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Tarantula( 1955)

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More terrifying than any horror known to man comes a creeping crawling monster whose towering fury no one can escape!

Overview

A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new female assistant, they discover that something is devouring local cattle and humans in increasingly large quantities.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Agar

      Dr. Matt Hastings

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      Mara Corday

      Stephanie 'Steve' Clayton

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      Leo G. Carroll

      Prof. Gerald Deemer

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      Nestor Paiva

      Sheriff Jack Andrews

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      Ross Elliott

      Joe Burch

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      Hank Patterson

      Josh

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      Eddie Parker

      Paul Lund / Eric Jacobs / Airport Workman

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      Bert Holland

      Barney Russell

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      Raymond Bailey

      Dr. Townsend

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      Steve Darrell

      Andy Andersen

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      Edwin Rand

      Lt. John Nolan

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      Clint Eastwood

      Jet Pilot

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      Wag Blesing

      Townsman

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Sep 06 2014
    Can all mankind escape the terror of its dread embrace... Professor Gerald Deemer has been working on a special nutrient that will help offset a predicted food shortage, the serum he has created escalates growth in his lab animals at an alarmingly quick rate. Deemer quickly loses control of the experiment and during a fight at his lab a fire breaks out and a Tarantula that is already 50 sizes bigger than it should be, escapes, and soon all species are on the menu! Tarantula is a big personal fave of mine from this particular genre, so I make no apologies for my uncontrolled bias! The film...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • small town
    • monster
    • experiment
    • giant monster
    • giant spider
    • deformation
    • laboratory
    • black and white
    • scientist
    • desert
    • heroine
    • mortuary
    • isolated house
    • napalm
    • hotel lobby
    • animal horror
    • acromegaly
    • southwest desert
    • experimental nutrient
    • lab animals
    • secret experiment
    • experiment gone awry
    • military to the rescue
    • flatbed truck
    • sheriff's office
    • deserted road
    • small town doctor
    • in-home laboratory
    • spider venom
    • skeletal remains