The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)

Taglines:

Creeping!...Crawling!...Crushing! See more »

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1975 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Invasion of the Giant Spiders See more »

Filming Locations:

Gleason, Wisconsin, USA See more »

Budget:

$300,000 (estimated)

Production Co:

Cinema Group 75, Transcentury Productions See more »

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Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Trivia

There was supposed to be a shot of a big spider in a tree bursting into flames. To achieve this, the director covered a large prop spider with gunpowder and had two crew members sitting above it in the tree who would drop a match on the spider. The director got the camera up to a very fast fps to achieve a slow motion look, and had them drop the first match. Nothing happened, so they dropped a second. Still nothing happened, so they lit the entire book of matches and dropped it on the spider. With nothing happening, the director turned off the camera - and immediately afterwords a huge explosion and fireball shot up, burning the hair off of the crew members and starting several small brush fires. The director was furious that he wasn't able to get the shot on film. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: As Mr. Kester drives home from Helga's on the night of the revival, one shot shows daylight. See more »

Quotes

Sheriff Jeff Jones: [on the CB radio upon seeing the giant spider] You ever see the movie Jaws? It makes that shark look like a goldfish!
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Connections

Featured in "David Walliams' Awfully Good: Awfully Good Movies (#1.3)" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Maniac Pursuit"
(uncredited)
Music by Trevor Duncan See more »