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The Giant Spider Invasion

The Giant Spider Invasion

Creeping!...Crawling!...Crushing!

19754.11h 19m

Overview

A black hole hits North Wisconsin and opens a door to other dimensions. Giant 15 meter spiders emerge from it, who have an appetite for human flesh! Two NASA scientists try to save the world.

Directed by Bill Rebane
Written by Richard L. Huff, Robert Easton
Produced by Bill Rebane, Richard L. Huff
Box OfficeBudget: $300KRevenue: $15.0M

Top Cast

Steve Brodie

Steve Brodie

Dr. Vance

Barbara Hale

Barbara Hale

Dr. Jenny Langer

Robert Easton

Robert Easton

Kester

Leslie Parrish

Leslie Parrish

Ev

Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Hale Jr.

Sheriff

Bill Williams

Bill Williams

Dutch

K

Kevin Brodie

Perkins

D

Diane Lee Hart

Terry

Christiane Schmidtmer

Christiane Schmidtmer

Helga

T

Tain Bodkin

Preacher

Themes & Keywords

small townsheriffwisconsinspideranimal attackgiant spiderblack holesmall town sheriff

About The Giant Spider Invasion

The Giant Spider Invasion is a horror, science fiction film released in 1975 exploring themes of small town, sheriff, wisconsin, spider, animal attack, giant spider. Directed by Bill Rebane, it stars Steve Brodie, Barbara Hale, Robert Easton. A black hole hits North Wisconsin and opens a door to other dimensions. Giant 15 meter spiders emerge from it, who have an appetite for human flesh! Two NASA scientists try to save the world.

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