Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
47 %
Reviews Counted: 140 Fresh: 66 Rotten:74 Average Rating: 5.5/10
Consensus:
This homage to the B-movies of the '50s has a promising first half, but runs out of ideas in the second.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Theatrical Release: Jul 17, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $17,231,006
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer, Scarlett Johansson, Scott Terra, Leon Rippy
Director: Ellory Elkayem
Screenwriter: Ellory Elkayem, Jesse Alexander
Producer: Dean Devlin, Bruce Berman
Composer: John Ottman
Screenwriter: Ellory Elkayem, Jesse Alexander
Producer: Dean Devlin, Bruce Berman
Composer: John Ottman
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02/01/04
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There's something distasteful about a supposed 'B-movie' made with the financial backing of a major Hollywood studio and production company.
01/06/04
Fans of the Kevin Bacon action-comedy Tremors (1989) will feel right at home.
05/20/03
If you want to enjoy a campy but fun B-movie, then go with a real B-film . . . Don't fall for mainstream Hollywood's pale big-budget imitation.
03/19/03
Isn't it worth paying into any film that features a talking parrot writing off The Sixth Sense with just a single line?
02/26/03
While the gigantic spider animation is not bad in this movie, just about everything else is absolutely awful, including the story, the dialogue, and especially the acting.
02/08/03
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Fun comedy horror that recognizes its limitations and revels in its own absurdity, though too polite to be a classic in its genre.
01/13/03
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11/12/02
Some of the movie succeeds; some of it falls flat. But you can't say it doesn't try to live up to the corny reputation of sci-fi in the mid-twentieth century.
10/23/02
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