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Kingdom of the spiders, a 1977 film about a town overrun by killer tar. Kingdom of the spiders is a 70s film that almost feels like one from an earlier era. Jul 22, 2017 kingdom of the spiders is absolutely stunning on bluray. Probably the most notable of all of these, is the 1977 john bud cardos horror, kingdom of the spiders. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Rack hansen william shatner against a horde of bloodthirsty arachnids, and though animals may be first on the menu that changes rather quickly as these eightlegged critters start knocking off the locals as well. A 1977 horror film starring william shatner, in which hordes of tarantulas begin swarming and. Kingdom of the spiders is a 1977 american science fiction horror film directed by john bud cardos and produced by igo kantor and jeffrey m.
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Woody strode and altovise davis also appear as the owners of a neighboring ranch. William shatner, who is the star of todays film, continued to get sporadic work, post trek, most of which were bit parts in made for tv movies and cult films, like the devils rain. William shatner has had some very high profile acting gigs over the years, but hes also done his fair share of small cult films. Kingdom of the spiders was previously issued on dvd in 2002 by goodtimes with an awkwardly open matte presentation that was passable at best. Kingdom of the spiders, a 1977 film about a town overrun by killer tarantulas, is one of the latter. Odds are they arent gonna watch a movie with the word spider in the title, anyway. Kingdom of the spiders 1977 directed by john bud cardos written by robert robinson and alan caillou starring william shatner, tiffany bolling and woody strode plot.
The maltin book gives it 3 stars, the time out film guide deems it a must to avoid, and my beloved psychotronic encyclopedia says its better than youd expect. Kingdom of the spiders 1977 free online watch now watch kingdom of the spiders 1977 full movie download kingdom of the spiders. Watch william shatner 1977 kingdom of the spiders zainin666 on dailymotion. Kingdom of the spiders 1977 watch full free online. Kingdom of the spiders i find to be a pretty cool film, except for the onscreen killing of living creatures for the purpose of entertainment. Kingdom of the spiders 1977 saturday night freak show acast. Kingdom of the spiders 1977 blu ray w limited slipcover. Kingdom of the spiders 1977 in rural arizona, countless killer tarantulas are migrating through a farm town, killing every living thing in their path. Strictly for cult film fans, kingdom of the spiders is the definition of so bad its good filmmaking. A made for tv movie airing on the usa network on november 23, 1977, kingdom of the spiders was quite the way to kick off thanksgiving with killer spiders eating animals and humans, right. While the creatures in this film are normal sized tarantulas and not radiation enlarged monsters, the movie is constructed like one of those old black and white monster on the rampage films. William shatner 1977 kingdom of the spiders video dailymotion. Or perhaps i simply harbor deepseated feelings of nostalgia for this revenge of nature.
Michaela spins us a fullon spider apocalypse as we watch william shatner versus the kingdom of the spiders 1977, a movie that finds the. Kingdom of the spiders is a fun film, i wish id have watched it years ago. Black levels are strong throughout and, as it full of browns and greens, brings a beauty to its location not previously seen. Cast and crew credits for kingdom of the spiders, 1977, directed by john cardos, with william shatner, tiffany bolling, woody strode, at turner classic movies. The deadly cargo and the big screen with the best of all the tarantula attack films, as well as one of the most memorable 70s nature amuck productions. I really like spiders although i would not enjoy falling into a pit full of them and, much to the horror of several female acquaintances i have had over the years, my apartment is totally spiderfriendly. Kingdom of the spiders is a 1977 american science fiction horror film directed by john bud. Apr 11, 2014 kingdom of the spiders is your typical man against nature film common in the postjaws era where pits local veterinarian dr. But its extremely entertaining garbage, with rotten writing and acrid action sequences guaranteed to keep us. Instead, i address the following to those out there who think spiders are kinda icky, or sorta creepy. Before he can take action, the streets are overrun by killer spiders, trapping a small group of townsfolk in a remote hotel. Kingdom of the spiders 1977 william shatner youtube. This, as far as were concerned, is the very first must have horror dvd package of 2010.
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