Tarantula

[bunches]

Another movie my brother took me to see when I was an impressionable six year old.  My sister-in-law told me that "There aren't any spiders like that around here.  BUT they do live on the other side of the world, and SOMETIMES they come over here".  I rode the whole way home from the drive in with my feet up on the seat, and would never let my legs dangle off the side of my bed.  Scared the cr*p out of me!

[Xenorama]

acromegaly is a real disease, it's what Andre the Giant had.

David

[RCMerchant]

acromegaly is a real disease, it's what Andre the Giant had.

David

Rondo Hatton too.

[RCMerchant]

Is this the same Jack Arnold who produced and directed the giant-spider episode of GILLIGAN'S ISLAND?  If so, was the movie parody intentional?

YES!!!! 

I have to visit the Reader comments and reviews section more often...lotsa interesting stuff going on here...!  

[Flangepart]

My second favorite giant insect movie next to THEM.The scene where the TARANTULA destroys the house trying to eat the leading lady scared the hell out of me as a kid.AT LEAST he ate the scientist he was far more scarier then the spider.A GREAT MOVIE.

Good film.
Ya ever think the spider must have been starving? How much nutrition does one human give a bug that big? No wonder its on an eating spree!

[Titus]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the big one...

... watch the ending of the movie, and listen to the jet pilots voice ("alright. fire two rockets...")


let's just say, the actor could've told the spider "Do you feel lucky? Well, do you , punk?"

[Titus]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the big one...

... watch the ending of the movie, and listen to the jet pilots voice ("alright. fire two rockets...")


let's just say, the actor could've told the spider "Do you feel lucky? Well, do you , punk?"

the did mention

classic

[Flu-Bird]

The part where those two farmers are driving their pick-up you can hear sheep or goats but the back of their truck is empty save for some cages

[Flu-Bird]

They reused this big spider in the THREE STOOGES movie HAVE ROCKET WILL TRAVEL but this time its on VENUS and its breathen fire

[Silverlady]

I must have been about six or so when I saw this movie.  I just remember being terrified and coming home and hiding under a telephone table in my parents living room. Remember telephone tables? Real  fifties!