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The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1975
Running Times: 84 mins
Format: Eastmancolor
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CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Company: Cinema Group 75
Executive Producer: William W. Gillett Jr
Producers: Richard L. Huff, Bill Rebane
Associate Producers: Dick Plautz, Jack Willoughby
Unit Manager: Barbara J. Rebane
SCRIPT
Script: Robert Easton, Richard L. Huff
Story: Richard L. Huff
DIRECTION
Director: Bill Rebane
1st Assistant Director: Kevin Brodie
2nd Assistant Director: Barbara J. Rebane
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Jack Willoughby
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Barbara Pokras
MUSIC
Music: Ito Rebane (real name: Bill Rebane)
SOUND
Sound Effects Editor: Jim Ryan
MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Tom Schwartz
Hair: Sue Brodie
Wardrobe Supervisor: Robin Brodie
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Richard Albain, Robert Millay
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Set Designer: Ito Rebane (real name: Bill Rebane)
Set Decorator: Jutta Rebane
LOCATIONS
Locations: Gleason, Wisconsin, USA; Lincoln County, Wisconsin, USA;
Merrill, Wisconsin, USA; Nicolett College, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, USA;
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
STUNTS
Stunts: Robert F. Nelson, Dennis Wilder
CAST
Steve Brodie (Dr J.R. Vance)
Barbara Hale (Dr Jenny Langer)
Alan Hale Jr (Sheriff Jeff Jones)
Robert Easton (Dan Kester)
Leslie Parrish (Ev Kester)
Christiane Schmidtmer (Helga)
Kevin Brodie (Dave Perkins)
Tain Bodkin (preacher)
Bill Williams (Dutch)
Diane Lee Hart (Terry)
Paul Bentzen (Billy Kester)
J. Stewart Taylor (Deputy)
William W. Gillett Jr (Paul Rider)
David B. Hoff
PLOT SUMMARY
A black hole crashes to Earth in Wisconsin unleashing a massive, carniverous
spider that is soon on the rampage. A pair of NASA scientists try to
save the day before the creature destroys the whole town.
CAPSULE REVIEW
A completely mad and over-ambitious attempt to do a giant spider movie
with a budget that Ed Wood would have dismissed as derisory. The acting
is atrocious and the direction virtually non-existance, but the spider
itself is worth every penny of a DVD rental - built over a VW Beetle
that is plainly visible in several scenes, this astonishingly awful
effect is a wonderful sight with its spindly legs flapping uselessly
as it trundles around the Wisconsin countryside. The rest of the film
is unwatchable, but see it at least once just for the spider.
AVAILABILITY
USA
Theatrical Distributors: BijouFlix Releasing; Group 1 International
Distributing Organisation; Group One
Video Distributor: World Beyond Video
DVD Distributor: Retromedia Entertainment Inc
UK
Video Distributor: VCL
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Australia
Rating: PG
UK
Rating: A
USA
Rating: PG
TIMELINE
2005
May
7: USA - shown at The Bill Rebane Film Festival, Orpheum Theatre, Madison
Wisconsin
POSTER TAGS
Creeping!... Crawling!... Crushing!
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Angriff der Riesenspinne - German title
Hämähäkkien hyökkäys - Finnish title
L'invasione dei ragni giganti - Italian title
Inwazja olbrzymich pajaków - Polish title
Jättiläishämähäkki - Finnish title
LINKS
SEE ALSO
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999)
Eight Legged Freaks
(2002)
Monster a-Go Go (1965)
FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
The Game (1982)
KEYWORDS
black holes, farmers, farms, giant spiders, helicopters, meteors, scientists,
spiders
Last Updated:
15 October, 2008
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