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Classic 1950s sci-fi. Philanthropic Dr Reemer (Leo G. Carroll) has developed a new radioactive serum that can make animals grow at an enormous rate, and he plans to use it to help solve the world's food shortage. But when an accident in the lab leads to the serum infecting a tarantula, the situation suddenly becomes much more serious. Escaping into the desert, the deadly giant tarantula starts hunting human prey, and it's up to square-jawed doctor Matt Hastings (John Agar) and Reemer's assistant Stephanie (Mara Corday) to track it down and destroy it.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2.4 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Mono ), German ( Mono ), Czech ( Subtitles ), Danish ( Subtitles ), Dutch ( Subtitles ), English ( Subtitles ), Finnish ( Subtitles ), German ( Subtitles ), Hungarian ( Subtitles ), Norwegian ( Subtitles ), Polish ( Subtitles ), Swedish ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Kindly Dr. Reemer (Leo G. Carroll) has big plans for his new radioactive serum. It makes animals grow at a fantastic rate, and this could solve the world's food shortage, but when an accident at his Arizona laboratory leads to a tarantula injected with the serum escaping, havoc results. The eerily silent desert is soon a lot scarier, as cattle and humans start disappearing at an alarming rate. Local doctor Matt Hastings (John Agar) and Reemer's shapely assistant (Mara Corday) finally figure out what's going on after the enormous spider attacks the house where she is staying. ...Tarantula ( The Giant Tarantula )
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By Robster
Format:DVD
Another slice of classic B-Movie 'Giant Bug' action here from master of the genre, Jack Arnold...
The legendary director of 'Creature From The Black Lagoon' and 'Revenge Of The Creature' (amongst many other classics) causes havoc with a genetically altered mutant spider in this hugely enjoyable and highly atmospheric piece of hokum.
The spooky American desert is the setting for said spider, which escapes from a scientists lab, only for Arnold regular John Agar to uncover the truth and try and track it down.
If you're a fan of the genre (Them!, Creature, etc), you'll absolutely love this. The effects benefit massively from using a transposed real spider over the top of many shots rather than a plastic dummy (although that's used for some close-up's) and the whole thing rattles along with the usual suspense, atmosphere and taut dialogue.
Perfect for a dark wintery Saturday afternoon or a late night during the week, at just an hour and a bit, whack this on and let that spooky atmosphere do the rest...
Great stuff...
The legendary director of 'Creature From The Black Lagoon' and 'Revenge Of The Creature' (amongst many other classics) causes havoc with a genetically altered mutant spider in this hugely enjoyable and highly atmospheric piece of hokum.
The spooky American desert is the setting for said spider, which escapes from a scientists lab, only for Arnold regular John Agar to uncover the truth and try and track it down.
If you're a fan of the genre (Them!, Creature, etc), you'll absolutely love this. The effects benefit massively from using a transposed real spider over the top of many shots rather than a plastic dummy (although that's used for some close-up's) and the whole thing rattles along with the usual suspense, atmosphere and taut dialogue.
Perfect for a dark wintery Saturday afternoon or a late night during the week, at just an hour and a bit, whack this on and let that spooky atmosphere do the rest...
Great stuff...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tarantula: Leo G. Carroll was over a barrel when tarantula took to the hills!
18 Jan 2012
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Another classic in the creature feature genre. Man (in the form of Leo G. Carroll's driven but likeable Prof. Deemer) is messing with things he doesn't understand, with terrible consequences. While trying to find a growth nutrient to help the food shortage that will occur when the world population grows too far, Deemer has injected several creatures with the growth hormone with spectacular results. The guinea pig and the monkey I could understand, but why on earth did he have to inject a tarantula? Anyway, the beastie starts to grow, and through a set of even more unlikely circumstances escapes to wreak havoc on the surrounding population.
With its eerie desert setting, and great special effects this is a genuinely scary film. Using a real tarantula rather than models the sight of a giant spider on the screen is quite unnerving, even to a non arachnophobe. The implausible plot moves along at a nice pace, and the film delivers thrills and chills on a regular basis. The stereotypes are all here, dotty scientist, another scientist who just happens to have the answers, the cute girl in danger, wooden actors, improbable dialogue, etc, etc. A absolute classic of the genre, with the added bonus of an early role for Clint Eastwood. Highly recommended.
