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Eight Legged Freaks ()

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Venomous spiders get exposed to a noxious chemical that causes them to grow to monumental proportions.
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Chris McCormick
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Sheriff Samantha Parker
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Mike Parker
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Ashley Parker
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Harlan Griffith
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Deputy Pete Willis
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Wade
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Bret
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Leon
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Gladys
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Randy
Matt Holwick ...
Larry
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Emma
Jack Moore ...
Amos
Roy Gaintner ...
Floyd
Don Champlin ...
Leroy
John Storey ...
Mark (as John Christopher Storey)
David Earl Waterman ...
Norman
Randi Klein ...
Waitress #1
Terey Summers ...
Waitress #2
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Cop #1
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Cop #2
Bruiser ...
Self
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Joshua Taft (uncredited)
Debbie Overbey ...
Girl in Window (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ellory Elkayem

Written by

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Ellory Elkayem ... (story) &
Randy Kornfield ... (story)
 
Jesse Alexander ... (screenplay) &
Ellory Elkayem ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Bruce Berman ... producer
Dean Devlin ... producer
Roland Emmerich ... executive producer
William Fay ... executive producer
Kelly Van Horn ... co-producer
Peter Winther ... executive producer

Music by

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John Ottman

Cinematography by

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John S. Bartley

Editing by

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David Siegel

Editorial Department

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Michel Aller ... first assistant editor
Ryan Chan ... assistant editor
Mo Henry ... negative cutter
David Orr ... color timer
Nicholas 'Nikko' Tsiotsias ... first assistant film editor
Timothy Colletti ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Bill Daly ... post-production executive (uncredited)

Casting By

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Paula Rosenberg
April Webster

Production Design by

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Charles William Breen ... (as Charles Breen)

Art Direction by

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Chas. Butcher

Set Decoration by

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Marcia Calosio

Costume Design by

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Alix Friedberg

Makeup Department

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Leo Corey Castellano ... key creature/makeup effects
Kim Collea ... makeup artist
Scott W. Farley ... key hair stylist
Bill Johnson ... creature/makeup effects department head
Madeleine Scott-Spencer ... makeup effects crew (as Scott Spencer)
Rick Sharp ... makeup department head
Tina Sims ... assistant hair stylist
Claudia Breckenridge ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Brent Conley ... special makeup effects crew (uncredited)

Production Management

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James K. Jensen ... post-production supervisor
Kelly Van Horn ... unit production manager
Barbara Russo ... post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Paul F. Bernard ... second assistant director
Dominick Scarola ... dga trainee
Lars P. Winther ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Matthew Bekoff ... set designer
Vicki Dittemore ... set dresser
Beverli Eagan ... set designer
Neil Gahm ... propmaker
Ralph Hall ... set carpenter
Christopher Hayes ... set dresser
Mark Hurtado ... storyboard artist
Terry Kempf ... construction coordinator
Richard Lambert ... leadman
Catherine A. McCabe ... art department coordinator
Keith Mosca ... property master
Paul Powers ... storyboard artist
Chris Rogers ... art department staff assistant
Steve Roll ... carpenter
Gregg Singer ... picture car coordinator
Joel D. Spencer ... scenic painter
Kristen Spinning ... stand-by painter
John A. Stewart Jr. ... assistant property master

