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Eight Legged Freaks

Eight Legged Freaks

2002
Comedy, Sci-fi
1h 39m
The residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of little spiders to mutate into the size of SUVs. And they're hungry. (Warner Bros.)

Directed by:

Ellory Elkayem

Screenwriter:

Ellory Elkayem, Randy Kornfield, Jesse Alexander

Starring:

Scarlett Johansson, Kari Wuhrer, Scott Terra, David Arquette, Doug E. Doug, Leon Rippy, Rick Overton, Tom Noonan, Eileen Ryan, Matt Czuchry

Genres:

Comedy, Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller, Horror

AKA:

Arac Attack

Countries:

Australia, USA

Language:

English
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Eight Legged Freaks

2002
Comedy, Sci-fi
1h 39m
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Rated 10 Apr 2008
60
35th
You'd think if there were only eight of these "legged freaks," they wouldn't have been so hard to kill. That's why punctuation is important.
Rated 10 Apr 2008
paxtonPaxton
Rated 24 Apr 2023
64
46th
It might be some of the worst CGI I've ever seen, and I don't think it affected my enjoyment of this at all. Mind you I stood and cheered in the theater when they dressed a car like a spider and drove it at kids in a baseball field in The Giant Spider Invasion. It was as silly as it needed to be and it was a fun watch for a ten year old and a man in his forties with the emotional maturity of a ten year old.
Rated 24 Apr 2023
doctor7doctor7
Rated 14 Aug 2007
77
66th
It starts out trying to scare you but once the spiders have appeared the movie completely reverses into a comedy and, to be honest, I found that to be most agreeable. After all, once the initial scare has warn off it's hard to keep such a thing going so switching to becoming a comedy was an bold and welcomed move. While not an excellent film it was definitely entertaining.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 07 May 2022
65
42nd
Itchy. So itchy. Letting my son ride his bike alone to go hang out in Tom Noonan's spider filled trailer knowing he will probably be fine. A great creature feature
Rated 07 May 2022
florvdeFlorVdE
Rated 16 Oct 2011
2
39th
Starts out as the ligthearted, fairly inventive over the top monster horror parody it has to be, but loses steam around the middle. The final half hour drags on fovever.
Rated 16 Oct 2011
obdurateObdurate
Rated 04 Oct 2010
49
14th
I'm glad that it didn't take itself too seriously, just unfortunately a lot of the jokes fell flat for me, for at least half the movie. It redeemed itself a bit after but it's a too little too late. But I do really like the conspiracy theory guy, he gave the movie most of its humour. Almost a recommendation.
Rated 04 Oct 2010
tonytheponyTonythePony
Rated 03 Apr 2010
54
19th
Not scary in the least and nowhere near as funny as it wants to be, but mildly entertaining. Aside: Kari Wuhrer looks damn hot in that sheriffs outfit. My theory on how she got the job - stripper with amnesia. Must have bumped her head while in costume, woke and assumed she was a real sheriff.
Rated 03 Apr 2010
starsirenStarSiren
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
45th
Good for what it was.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
quasiqueasyQuasiqueasy
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
30th
Fun and stupid. Some scenes of pure hilarity. Enormous spiders that can crush cars and come up out of trapdoors underneath solid concrete.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
thaneoffifeThaneOfFife
Rated 28 Mar 2007
90
76th
Most people don't understand this movie. I love it.
Rated 28 Mar 2007
jdm123JDM123
Rated 08 Jun 2019
95
56th
Big ass spiders! I'm in.
Rated 08 Jun 2019
luordluord
Rated 14 Oct 2018
42
17th
Entertaining and funny at times, but not nearly often enough to offset the stupidity.
Rated 14 Oct 2018
yiannosYiannos
Rated 10 Mar 2018
60
48th
Amiable homage to 50's sci-fi b-movies probably plays better now than it did in 2002, although it's still very obviously informed by films like Mars Attacks and Starship Troopers, except with less ambition or desire to subvert the form. When spider mayhem is finally unleashed on a small town, the effect is not unlike a witless Joe Dante in its playful mix of horror and humour. It's let down by its lack of cleverness, but the action packed finale in a deserted mall hits all the right notes.
