Webs (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

3.5/10   

Director:

David Wu

Writers (WGA):

Grenville Case (story)
Grenville Case (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:

28 June 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Plot:

An electrical crew stumbles into a parallel universe dominated by a mutated spider. |

Plot Keywords:

Mutated Spider | Parallel Universe | Spider Queen | Suspicion | Rule

Cast

Richard Grieco	...	Dean
Kate Greenhouse	...	Elena
Colin Fox	...	Dr. Richard Morelli
Richard Yearwood	...	Ray
Jeffrey Douglas	...	Sheldon
David Nerman	...	Crane
Jason Jones	...	Junior
Anthony Ashbee	...	Jones
Craig Blair	...	Survivor #1
Dylan Bierk	...	Survivor #2 / Spider Queen
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maxine Dumont	...	Survivor AY (uncredited)
Michael Stevens	...	Spider-person (uncredited)
Egidio Tari	...	Spider Creature (uncredited)

Directed by
David Wu

Writing credits (WGA)
Grenville Case		(story)
Grenville Case		(teleplay) and
Robinson Young		(teleplay)

Produced by
Dara Cohen	....	executive producer
Paul M. Leonard	....	associate producer
Derek Rappaport	....	producer

Original Music by
Lawrence Shragge

Cinematography by
Richard Wincenty

Film Editing by
David Wu

Casting by
Nelleke Privett

Production Design by
Ed Hanna

Art Direction by
Jon P. Goulding

Costume Design by
Ruth Secord

Makeup Department
David Scott	....	makeup/creature effects

Production Management
Dennis Chapman	....	production manager
Geoff Garrett	....	post-production supervisor
Wendy Wallace	....	post-production supervisor (as Wendy Belt)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Megan Banning	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Mary Arthurs	....	property master
David A. Baran	....	carpenter
Emir Geljo	....	assistant art director
Maria Kennedy	....	sets buyer

Sound Department
Brian Campbell	....	dialogue editor
Hugo DeLaCerda	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dario DiSanto	....	foley editor
Kris Fenske	....	sound designer
Devan Kraushar	....	sound effects editor
Iain Pattison	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jean Raymond	....	foley mixer
Adam Sharpe	....	adr mixer
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Wallace	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
Berj Bannayan	....	systems engineer: Soho vfx
Brian De Ville	....	senior compositor: Soho vfx
Andy Hunter	....	digital compositor: Soho vfx
Michael Kowalski	....	producer: visual effects, Soho VFX
Daniel Lu	....	3D animator: Soho VFX
Allan Magled	....	visual effects supervisor: Soho vfx
Mike Mombourquette	....	digital compositor: Soho vfx
Shervin Shoghian	....	3D animator: Soho vfx
Michael Wile	....	technical director: Soho vfx
Dong Yon Kang	....	3D animator: Soho vfx

Stunts
Dean Copkov	....	utility stunts
Brad Davis	....	stunts
Neil Davison	....	stunt performer
Maxine Dumont	....	stunt double: Elena
Tig Fong	....	stunts
Tig Fong	....	utility stunts
Curtis Hibbert	....	stunts
Curtis Hibbert	....	utility stunts
Brian Jagersky	....	stunts
Brian Jagersky	....	utility stunts
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt coordinator
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt double
Steve Lucescu	....	stunts
Christopher McGuire	....	stunt double
Christopher McGuire	....	utility stunts
Regan Moore	....	stunts
Billy Oliver	....	stunt performer
Edward A. Queffelec	....	utility stunts
John Stead	....	stunt performer
Ron Webber	....	stunts
Max White	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Berlet	....	gaffer
Scott Cowan	....	assistant camera
Ben Mark Holzberg	....	still photographer
Rick Leger	....	generator operator
Ari Magder	....	second assistant camera
David Perkins	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Loreen Ruddock	....	best boy electric
Joe Strazzeri	....	key grip
Matt Thomas	....	grip

Editorial Department
Brian De Esch	....	post-production coordinator
Michael G. England	....	first assistant editor
Joe Finley	....	digital colorist

Music Department
Michael Stern	....	scoring mixer
Rich Walters	....	music editor
Sonia Wisgo	....	music editor

Other crew
Alice Wickwire Foster	....	production coordinator
Mathew T. Lewandowski	....	assistant production coordinator
Valentin Nedialkov	....	weapons specialist
Lisa Shamata	....	unit publicist
Charles Taylor	....	armorer
Al Vrkljan	....	gun handler
Andrew Wolinsky	....	production assistant
Shane Zander	....	creature effects technician (television version)

Distributors

• Image Entertainment
• Sci-Fi Channel, The

Special Effects

• Soho VFX

Other Companies

• Hand Prop  props supplied by
• Movie Armaments Group  blank firing weapons
• Movie Armaments Group  prop guns

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence.

Runtime:

Brazil:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Germany:16 | UK:15 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Quotes:

Ray: This is America. Anyone with a driver's license and a little cash can pick up an arsenal on his lunch hour.

A reason for RAID

Like the unpleasant odor of an overflowing bedpan, it's... "WEBS".

It was amazing to see what the aging Richard Grieco has been doing since his last foray into 'acting', except when I checked to see what movies he's been in recently there were quite a few. Of course it seems that 99.999% of them have the title with the caption (TV). Ironically I knew a girl who just thought he was the hottest thing since Ponch on C.H.I.P.S., if that tells you anything. All I can say is that time has not been kind to his road weary face and his acting abilities are still as sub-par as ever.

Onwards and upwards... The CGI for the queen spider was decent, although not spectacular. The other people involved looked as if they were going through the motions, dutifully hoping the shooting schedule would end so they could go cash their checks before the rent on their trailer house(s) was due. It did have the look of an old 'Sliders' episode, except with half the budget and half the combined acting pool. All I can say is if you like crap, buy a bag of manure because at least it will fertilize your lawn.