Eight Legged Freaks

Theatrical Release Date: 2002 07 17 (USA)

UPC: 085392324026

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations]

Summary: In this throwback monster movie from producer Dean Devlin (Independence Day, Godzilla), David Arquette plays the son of a deceased mine owner, returning home to the economically depressed hamlet of Prosperity, AZ, after a long absence. His arrival coincides with a toxic waste accident in the local water supply, the result of a barrel jostled loose from the back of a passing truck. Unfortunately, said water source abuts the region's least-popular attraction: an exotic spider farm. The farm's owner (Tom Noonan) becomes the first victim when the spiders, already possessed of keen predatory abilities, grow to the size of small automobiles. Laying in wait underground, they begin picking off the town's pet and ostrich population, and soon it's all the local sheriff (Kari Wuhrer) can do to raise the alarm before the siege begins. Eight Legged Freaks was produced under the working title "Arac Attack," but the politically conscious producers, concerned the title sounded too much like "Iraq Attack," went with Arquette's brainstorm as a safer alternative. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

Category: Science Fiction

Features: ccFeature-length audio commentary by co-stars David Arquette and Rick Overton, director co-writer Ellory Elkayem and producer Dean Devlin
Eight spine-tingling additional scenes of spiders in action
Elkayem's award-winning short film "Larger Than Life"
"Creepy Crawly Giants" essay
Interactive menus
Theatrical trailer
Star/director/writers film highlights
Scene access
Languages: English & Fran?ais (dubbed in Quebec)
Subtitles: English, Fran?ais & Espa?ol
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Eight Legged Freaks

Format: DVD

Release Date: 10/29/2002

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 99 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Wake Up, Prosperity.
2. Arac Attack.
3. Welcome Home.
4. Ticket Not to Ride.
5. Scene of a Misdemeanor.
6. Catastrophe.
7. Telling Sam.
8. Never Believe the Kid.
9. Exactly the Problem.
10. Ostrich Meat.
11. Close Shaves.
12. They're Coming!
13. Gladys Enmeshed.
14. Siege at Sam's.
15. Bob?!?
16. Splat Goes the Jumper.
17. Trailer Trashing.
18. Downtown Invasion.
19. Mall Mayhem.
20. Armed and Fragrant.
21. They're Here.
22. Slice 'N' Dice.
23. Close Quarters.
24. Into the Mines.
25. Cocoon Chamber.
26. Spider Queen.
27. Giving It the Gas.
28. The Truth.
29. End Credits.

Cast and Crew: Roy Gaintner  Actor 
The Bruiser  Actor 
John Christopher Storey  Actor 
John Ennis  Actor 
Terey Summers  Actor 
Jack Moore  Actor 
David Waterman  Actor 
Ryan C. Benson  Actor 
Randi Klein  Actor 
Dean Devlin  Producer 
Roland Emmerich  Executive Producer 
William Fay  Executive Producer 
John Ottman  Composer (Music Score) 
Peter Winther  Executive Producer 
Bruce Berman  Producer 
Jesse Alexander  Screenwriter 
Ellory Elkayem  Director 
Ellory Elkayem  Screenwriter 
Mark Franco  Executive Producer 
David Arquette  Actor 
Kari Wuhrer  Actor 
Scott Terra  Actor 
Scarlett Johansson  Actor 
Doug E. Doug  Actor 
Rick Overton  Actor 
Leon Rippy  Actor 
Matt Czuchry  Actor 
Jay Arlen Jones  Actor 
Eileen Ryan  Actor 
Riley Smith  Actor 
Matt Holwick  Actor 
Jane Edith Wilson  Actor 
Don Champlin  Actor 

Country: USA