Rated 10 Mar 2018
metalhankmetalhank
Rated 02 Sep 2017
61
46th
Pretty good old school style creature feature. The film moves along at good pace and is well shot. Has two of the hottest actresses in it and they do a fine job with their roles. Some of the effects are a little weak at times, but the campy humour keeps things light.
Rated 02 Sep 2017
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 12 Nov 2016
45
20th
C-
Rated 12 Nov 2016
untrustableuntrustable
Rated 15 Mar 2016
50
23rd
Like a 1950's giant bug movie but done about 52 years too late.
Rated 15 Mar 2016
hakkanarejohakkanarejo
Rated 19 Aug 2015
85
29th
Eight Legged Freaks is a 2002 horror directed by Ellory Elkayem and stars David Arquette, Kar and Scott Terra. The plot concerns a collection of spiders that are exposed to toxic waste, causing them to grow to gigantic proportions and begin killing and harvesting. The film was dedicated to the memory of Pilar Seurat, the mother of producer Dean Devlin, who died of cancer the previous year.
Rated 19 Aug 2015
lilalex666lilalex666
Rated 07 Jul 2015
5
31st
This movie is so much fun
Rated 07 Jul 2015
schwabeschwabe
Rated 23 May 2015
50
6th
took me a while to watch this movie just because i hate spiders,but this movie did do nothing to me. was not good enough to cause me nightmares!
Rated 23 May 2015
glm01glm01
Rated 20 Mar 2014
51
11th
51.000
Rated 20 Mar 2014
rttntomatoesrttntomatoes
Rated 22 Dec 2013
48
22nd
This homage to the B-movies of the '50s has a promising first half, but runs out of ideas in the second.
Rated 22 Dec 2013
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 14 Dec 2013
50
47th
For my money, Eight Legged Freaks is a pretty good time. If you like Tremors or Gremlins, or the monster movies of the '50s, you're likely to have a good time with this one. It skirts the line between being an homage to these types of B-movies and being worse than them, but I thought it fell on the right side. It is funny, sometimes scary, and as soon as the spiders start doing their "kill everything in sight" thing, is incredibly entertaining. I suggest giving it a watch.
Rated 14 Dec 2013
tonykbTonyKB
Rated 30 Nov 2013
30
8th
Denne digget jeg ikke en gang da jeg var ti. Nøff said
Rated 30 Nov 2013
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 31 Aug 2013
76
20th
Whatever I enjoyed watching Eight Legged Freaks. Seems like it runs out of ideas as it goes on and sometimes it's dark but really cheesy. It is supposed to be though. Pass if you get the chance. However, I did laugh out loud a couple of times and it is campy and Johansson is in it.
Rated 31 Aug 2013
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 15 Aug 2013
72
43rd
For about an hour, this blatant GREMLINS/ARACHNOPHOBIA knock-off seems to make all the right moves - ridiculous monsters who are scary, but not without a sense of humour, and performances and characterisations that gleefuly wink at the audience. Sadly runs aground at the halfway mark, and starts to take itself too seriously, and becomes just another overdone monster movie. *SPOILER* Didn't know you could make a plaster mould of a cats face by shoving it as hard as you can against the dry wall!
Rated 15 Aug 2013
skitchimaSkitchima
Rated 21 Aug 2012
65
33rd
Totally b-movie fun.
Rated 21 Aug 2012
hotsakehotsake
Rated 11 Jul 2012
70
75th
Stupid, silly fun. Gremlins meets Tremors with some bad CGI.
Rated 11 Jul 2012
arnisArnis
Rated 01 Feb 2012
22
10th
Might be scary for thoose with arachnophobia, but for the reasonable of us it fails at every area
Rated 01 Feb 2012
dmbbearcatdmbbearcat
Rated 07 Jun 2011
0
0th
Not one redeeming quality.
Rated 07 Jun 2011
braddad68braddad68
Rated 19 May 2011
85
15th
A guilty pleasure! I liked this one!
Rated 19 May 2011
leftleft
Rated 02 Mar 2011
40
5th
for Scarlett
Rated 02 Mar 2011
supergloosupergloo
Rated 21 Dec 2010
2
4th
Giant CGI spiders invade a small town resulting in no entertaiment value whatsoever.
Rated 21 Dec 2010
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 19 Oct 2010
20
41st