Sound Department

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Christopher Assells ... sound effects editor
Brian Basham ... adr recordist
Ron Bedrosian ... adr mixer
Michael Broomberg ... foley artist (as Michael J. Broomberg)
Kerry Carmean-Williams ... sound effects editor (as Kerry Ann Carmean)
Dino Dimuro ... sound effects editor
Jim Fitzpatrick ... re-recording mixer
Gregg Frazier ... boom operator: re-shoots
Gary Gegan ... re-recording mixer
Peter Geoco ... production sound mixer
Dan Hegeman ... sound effects editor
Chris Hogan ... dialogue supervisor
Matthew Iadarola ... supervising re-recording mixer
Daniel S. Irwin ... sound editor
Kate Jesse ... boom operator
Carey Milbradt ... sound editor
James Moriana ... foley artist
Gary Mundheim ... sound effects editor
Greg Steele ... adr mixer
Dirk Stout ... sound utility
Wade Wilson ... sound editor
Scott Wolf ... supervising sound editor
Jeff Glueck ... sound engineer (uncredited)
Craig Parker ... Second Unit Sound Mixer (uncredited)
Douglas J. Schulman ... production sound mixer: re-shoot (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Ron Colucci ... special effects technician / special effects
Yves De Bono ... special effects coordinator
Jens Döldissen ... special effects supervisor: additional miniatures
Phil H. Fravel ... special effects
Ken Gorrell ... special effects technician
Jeremy Hays ... special effects supervisor: pick-up shots
Crit Killen ... special effects technician
Thomas Kittle ... special effects
Matthew Lillis ... special effects technician
Robert 'Lucky' Rieker ... special effects
Andreas Schneider ... special effects crew
Russell Tyrrell ... special effects foreman
Mark Williams ... special effects
Wayne Kennedy ... modeller (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Carol Ashley ... 3D artist, lighter & compositor: CFX / technical director: CFX
Andy Barrios ... digital compositor
Thad Beier ... shader writer: fur
Francois Bordez ... technical director
Jennifer Bourne ... digital artist
John Bozzalla ... visual effects production assistant (as John Bozzalla Jr.)
Michelle Butler ... digital compositor
Darrin Butters ... character animator
Robert Castaneda ... character animator
Dominick Cecere ... CG character animator
Fabrice Ceugniet ... research and development technical director: CFX
Andy Chen ... digital lighter
Yan Chen ... systems engineer
Kay Cloud ... senior technical director
Robert Cribbett ... digital compositor
Tim T. Cunningham ... visual effects coordinator: pre-production
Thomas Dadras ... visual effects supervisor
Matthew Davies ... effects animator
Jon Doyle ... digital compositor
Scott Gastellu ... roto/paint artist
Lynn M. Gephart ... visual effects associate producer
Ido Gondelman ... lead character animator: Centropolis FX
Juan Gonzalez ... matchmover
Karen E. Goulekas ... visual effects supervisor
Greg Groenekamp ... visual effects compositor: CFX
Abra Grupp ... compositing supervisor
Joachim Grüninger ... visual effects supervisor
Jerry Hall ... digital compositor
Greg Hanigan ... digital imaging supervisor
Todd Harvey ... research and development technical director: CFX
David Hofmann ... senior matchmover
Jaimie Lee Jota-Finnerty ... visual effects production assistant: CFX-DasWerk (as Jaimie Lee Jota)
Danny Keller ... character animator
Keith Kellogg ... character animator
Sevendalino Khay ... character animator
Scott Kilburn ... senior technical director: CFX
Andy King ... visual effects R&D supervisor: CFX
Joshua I. Kolden ... technical director
Kenneth Kurras ... effects animator
John Lee ... animator
Kelvin Lee ... animation supervisor
Timothy Loughran ... visual effects production assistant
Anthony Mabin ... senior digital effects compositor: CFX
Britta Mangold ... miniature effects: DOP
James Marbas ... digital effects supervisor
Richard Matsushita ... color and lighting technical director / digital artist
Drew McKeen ... visual effects producer
Steve Miller ... assistant visual effects editor: CFX
Robert Minsk ... head of software
Paolo Moscatelli ... computer graphics supervisor: CFX
Alex Neymark ... systems director
Fong Nickson ... senior technical director (as Nickson Fong)
Alexander Nowotny ... matchmover
Rob Ostir ... digital effects artist
James Park ... 3D matchmover
Mylène Pepe ... research and development technical director: CFX
Cristin Pescosolido ... compositor
Dave Rand ... effects animator (as David Rand)
Rick Sander ... digital effects artist
Kosta Saric ... visual effects editor: CFX
Steven Seed ... senior systems engineer: CFX
Ira Shain ... character animator
Bret St. Clair ... digital model/texture supervisor
Joe Strasser ... texture painter technical director
Andrew Tamandl ... digital artist: CFX (as Andy Tamandl)
Ka Yaw Tan ... digital artist
Hector Dante Tantoco ... digital artist (as Dante Tantoco)
Nowell Valeri ... digital artist: CFX
Paul Van Camp ... senior effects animator
Mortimer Warlimont ... senior model maker
Brian Wolf ... digital compositor
Manny Wong ... creature animator
Xye ... visual effects
Jason Yanofsky ... digital artist / visual effects artist
Amanda Burton ... digital rotoscope/paint artist (uncredited)
Steve Griffith ... visual effects intern: CFX (uncredited)
Joe Mandia ... character animator (uncredited)

