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Tarantula (1955),
Director: Jack Arnold, rated PG for sci-fi
violence, mild gore
GIANT SPIDER
STRIKES! Crawling Terror 100 feet high!
  Starring:
John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll, Nestor Paiva, Ross Elliott, Edwin Rand,
Raymond Bailey
DML Rating:
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
- above average
"No footprints! No
blood! No sign of a struggle! The bones just stripped clean
like
peeling a banana!" -
Andy Anderson
Why watch this? A scientist
has a grand idea to conquer starvation - grow giant
animals - Oops!
Plot Summary:
In an isolated Arizona desert laboratory, a scientist is
experimenting with a miracle nutrient intended to solve world
hunger. However, this experimental compound has a dangerous side
effect: causing abnormally rapid growth in the organisms it's
tested on. When a tarantula used in the experiments escapes, it
continues to grow to a terrifying size, threatening the nearby
town and its inhabitants.
Dad's Preview:
When an acclaimed man of science feeds livestock bio-engineered growth nutrients, you know this is
going to end badly. The film-makers combined both actual spider
footage, and some very creepy spider effects. The result is a
very good sci-fi B-movie as local authorities must unravel the
mystery, then find a desperate way to stop the giant, man-eating
arachnid.
Universal
Pictures; Universal-International |
