Earth vs. the Spider

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Earth vs. the Spider

1958

1h 13m

Sci-Fi

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In this giant-creature feature, a man drives into town to buy a birthday present for his teenage daughter, Carol (June Kenney), and meets a horrific catastrophe. The next day, Carol enlists the help of her boyfriend, Mike (Gene Persson), to track down her dad. The kids trace his path to an eerie cave containing a super-sized spider and barely escape with their lives. Naturally, the sheriff (Gene Roth) doubts their story until it's too late, and the tarantula has taken over the town.

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Sarah Boslaugh

PopMatters

...one of the many gigantic creature movies of the 1950s...

Rated: 5/10

Aug 1, 2015

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

One of those so-bad-it's-good '50s horror/sci-fi "classics."

Rated: 1/5

Nov 3, 2007

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Typically hokey Gordon fun!

Rated: 3/5

Feb 18, 2004

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Caleb L

A very fun and easy to watch 50s B creature feature with good characters and cool way of killing the monster.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/06/25

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Tyler B

Taking itself seriously, it's a top competitor for the genre of invading creatures.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/15/24

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CodyZamboni

A cheesy, silly, dumb, cheap mess, but it is watchable.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/28/23

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Audience Member

"Earth vs. the Spider" is an entertaining movie. That's pretty much it right there. Nothing more needs to be said. It has a decent script even for a movie of this kind. The cast actually does a very good job in their respective roles. Love how the two teenage leads are named Carol and Mike by the way. The cast is why I am giving the movie a slightly higher rating that the two starts I had planned. That noise the spider makes when it approaches is odd to say the least. Sounds like the spider lost its asthma inhaler. The special effects are not too bad either. Not terrific, but good for the most part. In the end, if you are looking for something entertaining "Earth vs. the Spider" will provide what you are looking for, but you will probably forget about it soon thereafter.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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deke p

Risible! RIDICULOUS. Another of those horrible (bad) 'horror' films of the 50s, the kind we used to watch & laff at even when showed in 1960's TV. Would rate it even lower but it's 'camp'. SKIP YOUNG (Knott's Berry Farm theater, Wally in Ozzie & Harriet, etc., in minor role. Saw parts a few times, & again on Christmas eve 2021, on SVENGOOLIE

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Blobbo X

Blobbo laugh til egg sack hurt. On other hand, appreciate movie sincerity. Not great but everyone try hard. A for effort.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Bert I. Gordon

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Ed Kemmer

Professor Art Kingman

June Kenney

Carol Flynn

Eugene Persson

Mike Simpson

Gene Roth

Sheriff Cagle

Hal Torey

Mr. Simpson

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Synopsis

In this giant-creature feature, a man drives into town to buy a birthday present for his teenage daughter, Carol (June Kenney), and meets a horrific catastrophe. The next day, Carol enlists the help of her boyfriend, Mike (Gene Persson), to track down her dad. The kids trace his path to an eerie cave containing a super-sized spider and barely escape with their lives. Naturally, the sheriff (Gene Roth) doubts their story until it's too late, and the tarantula has taken over the town.

Director: Bert I. Gordon
Producer: Bert I. Gordon
Screenwriter: George Worthing Yates
Production Co: Santa Rosa Productions
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 21, 2019
Runtime: 1h 13m

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