Kingdom of the Spiders
A Living, Crawling, Hell on Earth!
1977 | 97m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | John "Bud" Cardos |
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| Writer: | Alan Caillou, Jeffrey M. Sneller, Stephen Lodge, Richard Robinson |
| Staring: |
| Investigating the mysterious deaths of a number of farm animals, vet Rack Hansen discovers that his town lies in the path of hordes of migrating tarantulas. Before he can take action, the streets are overrun by killer spiders, trapping a small group of townsfolk in a remote hotel. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 24, 1977 |
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| Director: | John "Bud" Cardos |
| Writer: | Alan Caillou, Jeffrey M. Sneller, Stephen Lodge, Richard Robinson |
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Horror |
| Keywords | hotel, small town, spider, siege, animal attack, corpse, tarantula, death, spider bite, eco-horror |
| Production Companies | Arachnid Productions Ltd. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $17,000,000
Budget: $500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| William Shatner | Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen |
| Tiffany Bolling | Diane Ashley |
| Woody Strode | Walter Colby |
| Lieux Dressler | Emma Washburn |
| David McLean | Sheriff Gene Smith |
| Natasha Ryan | Linda Hansen |
| Altovise Davis | Birch Colby |
| Joe Ross | Vern Johnson |
| Marcy Lafferty | Terry Hansen |
| Hoke Howell | Earl Forbes |
| Adele Malis-Morey | Betty Johnson |
| Roy Engel | Mayor Connors |
| Bill Coontz | Clyde |
| Whitey Hughes | The Baron |
| Jay Lawrence | Deputy |
| Bettie Bolling | Mildred |
| Anita Merritt | Waitress |
| Nadia Caillou | Screaming Woman |
| Valla Rae McDade | Screaming Woman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ve Neill | Makeup Artist |
| Steven Zaillian | Editor |
| Alan Caillou | Screenplay |
| Jeffrey M. Sneller | Original Story |
| Stephen Lodge | Original Story |
| Kathy Agron | Makeup Artist |
| John Arthur Morrill | Director of Photography |
| Igo Kantor | Music Supervisor, Editor |
| Rusty Lipscomb | Set Decoration |
| Greg Auer | Special Effects |
| Paul Heslin | Post Production Supervisor |
| Joe Napolitano | Production Supervisor |
| Marti Litis | Production Coordinator |
| Karen Mattingly | Script Supervisor |
| Mickey Guinn | Property Master |
| James Dehr | Sound Mixer |
| William B. Kaplan | Sound Mixer |
| Max Buffalo | Still Photographer |
| John D. Wheeler | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Larry Kostroff | First Assistant Director |
| Richard Robinson | Screenplay |
| John Barnwell | Second Assistant Director |
| Jerry Hamlin | Location Coordinator |
| Richmond L. Aguilar | Gaffer |
| Pete Stevens | Electrician |
| Jim Dunn | Key Grip |
| Jeffrey D. Brown | Grip |
| Earl Sampson | Boom Operator |
| Rimas Tumasonis | Boom Operator |
| James LeBlanc | Assistant Camera |
| John LeBlanc | Assistant Camera |
| Ed Hamlin | Construction Foreman |
| Whitey Hughes | Stunt Coordinator |
| William Hughes | Stunts |
| Florent Danny Retz | Assistant Editor |
| Joe Santley | Unit Publicist |
| Valla Rae McDade | Production Secretary |
| John "Bud" Cardos | Director |
| Bill Coontz | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Henry Fownes | Executive Producer |
| J. Bond Johnson | Associate Producer |
| Igo Kantor | Producer |
| Jeffrey M. Sneller | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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Ruuz
4.0
I don't know if this was much of a Kingdom, but there sure was some Spiders. It's pretty bad, but I'd still place it head and shoulders above the sort of critter-horror stuff we get nowadays. _Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._ ...
Jun 23, 2021