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Eight Legged Freaks

Play trailer Poster for Eight Legged Freaks PG-13 Released Jul 17, 2002 1h 39m Mystery & Thriller Comedy Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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49% Tomatometer 141 Reviews 33% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
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 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media Straight-out scarefest. Rated: 3/5 Dec 24, 2010 Full Review Nev Pierce BBC.com Flick your brain into neutral and let your nervous system be your guide. Rated: 3/5 Aug 5, 2002 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jean B Delightful to watch, it is not a great 2000’s movie but it is much better quality than what we are getting now ! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/04/25 Full Review Jacob B A charmingly silly creature feature, Eight Legged Freaks [sic] might not reach the cinematic perfection of something like Tremors but it does have a few good quotes, funny moments, surprisingly awesome scenes of people facing off against the titular freaks and knows exactly what kind of movie it is. I'm sure I'm not the first to say this quote but what the hell, I'm too amused by it to pass it up: my second-favourite arachnid-based film from 2002. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/28/24 Full Review Sabi A This is a cult classic. It’s so bad it’s GREAT. I personally love the movie that it’s one of the few I bought. I love a good giggle and this movie is just that. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/28/24 Full Review Samuel R Fun. Dumb. Silly. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/18/25 Full Review Jose Z No soy un bot, la película es buena y la verdad me gusta si es muy ficticia, algo que me gusta como las arañas atacan, le faltó la esencia roja🩸, la película la Vi muchas veces de chiquito no es aterradora pero es divertida y entretenida. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/15/24 Full Review This Old G Not a great movie but a fun little schlocky homage to the '50s sci-fi horror films. Self-aware enough to just get by Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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Eight Legged Freaks

Executive producer ROLAND EMMERICH and producer DEAN DEVLIN on the set of Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow's comedy thriller "Eight Legged Freaks," starring David Arquette. Producer DEAN DEVLIN, director ELLORY ELKAYEM, executive producer ROLAND EMMERICH and executive producer PETER WINTHER on location. DAVID ARQUETTE, KARI WUHRER, MATT CZUCHRY and JOHN STORY in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow's science-fiction thriller "Eight Legged Freaks," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. DAVID ARQUETTE and KARI WUHRER in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow's comedy thriller "Eight Legged Freaks," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. DAVID ARQUETTE in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow's comedy thriller "Eight Legged Freaks," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. SCOTT TERRA, MATT CZUCHRY and SCARLETT JOHANSSON in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow's comedy thriller "Eight Legged Freaks," starring David Arquette. View more photos

Movie Info

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
Centropolis Entertainment, NPV Entertainment, Village Roadshow Prod., Electric 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)
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