Stunts

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John Alden ... stunts
Pat Banta ... stunts
Charlie Brewer ... stunt coordinator
Kelly Brown ... stunts
Heather Callow ... stunt performer (as Heather Banta)
David Castillo ... motorcycle stunts
James M. Churchman ... stunts
Louie Franco ... motorcycle stunts
Andy Gill ... stunts
John Hateley ... stunts
Jim Holley ... motorcycle stunts
'Mad' Mike Jones ... motorcycle stunts
Pat Larkin ... stunts
Alex Madison ... stunts (as Gail Monian)
Pat Miller ... stunts (as Patrick Miller)
Rick Miller ... motorcycle stunts
Vicki Sims ... stunts
Russell Tyrrell ... stunts
Jim Holley ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Matt Balzarini ... second assistant camera
David E. Baron ... first assistant camera
Robert Bullard ... second assistant camera
Gary L. Camp ... camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Jason Casillas ... assistant camera
Kenny Christiansen ... electrical best boy (as Kenny S. Christiansen)
Keith Collea ... video supervisor
Jay Coolidge ... first assistant camera: "b" camera (as John Coolidge)
Jon Baronn Farmer ... still photographer
Anna Foerster ... additional photographer
Michael Green ... camera operator: "a" camera
Roy Heath ... grip (2001)
Scott Herrick ... rigging gaffer
Curt Pair ... camera operator: digital betacam
Tim Ryan ... key grip
John Stewart ... set lighting / underwater gaffer
Scott C. Williman ... best boy
Sully Jacome-Wilkes ... still photographer (uncredited)
Karen Frey Sundt ... grip (uncredited)

Animation Department

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Sari Gennis ... character animator
Scott Holmes ... animator
Alice V. Kaiserian ... animator
Cliff Mueller ... animator

Casting Department

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Scott Baldyga ... casting associate
Cindi Reiss ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Gina G. Aller ... set costumer
Blanca Garcia ... costumer
Deborah Hall ... costume supervisor
Maggie McFarland ... key set costumer

Location Management

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Alan Benoit ... location manager

Music Department

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Peter Afterman ... music supervisor
Rick Baptist ... musician: trumpet
Steve Becknell ... musician: french horn
Brent Brooks ... music editor
Darius Campo ... musician: violin
Jessica Clements ... music coordinator
Joey Deluxe ... composer: song "Itsy Bitsy Spider"
George Doering ... musician
Andrew Duckles ... musician: viola
Amanda Goodpaster ... music editor
M.B. Gordy ... musician: Percussion
Jason Graves ... conductor / sonic sound and music design
Larry Groupé ... orchestrator
Steve Holtman ... musician: trombone
Damon Intrabartolo ... conductor / orchestrator
Marilyn Johnson ... musician: french horn
Tommy Johnson ... musician: tuba
Steve Juliani ... music preparation
Carol Kleister-Castillo ... musician: viola
Paul Klintworth ... musician: french horn
Jon Lewis ... musician: trumpet
Julie Long ... musician: flute
Charlie Loper ... musician: trombone
Warren Luening ... musician: trumpet
Joe Meyer ... musician: french horn
Todd Miller ... musician: french horn
Kristy Morrell ... musician: french horn
Daniel Nielsen ... composer: trailer music
John Ottman ... conductor / orchestrator
Cal Price ... musician: trumpet
Rich Ragsdale ... composer: additional music
Bill Reichenbach ... musician: trombone
Simon Rhodes ... music scoring mixer / orchestrator
John Rodd ... orchestral scoring recordist
Bart Samolis ... musician
Casey Stone ... music scoring mixer
Lori Stuntz ... musician: trombone
Richard Todd ... musician: french horn
Brian Tyler ... additional sonic sound and music design / conductor / executive charge of music / orchestrator / sonic sound and music design
Brad Warnaar ... musician: french horn
Frank Welker ... special vocal effects
Phillip Yao ... musician: french horn
Margaret Yen ... associate music supervisor
Larry Groupé ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Karen Jones ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Frank Macchia ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Robin Anderson ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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George Bolton ... driver
Jason LaFountain ... driver
Scott Loveless ... chapman crane driver
Michael B. Russell ... transportation captain
Kip Wolverton ... driver

