Arachnid (2001)

A man is taken to a small clinic in Guam with mysterious bites on him. This sparks a search for what could have caused such wounds. A group of men and women fly to the island he lived on to... See full summary »

Director:

Jack Sholder

Writer:

Mark Sevi (screenplay)

Stars:

Chris Potter, Alex Reid, José Sancho

2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Chris Potter	...	Valentine
Alex Reid	...	Mercer
José Sancho	...	Dr. Samuel Leon
Neus Asensi	...	Susana
Ravil Isyanov	...	Henry Capri
Luis Lorenzo Crespo	...	Reyes (as Luis Lorenzo)
Rocqueford Allen	...	Bear
Jesús Cabrero	...	Lightfoot
Robert Vicencio	...	Toe Boy (as Robert Gabriel Vicencio)
Héctor Chiquín	...	Native 1
Conejo Wilson	...	Native 2
Fausto Gualsaqui	...	Native 3

Storyline

A man is taken to a small clinic in Guam with mysterious bites on him. This sparks a search for what could have caused such wounds. A group of men and women fly to the island he lived on to investigate the situation. Due to technical problems, their small plane crashes and they are stranded on the island. After some time, they come to find the man's village is empty and that strange new breeds of killer arachnids have appeared all about the forest.

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Plot Keywords:

island | guam | expedition | jungle | pilot | 

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Taglines:

Ha venido de otro mundo... Para quedarse.

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Genres:

Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for creature violence/gore and language

Details

Official Sites:

e-Pipoca [Brazil] synopsis, news, gallery(Portuguese) Sevenart Investments S.L. (Flash only) (Spanish, english)

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

29 June 2001 (Spain)

Also Known As:

8 Legs

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

$570,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castelao Producciones, Fantastic Factory (Filmax), TVC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The Abandoned (2006)

User Reviews

It's Like Survivor With Giant Spiders!

Arachnid is a pretty good movie which follows the similar sci-fi mutated monster style of film in the tradition of Critters, Anaconda, etc. We have a group of humans who are trying to survive against a species of alien spider, which is done up by better than average special effects. The group of humans are interesting, consisting of a female pilot, a spider researcher, two medical people, some soldiers, and some island natives. It's like Survivor with spiders! Much of the film consists of build up, with a bit of gore dropped in every so often. Unless you are terrified of spiders, this film won't scare you at all.

I can't say enough of things about Alex Reid, who plays Mercer, the lead female heroine. She is incredibly attractive and sexy. Most of the film she is dressed a la Tomb Raider style, if not less. I believe this is the only film she has done so far but hopefully, we can see more in the future. Forget the spiders, watch the film for her!

I recommend this film not only for Alex Reid but because the special effects are decent, and it always fun to see who will survive against the monster.