With its eerie desert setting, and great special effects this is a genuinely scary film. Using a real tarantula rather than models the sight of a giant spider on the screen is quite unnerving, even to a non arachnophobe. The implausible plot moves along at a nice pace, and the film delivers thrills and chills on a regular basis. The stereotypes are all here, dotty scientist, another scientist who just happens to have the answers, the cute girl in danger, wooden actors, improbable dialogue, etc, etc. A absolute classic of the genre, with the added bonus of an early role for Clint Eastwood. Highly recommended.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Jeremy W. Newbould
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
This film contains many of the elements of a classic 1950s sci-fi/horror movie - a mad scientist, a scientific experiment that inevitably goes wrong resulting in the creation of a monster which goes on the rampage and the US armed forces being called upon to save the day.
However, this movie is better than most films of this type from this era because it is well-acted with characters you actually care about and the special effects are quite good by 1950s sci-fi horror movie standards. The action moves along at a fair old pace and the film itself looks in pretty good shape bearing in mind it is over 50 years old.
Look out for a young Clint Eastwood towards the end of the film as a US Air Force pilot. You may be interested to know that Mara Corday who played Stephanie Clayton, the female lead in `Tarantula', later went on to appear in four other Clint Eastwood films - `The Gauntlet', `Sudden Impact', `Pink Cadillac' and `The Rookie'.
However, this movie is better than most films of this type from this era because it is well-acted with characters you actually care about and the special effects are quite good by 1950s sci-fi horror movie standards. The action moves along at a fair old pace and the film itself looks in pretty good shape bearing in mind it is over 50 years old.
Look out for a young Clint Eastwood towards the end of the film as a US Air Force pilot. You may be interested to know that Mara Corday who played Stephanie Clayton, the female lead in `Tarantula', later went on to appear in four other Clint Eastwood films - `The Gauntlet', `Sudden Impact', `Pink Cadillac' and `The Rookie'.
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What a classic!
You have to admit it-you never see this stuff on television anymore! No computer imaging needed here-just a very big spider! Read more
Published 24 days ago by Mr. M. K. Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars
KILLER SPIDER
WHAT A GREAT CLASSIC HORROR FILM FROM THE 50'S, YOU CAN'T TOP THIS FILM.THIS CREATURE I HOPE WILL NEVER COME TO LIFE, IT WOULD ALL OVER FOR MANKIND. Read more
Published 8 months ago by PAUL JR.
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Monster!
I may have seen this many decades ago on TV, but if so have long since forgotten it. Having bought it cheap, out of curiosity more than anything, I wasn't really expecting much. Read more
Published 19 months ago by S J Buck
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TARANTULA CIRCA 1954
I had decided to remove this particular item and the other sci fi /incsect movies when I decided to purchase the "Ultimate Sci-Fi Collection" which contains "Tarantula" & 9 other... Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2010 by nicholas pansini
4.0 out of 5 stars
Classic
If you are into the scifi classics then this is a must for your collection.
The spider effects are top class for the time and the story line is good. Read more
The spider effects are top class for the time and the story line is good. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2010 by bram stoker
3.0 out of 5 stars
Incey-Wincey Spider, Climbed Up The Mountain....
In most respects this is your standard Fifties "creature feature". Unfortunately. You know the score - leaden pacing, bad acting, dialogue that brings you out in a rash, and too... Read more
Published on 31 May 2010 by Matthew Norton
5.0 out of 5 stars
A science fiction movie with pretensions to high moral.
The film is primarily known for being regarded as the debut film by Clint Eastwood (interprets a jet pilot) is considered a masterpiece of cinema from the B-movie and in America... Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2010 by Massimo Santilli
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's got legs and it knows how to use them
Leo G. Carroll, "The Parent Trap" (1961), is the Professor. He was working with a formula that made things grow, really grow. Read more
Published on 12 Aug 2008 by bernie
3.0 out of 5 stars
Round up up your livestock and stand guard
I haven't seen any of the 1950's films the previous reviewer mentions , so I can only judge "Tarantula" on it's own merits. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2007 by L. Davidson
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