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Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
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November 1977 (USA) moreTagline:
A new species of horror is born. morePlot:
Investigating the mysterious deaths of a number of farm animals, vet Rack Hansen discovers that his... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
Kingdom Of The Spiders crawls toward Se DVD(From Fangoria. 12 December 2008, 6:15 AM, PST)
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I LOOOOOOOOVE this junk! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| William Shatner | ... | Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen | |
| Tiffany Bolling | ... | Diane Ashley | |
| Woody Strode | ... | Walter Colby | |
| Lieux Dressler | ... | Emma Washburn | |
| David McLean | ... | Sheriff Gene Smith | |
| Natasha Ryan | ... | Linda Hansen | |
| Altovise Davis | ... | Birch Colby | |
| Joe Ross | ... | Vern Johnson | |
| Marcy Lafferty | ... | Terry Hansen | |
| Adele Malis-Morey | ... | Betty Johnson (as Adele Malis) | |
| Roy Engel | ... | Mayor Connors | |
| Hoke Howell | ... | Earl Forbes | |
| Bill Coontz | ... | Clyde | |
| Whitey Hughes | ... | The Baron | |
| Jay Lawrence | ... | Deputy |
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Roy Engel's final performance. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: Just before his accident, Walter Colby is shown driving his truck. Briefly, a crew member's hand comes into view at the bottom of the screen. moreQuotes:
Terry Hansen: Hey I'm sorry about what happened the other day.Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen: I don't know what you're talking about lady.
[Terry Giggles]
Terry Hansen: Rack, your a funny man, You want be with your brother's wife, but you take care of her like you were. Isn't that like buying the cow and giving the milk away?
Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen: You don't quit pestering me, one of these mornings I'm gonna show up and start milking that cow.
Terry Hansen: Well, make sure your hands are warm.
[Rack giggles and holds his hands up in a clawing manner]
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Even the most avid fans of 70's kitsch-cinema will have difficulties defending this "Kingdom of the Spiders", as it basically is rubbish from start to finish! Immensely entertaining rubbish, though, with lousy but unscrupulous plotting and over-the-top action sequences that'll keep you amused unconditionally! Charismatic actor and professional cool dude William Shatner stars as the veterinarian of a little Arizona town that developed a BIG spider problem on short notice! Tarantulas have suddenly altered all their natural instincts and they're turning against the yummy cattle and of course the unknowing inhabitants of the little town. The female scientist Diane Ashley explains that this is due to the destroying of their normal food sources with pesticides etc, but it's too late... The extremely venomous spiders eat their way the town and really nothing can extinguish them! "Kingdom of the Spiders" actually is so damn entertaining because of its ineptness! The screenplay doesn't even bother to drag in theories about genetic mutation or military experiments gone wrong, like it usually is the case in this type of creature-features. The spiders are just furious at humans and eat them...period! Although very low-budgeted, some sequences are well-mounted and quite suspenseful. Especially the obligatory mass-hysteria scene in which the poor villagers get overrun by millions and millions of tarantulas is a fine example of trash-cinema. Director John "Bud" Cardos, previously an actor is dreadful drive-in horror movies himself, clearly had great fun making this good old-fashioned "Don't-mess-with-Mother-Nature" flick, so why shouldn't you! His enthusiasm even was so big he threw in a hilariously inappropriate country & western soundtrack! That's fabulous!!