Eight Legged Freaks
“Let the squashing begin!”
The residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of little spiders to mutate overnight to the size of SUVs. It's then up to mining engineer Chris McCormack and Sheriff Sam Parker to mobilize an eclectic group of townspeople, including the Sheriff's young son, Mike, her daughter, Ashley, and paranoid radio announcer Harlan, into battle against the bloodthirsty eight-legged beasts.
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Cast
25 people
David Arquette
Chris McCormick
Known for
Scream 4
Never Been Kissed
Kari Wührer
Samantha Parker
Known for
Sliders
Hellraiser: Deader
Doug E. Doug
Harlan Griffith
Known for
Cool Runnings
Shark Tale
Scarlett Johansson
Ashley Parker
Known for
Lucy
Black Widow
Rick Overton
Pete Willis
Known for
Groundhog Day
Willow
Matt Czuchry
Bret
Known for
The Resident
Gilmore Girls
Riley Smith
Randy
Known for
Nancy Drew
Freaks and Geeks
Leon Rippy
Wade
Known for
Deadwood
11.22.63
Randi Klein
Waitress #1
No other roles listed
Terey Summers
Waitress #2
Known for
The Truth About Jane
Scott Terra
Mike Parker
Known for
Daredevil
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Eileen Ryan
Gladys
Known for
I Am Sam
Anywhere but Here
Ellory Elkayem Director · Jesse Alexander Screenplay Randy Kornfield Story
Worldwide gross $46M · Budget $30M · United States release July 17, 2002
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$45,900,000
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Centropolis Entertainment
Production
Village Roadshow Pictures
Production
NPV Entertainment
Production
Electric Entertainment
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Australia · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Switzerland · May 30, 2002
Premiere · Zurich
United States · July 17, 2002
Theatrical
United States · October 24, 2002
Physical · VHS
United States
July 16, 2002 · Premiere
Argentina
February 5, 2003 · Physical
Australia
September 26, 2002 · Theatrical
Austria
August 15, 2002 · Theatrical
Belgium
July 31, 2002 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 13, 2002 · Theatrical
Cyprus
August 23, 2002 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 29, 2002 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 13, 2002 · Theatrical
Egypt
October 16, 2002 · Theatrical
Estonia
October 18, 2002 · Theatrical
Finland
August 16, 2002 · Theatrical
France
July 31, 2002 · Theatrical
Germany
July 27, 2002 · Premiere · Munich Fantasy Filmfest
August 15, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
July 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 12, 2002 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 7, 2002 · Theatrical
Iceland
August 9, 2002 · Theatrical
India
August 23, 2002 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 9, 2002 · Theatrical
Italy
August 30, 2002 · Theatrical
Japan
October 26, 2002 · Premiere · Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival
December 14, 2002 · Limited theatrical · Tokyo
Kuwait
December 11, 2002 · Theatrical
Malaysia
July 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 16, 2002 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 15, 2002 · Theatrical
New Zealand
September 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Norway
October 20, 2002 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
January 29, 2003 · Physical
Philippines
August 7, 2002 · Theatrical
Poland
November 8, 2002 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 13, 2002 · Theatrical
Russia
October 31, 2002 · Theatrical
South Africa
August 23, 2002 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 30, 2002 · Theatrical
Spain
August 9, 2002 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 13, 2002 · Theatrical
February 19, 2003 · Physical · VHS / DVD
April 8, 2004 · TV · Canal+
Taiwan
July 26, 2002 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 6, 2002 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 9, 2002 · Theatrical
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