safe to say youve guessed what this scifi horror is all about. This makes gordons film more of a monster movie than scifi, but it is usually classified as scifi.
Kingman tells her she cant go back, as the cave is now full. The giant spider attacks the town, but a police officer goes for help. The films in this tribute series reused the titles of old american international pictures films, but are not remakes of the earlier films. Aip and bert managed to pump out 3 films in 1958 alone, most of them being kneejerk ripoffs off other popular films. At first he develops minor abilities such as increased strength, which allows him to fight local criminals and bullies, thus living out his dream of. It is the first of a series of films made for cinemax paying tribute to the films of american international pictures. Though borrowing its name from a 1958 flick featuring monstrous arachnids running riot in a small american town, this. Despite the low budget, cheap fx and several moments of questionable acting, earth vs. They exit the cave, but carol, checking her pocket, notices the box missing. I mean seriously, straight off the bat, its not the earth vs the spider, its small town. Teenagers from a rural community and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider. The battle is on as a group of rural teens and their high school science teacher battle a towering mutant spider that bullets and. Because im lazy and because the film uses both names. Now to see it again on dvd brought back many memories.
In tune with the relase of the boxoffice smash spider man this two year earlier horror film has a plot completely contrary to the comic book character. Released by kritzerland in 2010 kr200156 containing music from earth vs. The spider movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Coming back with the sheriff, the spider is seemingly killed by ddt spraying, and the body then hauled for storage in the high school. Gordon specialized in these forced perspective giant things movies, and what the earth battles here is a forced perspective living tarantula having creeped out of a cavern and wreaking havoc on a small town.
Earth vs the spider is another giant spider entry into the monster movie fad of the 1950s. With ed kemmer, june kenney, eugene persson, gene roth. Why, a gigantic spider, of course, crawling forth from caverns underneath a town crawling with some of the oldest. Starring ed kemmer, june kenney and eugene persson. A small midwestern town comes under siege from a giant.
Earth vs the spider 2001 when does a superhero become a villain. The next day, carol enlists the help of her boyfriend, mike gene persson, to track down her dad. Astonishingly, the first 30 minutes builds, and maintains a considerable amount of suspense. Gordon, who also wrote the story which the screenplay by george worthing yates and laszlo gorog is based upon. The battle is on as a group of rural teens and their high school science teacher battle a towering mutant spider that bullets and flames cant stop. The movie is not so scary now, i am 65, but it is just as much fun. A giant spider terrorizes a town, a high school band. I ordered this dvd thinking it was either an enhanced version of the 1950s black and white scifi flick earth vs. The movie less than a minute into the spider i thought. Gordon, who also wrote the story upon which the screenplay by george worthing yates and laszlo gorog was based.
Hyde 1920 the blob 1958 the black cat 1941 the phantom of the opera 1925. Attack of the puppet people, war of the colossal beast, and earth vs the spider. Then kemmer takes full control of the situation and starts yelling, from the safety. Earth vs the spider 1958 movie clip spider attacks town. Keller film editor ronald sinclair original music albert glasser produced by samuel z. Cry of the werewolf 1944 film full movie classic horror duration. Earth vs the spider 1958 earth vs the spider 1958 skip navigation.
Pdf download step up chillers tales of terror stepup classic chillers read full ebook. A giant spider terrorizes a town, a high school band, and the hs drama club. The spider soundtrack from 1958, composed by albert glasser. When a man doesnt come home one night his daughter and her boyfriend go out searching and encounter a giant spider in a cave near the mans wrecked car.
The earth vs the spider of the infrastructure will pick the respiratory and they will install to be within their new sleep posts of 15 offsetting amounts for many. In this giantcreature feature, a man drives into town to buy a birthday present for his teenage daughter, carol june kenney, and meets a horrific catastrophe. The movie is damn near the epitome of the b movie, rolling out all the requisite ingredients. A shy, obsessive comic book fan gets injected with an experimental serum of a lab that is studying how to give humans the abilities of spiders. With dan aykroyd, devon gummersall, amelia heinle, theresa russell. Amidst gordons films of creatures great and small, earth vs. Among his bestknown movies, the amazing colossal man has a more intelligent script and much better developed characters and attack of the puppet people is a more serious and better devised and designed movie and both are referred to obliquely in this. The film stars ed kemmer, june kenney and eugene persson.
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