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Kingdom of the Spiders

  • 19771977
  • PGPG
  • 1h 37m
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5.7/10
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William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, and Woody Strode in Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
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In rural Arizona, countless killer tarantulas are migrating through a farm town, killing every living thing in their path. The town's veterinarian will do everything in his power to survive ... Read allIn rural Arizona, countless killer tarantulas are migrating through a farm town, killing every living thing in their path. The town's veterinarian will do everything in his power to survive the onslaught.In rural Arizona, countless killer tarantulas are migrating through a farm town, killing every living thing in their path. The town's veterinarian will do everything in his power to survive the onslaught.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
5.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
14,415
3,121
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • John 'Bud' Cardos
    • Writers
      • Richard Robinson(screenplay)
      • Alan Caillou(screenplay)
      • Jeffrey M. Sneller(original story)
    • Stars
      • William Shatner
      • Tiffany Bolling
      • Woody Strode
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John 'Bud' Cardos
    • Writers
      • Richard Robinson(screenplay)
      • Alan Caillou(screenplay)
      • Jeffrey M. Sneller(original story)
    • Stars
      • William Shatner
      • Tiffany Bolling
      • Woody Strode
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    • 109User reviews
    • 88Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Kingdom of the Spiders
    Trailer 1:21
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    William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, and Woody Strode in Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
    William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, and Woody Strode in Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
    William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, and Woody Strode in Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
    William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, and Woody Strode in Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
    William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, Lieux Dressler, Adele Malis-Morey, Joe Ross, and Natasha Ryan in Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
    William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, and Woody Strode in Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
    William Shatner in Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
    William Shatner in Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
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    Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
    Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
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    William Shatner
    William Shatner
    • Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen
    Tiffany Bolling
    Tiffany Bolling
    • Diane Ashley
    Woody Strode
    Woody Strode
    • Walter Colby
    Lieux Dressler
    Lieux Dressler
    • Emma Washburn
    David McLean
    David McLean
    • Gene Smith
    Natasha Ryan
    Natasha Ryan
    • Linda Hansen
    Altovise Davis
    Altovise Davis
    • Birch Colby
    Joe Ross
    Joe Ross
    • Vern Johnson
    Marcy Lafferty
    Marcy Lafferty
    • Terry Hansen
    Adele Malis-Morey
    • Betty Johnson
    • (as Adele Malis)
    Roy Engel
    Roy Engel
    • Mayor Connors
    Hoke Howell
    Hoke Howell
    • Earl Forbes
    Bill Coontz
    Bill Coontz
    • Clyde
    • (as Bill Foster)
    Whitey Hughes
    Whitey Hughes
    • The Baron
    Jay Lawrence
    • Deputy
    Bettie Bolling
    • Mildred
    Anita Merritt
    Anita Merritt
    • Waitress
    • (as Juanita Merritt)
    Nadia Caillou
    • Screaming Woman
    • Director
      • John 'Bud' Cardos
    • Writers
      • Richard Robinson(screenplay)
      • Alan Caillou(screenplay)
      • Jeffrey M. Sneller(original story)
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    • Trivia
      Tiffany Bolling was cast as the female lead because she was the only actress who auditioned for the film who had no problem working with spiders.
    • Goofs
      The stunt driver who hits Mayor Conner misjudged his speed and hit the brakes just as he made contact. Instead of the car taking out the Mayor and then careening into the water tower, you can see it stop briefly and then accelerate again to get enough speed to take out the water tower.
    • Quotes

      Birch Colby: Are you crazy, lady? This is our home, and no damn spiders are gonna run us out!

    • Connections
      Featured in Svengoolie: Kingdom of the Spiders (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Peaceful Verde Valley
      Written and Sung by Dorsey Burnette

      Available on Calliope Records and Tapes

    User reviews109

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    Top review
    8/10
    You are their prey!
    Top notch nature-on-the-rampage thriller takes its time getting started, but emerges a real grabber. It's extremely well directed (by John "Bud" Cardos), with lots of great animal action. It's solidly acted by a sturdy cast led by the almighty William Shatner. It builds to one hell of an intense "Night of the Living Dead" style climax, intercut with catastrophic scenes in the local town that makes one wonder how the characters can possibly hope to prevail. The onslaught of ferocious tarantulas is awe-inspiring.

    The Shat, at his charismatic best, plays "Rack" Hansen, amiable small town veterinarian who calls in big city entomologist Diane Ashley (70s B movie hottie Tiffany Bolling) when faced with the death of rancher Walter Colby's (Woody Strode) prize calf. She realizes that the cause of death was injection of spider venom. Soon scores of tarantulas swarm through the desert, attacking humans and other larger life forms basically because the over use of DDT has eliminated the arachnids' normal food supply.

    Shatner, Bolling, and the always excellent Strode are well supported by Lieux Dressler, David McLean, Natasha Ryan, Altovise Davis, Marcy Lafferty (Shatners' then-wife, playing his sister- in-law), Roy Engel, and Hoke Howell. The movie is nicely photographed by John Arthur Morrill on picturesque Arizona desert locations. The images of numerous extras covered with tarantulas - and webbing as well - is pretty chilling. There's a touch of "Jaws" in the screenplay by Richard Robinson and Alan Caillou in that the local mayor (Engel) doesn't want anything to hurt the success of the county fair going on. And the implications of that final shot are spooky.

    A very fine movie of its type.

    Eight out of 10.
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    • Jul 3, 2014

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    • Release date
      • November 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mörderspinnen
    • Filming locations
      • Camp Verde, Arizona, USA
    • Production company
      • Arachnid Productions
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    • Budget
      • $500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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