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Big Ass Spider!

  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
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Lombardo Boyar and Greg Grunberg in Big Ass Spider! (2013)
A giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and rampage the city of Los Angeles. When a massive military strike fails, it is up to a team of scientists and one clever exterminator to kill the creature before the city is destroyed.
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A giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and rampages the city of Los Angeles. When a massive military strike fails, it is up to a team of scientists and one clever exterminator to k... Read allA giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and rampages the city of Los Angeles. When a massive military strike fails, it is up to a team of scientists and one clever exterminator to kill the creature before the city is destroyed.A giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and rampages the city of Los Angeles. When a massive military strike fails, it is up to a team of scientists and one clever exterminator to kill the creature before the city is destroyed.

  • Director
    • Mike Mendez
  • Writer
    • Gregory Gieras
  • Stars
    • Greg Grunberg
    • Lin Shaye
    • Ruben Pla
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    7.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mike Mendez
    • Writer
      • Gregory Gieras
    • Stars
      • Greg Grunberg
      • Lin Shaye
      • Ruben Pla
    • 79User reviews
    • 111Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Greg Grunberg
    Greg Grunberg
    • Alex Mathis
    Lin Shaye
    Lin Shaye
    • Mrs. Jefferson
    Ruben Pla
    Ruben Pla
    • Carl The Mortician
    Alexis Kendra
    • Nurse Lisa
    • (as Alexis Peters)
    Lombardo Boyar
    Lombardo Boyar
    • Jose Ramos
    Bob Bledsoe
    Bob Bledsoe
    • Director Harris
    Eben Kostbar
    Eben Kostbar
    • Lead Technician
    Ray Wise
    Ray Wise
    • Major Braxton C. Tanner
    Clare Kramer
    Clare Kramer
    • Lt. Karly Brant
    Patrick Bauchau
    Patrick Bauchau
    • Dr. Lucas
    Kerry O'Quinn
    • Elderly Patient
    • (as Kerry Hedick O'Quinn)
    Adam Gierasch
    Adam Gierasch
    • Homeless Man
    Bobby C. King
    Bobby C. King
    • Lead Operative
    James Mathis III
    James Mathis III
    • Street Cop
    Chaton Anderson
    Chaton Anderson
    • Girl with the rack
    • (uncredited)
    Shaked Berenson
    Shaked Berenson
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Czerwinski
    • Victim
    • (uncredited)
    Dana Davidson
    Dana Davidson
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    • Director
      • Mike Mendez
    • Writer
      • Gregory Gieras
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    • Trivia
      The exterminating company that the lead character works for is an actual pest control company in California. They use the company's real phone number as well.
    • Goofs
      The soldiers are hunting the spider in the woodland adjacent to the park. The mission time on the soldier's cameras is 8 and 10 minutes. At mission control, the mission time is 1 minute and 44 seconds.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Lucas: Did you ever see the arachnid?

      Jose Ramos: I don't know what that is. Did you say Iraq?

      Dr. Lucas: Arachnid.

      Jose Ramos: I like your pipe.

    • Crazy credits
      Part-way through the credits, the Major interrupts and asks the hero for help with a different major insect problem.
    • Connections
      Featured in Black Mirror: Playtest (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Where Is My Mind?
      Words and Music by Frank Black aka Charles Thompson

      © Songs of Universal, Inc.

      On behalf of Rice and Beans Music (BMI)

      Performed by Storm Large

      Courtesy of Big Daddy Large Records

    User reviews79

    Featured review
    7/10

    The Title Tells You All You Need To Know

    Alex (Greg Grunberg) is an exterminator working in Los Angeles, whose speciality is spiders – he can get inside their minds, you see. A minor spider bite sends him to the local emergency room, where he soon learns that something has infiltrated the place. Turns out there was a military "accident" and soon the hospital is taken over by a Special Forces Major (Ray Wise) and his crew, including lovely Carly (Clare Kramer). But it is up to Alex and his sidekick, hospital security guard Jose (Lombardo Boyar) to figure out how to save the day.... Really, a movie like this needs no description, as it says it all in the title – there's a Big-Ass Spider threatening downtown LA! Very funny, a little gory (but only very briefly), this film had rather more character development than I'd expect in an 85-minute popcorn movie – and it was a perfect film to see with the great FantAsia audience too!
    • alisonc-1
    • Jul 23, 2013
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    • Release date
      • October 31, 2013 (Hong Kong)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Hong Kong
      • Pakistan
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mega Spider
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Epic Pictures Group
      • Film Entertainment Services
      • ICE Animations
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    • Budget
      • $600,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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