Release Date: 11/3/2009 Original Release: 2002 Format: DVD Length: 99 minutes Rating:PG-13 (MPAA) Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable) UPC: 883929091065 Studio: Warner Home Video
New Zealand-born Ellory Elkayem's EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS is a ridiculously irreverent romp that pays homage to American b-movies of the 1950s. Set in the nearly bankrupt mining town of Prosperity, Arizona, the film opens with the timely return of Chris McCormack (David Arquette). On the outskirts of town, a spider-loving eccentric discovers that water from a nearby river has a steroid-like effect on his tiny creatures. Unfortunately, that's because it has been contaminated by a toxic substance. It isn't long before the now-monstrous spiders are terrorizing Prosperity's townspeople. Taking refuge in the Prosperity Mall, Chris and his fellow cohorts--the beautiful Sheriff Sam Parker (Kari Wuhrer), her kids Mike (Scott Terra) and Ashley (Scarlett Johansson), Deputy Pete (Rick Overton), and paranoid radio DJ Harlan (Doug E. Doug)--search for a way to destroy the gigantic monsters before they are destroyed. Handpicked by producers Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, writer-director Elkayem rises to the challenge. He successfully retains the lighthearted, low-budget feel of similar-toned 1950s classics (TARANTULA, THEM!) and merges it with a modern, big-budget aesthetic, to create an outrageously fresh contribution to the "mutant bug" genre.
DVD Features
Region 1 Note: Feature-length audio commentary by co-stars David Arquette and Rick Overton, director/co-writer Ellory Elkayem and producer Dean Devlin Eight spine-tingling additional scenes of spiders in action Elkayem's award-winning short film "Larger Than Life" which earned him the attention of the producers for the "Eight Legged Freaks" assignment "Creepy crawly giants" essay
Dual Layer Widescreen Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French Subtitles - English, French, Spanish
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