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The Giant Spider Invasion (1975) -- NASA scientists Dr. Langer and Dr. Vance try to
save Wisconsin from 15-foot flesh-eating spiders from another
dimension.

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Director:
Writers:
Richard L. Huff (screenplay) &
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Release Date:
October 1975 (USA) more
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Creeping!...Crawling!...Crushing! more
Plot:
Giant spiders from another dimension invade Wisconsin. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Steve Brodie ... Dr. Vance
Barbara Hale ... Dr. Jenny Langer

Robert Easton ... Kester
Leslie Parrish ... Ev
Alan Hale Jr. ... Sheriff (as Alan Hale)
Bill Williams ... Dutch
Kevin Brodie ... Perkins
Diane Lee Hart ... Terry
Tain Bodkin ... Preacher
Paul Bentzen ... Billy
J. Stewart Taylor ... Deputy
Christiane Schmidtmer ... Helga (as Christiana Schmidtmer)
William W. Gillett Jr. ... Rider
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David B. Hoff ... Helicopter Pilot (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Invasion of the Giant Spiders
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84 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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Originally the spiders in the film were suppose to be only about 10 feet in length but the producers insisted that if the film were going to compete with Jaws (1975), which was released around the same time, the size of the spiders would have to be increased to pose more threat. more
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Continuity: As Mr. Kester drives home from Helga's on the night of the revival, one shot shows daylight. more
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Sheriff Jeff Jones: I used to take physics, but I find prunes do a better job for me. more

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11 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
Invasion of the giant alien spiders, 17 November 2005
8/10
Author: Chris Gaskin from Derby, England

The Giant Spider Invasion was one of the many 1950's type movies (giant bugs, animals etc) that was made in the 70's and I enjoyed this despite reading a lot of bad reviews.

A strange meteor lands in a small town in Wisconsin and a load of strange looking eggs are found by it. Some of the locals take them home with them and spiders and tarantulas start hatching from them. Rather small at first, these creatures grow into giants and to make matters worse, are radioactive. After eating several people including the town's Sheriff, the hole where the meteor landed is blown up and the spiders are killed.

This movie gets going after a fairly slow start and is clearly done on a low budget.

The cast includes Barbara Hale (Perry Mason), Steve Brodie (The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms), Alan Hale Jr. as the Sheriff and Leslie Parrish.

The Giant Spider Invasion is a must for all sci fi and bad movie fans. Fantastic.

Rating: 3 and a half stars out of 5.

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