Body in the Web (1960)

Survivors of a plane crash on a remote island find it is covered by spiders. When bitten, the survivors start turning into spiders!

Director:

Fritz Böttger (as Jaime Nolan)

Writers:

Fritz Böttger, Eldon Howard

Stars:

Harald Maresch, Helga Franck, Alexander D'Arcy

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Harald Maresch	...	Joe (as Temple Foster)
Helga Franck	...	Georgia
Alexander D'Arcy	...	Gary Webster (as Alexander d'Arcy)
Helga Neuner	...	Ann
Rainer Brandt	...	Robby (as Reiner Brandt)
Dorothee Parker	...	Gladys (as Dorothee Glöklen) (as Norma Townes)
Gerry Sammer	...	May
Eva Schauland	...	Nelly
Helma Vandenberg	...	Kate (as Helma van den Berg)
Elfie Wagner	...	Linda (as Donna Ulsike)
Barbara Valentin	...	Babs (as Barbara Valentine)
Walter Faber	...	Mike Blackwood

Storyline

En route to a show in Singapore, a troupe of beautiful dancers are stranded on a deserted island by a plane crash. Their routine of skinny-dipping and devising new skimpy outfits is interrupted when a radioactive spider bites their manager and turns him into a wild-eyed, furry-faced monster with three fangs and a passion for strangling.

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Plot Keywords:

spider | island | crash | skinny dipping | dancer | 

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Taglines:

Shock upon shock! Terror upon terror!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

March 1962 (USA)

Also Known As:

Body in the Web

Filming Locations:

Croatia, Yugoslavia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Intercontinental Film GmbH, Rapid Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This German-language film was dubbed into English for North American release, and although Egyptian-born, European-raised star Alexander D'Arcy spoke fluent English, his lines were dubbed by an unknown American actor.

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Goofs

Close-up shots of Gary as a spider often show him surrounded by plants, even when long shots show him in an open space.

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Quotes

Nelly: Gary! Look what I just found.
Gary Webster: A hammer! There must be someone on this island! A hammer... with a long handle... It must be for the purpose of excavating some sort of metal, most probably Uranium.

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Connections

Featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Horrors of Spider Island (1999)

User Reviews

Like being hit by a supermodel with a ball pean hammer

Oh God, was this painful, the most deepest of Deep Hurtings.

The plot seems to have been improvised. Actually, the plot was only partially concealed in those dancer's slit skirts, (some of which were more slit than skirt!) That is to say, scenes were mere contrivances to film the girls in various states of (un)dress as they lolled about this deserted cabin.

All female voices were obviously dubbed by one actress. She'd simply change her accent to differentiate. One line, she changed accents three times on the same actress! Just beautiful!

Many scenes were filmed murkily. The two fight scenes ivolving male cast members were laughably ridiculous. Watch as one guy, holdinga a chair over his head, WAITS for the other guy to get out of the way before he throws it!

Again, I digress. I realize this was just a thinly transparent effort for voyeurs. It's interesting to note what the concept of beauty was 40 years ago. It was different than today, because, like it or not, those grls had more meat to them than the anorexic models of today!

Oh yeah, I think there were spiders on the island, (plastic models, of course.)