Eight Legged Freaks
Eight Legged Freaks is a 2002 GermanAustralianAmerican horrorcomedy film directed by Ellory Elkayem and stars David Arquette, Kari Whrer, Scott Terra, and Scarlett Johansson. The plot concerns a collection of spiders that are exposed to toxic waste, causing them to grow to gigantic proportions and begin killing and harvesting.
In the quiet mining town of Prosperity, Arizona, an accident involving a rabbit causes a barrel of toxic waste to land in a reservoir. An exotic spider farmer named Joshua Tom Noonan has been making regular visits to the site, where he collects crickets for his spiders. Although the spiders have ingested the toxins, he is oblivious since the arachnids seem unaffected. Joshua shows Mike Scott Terra, a local boy, his collection, which include Jumping spiders, Tarantulas, Trapdoor spiders, and orbweavers spiders, including a female orbweaver named Consuela. After Mike leaves, Joshua is bitten by an escaped tarantula and accidentally knocks down the spider cages, causing him to be killed by the spiders. After devouring him, the spiders grow to even bigger proportions.On his way home, Mike is accosted by his mother, Sheriff Sam Parker Kari Whrer and Deputy Pete Williams Rick Overton pulling the toxic barrel out of the pond. Wade Leon Rippy, the Mayor of Prosperity, is holding a town meeting in the mall about whether they should sell the mines and relocate. Chris McCormick David Arquette, whose father owned the mines before he died ten years ago, shows up and stands against Wades proposition. Chris also sparks a romance with Sam. ........
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