“Terror has 8 legs.”
When a cargo plane carrying coffee beans crashes near a small California citrus town, it releases a horde of deadly, highly aggressive South American tarantulas into the unsuspecting community. As mysterious deaths begin to pile up, local officials race against time to identify the venomous threat before it spreads. But with the spiders converging on the town's vital orange-processing factory, can the citizens find a way to stop the infestation before their entire town is overrun?
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Cast
22 people
Claude Akins
Bert Springer
Known for
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Rio Bravo
Charles Frank
Joe Harmon
Known for
The Right Stuff
Deborah Winters
Cindy Beck
Known for
The Outing
Blue Sunshine
Bert Remsen
Mayor Douglas
Known for
Code of Silence
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Sandy McPeak
Known for
Blue Thunder
The Osterman Weekend
Pat Hingle
Doc Hodgins
Known for
Batman
Maximum Overdrive
Tom Atkins
Buddy
Known for
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
The Fog
Howard Hesseman
Fred
Known for
About Schmidt
WKRP in Cincinnati
Bill Erwin
Mr. Schneider
Known for
The Land Before Time
Somewhere in Time
Matthew Labyorteaux
Matthew
Known for
Little House on the Prairie
Deadly Friend
Alex Colon
Hector
Known for
Invasion U.S.A.
Red Scorpion
Penelope Windust
Gloria Beasley
Known for
Iron Will
Ghost Town
Stuart Hagmann Director · Guerdon Trueblood Writer John Groves Writer
United States release December 28, 1977 · Produced in United States · Languages English, French, German
Production
Alan Landsburg Productions
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
United States · December 28, 1977
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