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Title: Spider Baby or, the Maddest Story Ever Told (1967)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Lon Chaney Jr. | ... | Bruno (as Lon Chaney) | |
| Carol Ohmart | ... | Emily | |
| Quinn K. Redeker | ... | Peter (as Quinn Redeker) | |
| Beverly Washburn | ... | Elizabeth | |
| Jill Banner | ... | Virginia | |
| Sid Haig | ... | Ralph | |
| Mary Mitchel | ... | Ann | |
| Karl Schanzer | ... | Schlocker | |
| Mantan Moreland | ... | Messenger | |
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In a dilapidated rural mansion, the last generation of the degenerate, inbred Merrye family lives with the inherited curse of a disease that causes them to mentally regress from the age of 10 or so on as they physically develop. The family chauffeur looks out for them and covers up their indiscretions. Trouble comes when greedy distant relatives and their lawyer arrive to dispossess the family of its home. Written by D.A. Kellough <dkelloug@infinet.com>
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24 December 1967 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$65,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Bruno, The Chauffeur: Well, it's gonna it's gonna make a big flash and go bang!
Virginia: Oh boy!
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(uncredited)
Written by Ronald Stein
Performed by Lon Chaney Jr.
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Shortly after Peter and Emily Howe arrive at the mansion, a cast member and camera are reflected in the car window as Peter rolls up the side window of the convertible. See more »Quotes
Elizabeth: What's it gonna do, Bruno?Bruno, The Chauffeur: Well, it's gonna it's gonna make a big flash and go bang!
Virginia: Oh boy!
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As the film ends, "THE END" appears on the screen, then suddenly changes to "THE END ?". See more »Alternate Versions
A special home video version, released by Video Treasures in 1994, features a remastered print of the film (all previous versions being of very dubious quality). This version is also widescreened and features footage (after the film) of a cast/crew reunion at a midnight showing of the film. See more »Soundtracks
Spider Baby Theme(uncredited)
Written by Ronald Stein
Performed by Lon Chaney Jr.
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The film opens with one of the most horrific murders ever shown on film; the rest of the movie is never again quite this frightening or startling, but is enjoyable nonetheless as a horror-comedy of the same ilk as "House on Haunted Hill" or "Bucket of Blood." The story concerns a family of inbred Southern degenerates who were once proud and powerful but whom years of inbreeding have reduced not only to childlike idiocy but savagery; some distant relatives out for money decide to meddle with dire, predictable results. The movie, complete with a loyal retainer, cute but deadly kids, and some even deadlier aunties and uncles kept tucked away in the cellar is essentially an extended version of an Addams family episode (the drawn out dinner scene is a bit too sitcomish). However, there are enough funny-scary moments to keep things moving along: the more memorable of these being when bitchy ice queen Emily succumbs to brother Ralph's caveman charms and when sister Virginia, the spider baby of the title, gives her long dead father a good night kissa scene with a weirdly poetic quality like something out of Poe. Perhaps the best part of the movie is Lon Chaney Jr. in his touching portrayal of Bruno, the kindly chauffeur who is genuinely devoted to his savage and hopeless surrogate family.
A cult film that deserves its status.