Additional Crew

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Kathleen Barr ... loop group
Carl Beck ... loop group
Shelly Boucher ... production assistant
Aaron Boyd ... assistant: Roland Emmerich
Joe Childress ... production assistant
Brent Conley ... puppeteer
Aaron Cullen ... staff assistant
Gina M. Di Santo ... assistant: Peter Winther (as Gina Di Santo)
Terry J. Erdmann ... unit publicist
John W. Ervin ... set production assistant
Christian Feldhaus ... first assistant accountant
Nicholas Fitzgerald ... production assistant (as Nicholas S. Fitzgerald)
Sascha Fix ... production assistant
Cindy Franke ... assistant production coordinator
Shea Hillenbrand ... loop group
Kim Hyde ... set medic
Bill Johnson ... creature effects department head / puppeteer
Reo Jones ... loop group
Shawn Kirby ... production assistant
Tamar Kozlov ... loop group
Shari Lee ... production secretary
Daryl C. Lefever ... production accountant
Chris Lundquist ... loop group
Jamie McGuire ... production assistant: los angeles
Mike McNally ... key paramedic (as Michael McNally) / key set medic
Rob Million ... spiders provider
Freddy Mojica ... caterer
David Nico ... production assistant: Los Angeles
Karen Remy O'Toole ... production coordinator (as Karen O'Toole)
Rachel Olschan ... assistant: Dean Devlin
Matt Power ... set production assistant
Manny Ramirez ... loop group
Marie Randall ... key craft service
Cris Rankin ... animal wrangler
Dominic Sbardella ... craft service
Jo Ann Smith ... studio teacher
Tamara Taillie ... assistant: Ellory Elkayem
Miguel Tejada ... loop group
Brigid Tierney ... loop group
Karen Turner ... payroll
Amanda Uber ... staff coordinator
Ramon Vazquez ... loop group
Todd Walker ... loop group
Mikki Ziska ... set production assistant
Jeff Smith ... production assistant (uncredited)
Lynnanne Zager ... monster voice (uncredited)

Thanks

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Lewis Arquette ... in memory of
Don Devlin ... in memory of
Pilar Seurat ... in memory of (as Pilar Cerveris)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

After a long absence, Chris McCormick returns to his quiet hometown of Prosperity, Arizona, to reopen his late father's mines. However, a chemical spill and lethal toxic waste have created an unstoppable army of giant spiders who prey on the unsuspecting locals, turning Prosperity into an endless buffet. Now, it's up to Chris; Sheriff Sam Parker; her son Mike; Sam's plucky daughter, Ashley; the conspiracy theorist, Harlan, and a handful of survivors to stop the hairy menace, and save the town. But, who can stand in the way of the disgusting eight-legged freaks? Written by Nick Riganas

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Taglines Do you hate spiders? Do you really hate spiders? Well they don't like you either. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Arac Attack (United States)
  • Spider Panic! (Japan, English title)
  • Arac Attack (Belgium, English title)
  • Arac Attack, les monstres à huit pattes (France)
  • Arac Attack - Angriff der achtbeinigen Monster (Germany)
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Runtime
  • 99 min
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Box Office

Budget $30,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $6,485,458, 21 Jul 2002
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $45,867,333

Did You Know?

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Trivia The title did not come from the script, the director or the studio. In one scene, actor David Arquette improvised the phrase "Eight Legged Freaks" and that became the title. The original title was "Arac Attack" (in many European countries the film was released under that title). The scene can be seen in the movie with the phrase intact. See more »
Goofs Spiders appear on the ceiling before Joshua knocks over the spider cages. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode #27.4 (2002). See more »
Soundtracks Itsy Bitsy Spider See more »
Quotes Chris McCormick: Get back you eight-legged freaks!
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