"Arquette makes for a thoroughly boorish hero, his delirious 'They're here! They're here!' outcry suggestive of the film's failed potential." - Ed Gonzalez
Rated 19 Oct 2010
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 09 Oct 2010
51
16th
Cheeseball monster romp has a lot of fun. The viewer probably won't have as much.
Rated 09 Oct 2010
dunbardunbar
Rated 08 Sep 2010
50
13th
A droll little horror spoof. Doesn't pretend to be anything more.
Rated 08 Sep 2010
difontaineDifontaine
Rated 18 Jul 2010
56
21st
It's daft but it accepts it's daft, so is more fun for it.
Rated 18 Jul 2010
cinder1013cinder1013
Rated 06 Dec 2009
72
21st
I dearly love the spiders in this film. If it had been a series they would have gotten a spin-off that resembled All in the Family.
Rated 06 Dec 2009
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 09 Aug 2009
58
48th
B-Movie fun, not for arachnophobes.
Rated 09 Aug 2009
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 06 Aug 2009
10
1st
Yeah... no.
Rated 06 Aug 2009
fantacbobFantacBob
Rated 12 Jun 2009
50
21st
Monster spiders threaten a small town. Silly fun.
Rated 12 Jun 2009
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 15 May 2009
40
27th
Small town, sheriff, special effects B, clichés and a lot of people running. Could be fun, but is no big deal.
Rated 15 May 2009
kusanagiKusanagi
Rated 23 Apr 2009
70
29th
Giant spiders only work in RE, sorry.
Rated 23 Apr 2009
ewp805ewp805
Rated 13 Feb 2009
60
27th
Relatively homorous. Fun to watch.
Rated 13 Feb 2009
tripwyreTripwyre
Rated 06 Feb 2009
54
34th
Surprisingly fun. That said, it's still not particularly good, but it entertains, and was far better than the shitfest I'd preconceived it to be. Takes the piss out of 50s sci-fi/monster movies while at the same time managing to be exciting in its own right. It can be outrageously funny, but too often it just feels derivative. Still, there are some decent laughs to be had, and a couple frightful sights as well. Empty fluff entertainment, just good enough to be recommendable.
Rated 06 Feb 2009
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 26 Jan 2009
55
6th
Amusing
Rated 26 Jan 2009
biedronskiBiedronski
Rated 18 Dec 2008
75
54th
This movie was... fun.
Rated 18 Dec 2008
fake_shempFake Shemp
Rated 02 Dec 2008
57
43rd
[SUPPORTED THEATRICALLY]
Rated 02 Dec 2008
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 19 Nov 2008
1
6th
Oh yeah I remember this.
Rated 19 Nov 2008
kane419Kane419
Rated 25 Oct 2008
45
4th
Meh...
Rated 25 Oct 2008
irvinejumpirvinejump
Rated 26 Sep 2008
66
54th
So so, despite my ex's huge hatred of all things 8 legged
Rated 26 Sep 2008
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 26 Jun 2008
67
71st
good movie
Rated 26 Jun 2008
tangvampireTangVampire
Rated 02 Jun 2008
85
24th
Hilariously bad. XD THEY'RE HERE. THEEEEY'RE HEEERE.
Rated 02 Jun 2008
egregiusEgregius
Rated 28 May 2008
16
1st
Amazing: even if I shut my brain down and get ready for mindless b-movie horror, this is still a stupid predictable movie that irks me with stupid actions by the protagonists every step of the way.
Rated 28 May 2008
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 17 May 2008
55
11th
Should have been a B-movie, but would have even then been bad and boring.
Rated 17 May 2008
derbarneyDer_Barney
Rated 18 Apr 2008
55
4th
I hate spiders. And bad writing. And bad acting. And bad CGI FX.
Rated 18 Apr 2008
warchildWarchild
Rated 22 Feb 2008
85
60th
Campy, funny romp through 50's sci-fi monster movies. Hillarious.
Rated 22 Feb 2008
ripvfripvf
Rated 07 Feb 2008
50
20th
Kind of like Gremlins, but not.
Rated 07 Feb 2008
kavuKavu
Rated 06 Feb 2008
18
6th
Someone should tell these guys you can't make a horror comedy by making a bad horror movie. Wait, yes you can. They just failed at that too.
Rated 06 Feb 2008
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 06 Feb 2008
33
25th
Young Scarlett fries his boyfriend nicely! Well, at least his balls.
Rated 06 Feb 2008
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 20 Jan 2008
51
22nd
It was somewhat entertaining like a cheap 50s creature-feature that supposed to be more humorous than anything, but yeah it's bad.
Rated 20 Jan 2008
bodaggerBo_Dagger
Rated 14 Jan 2008
5
45th
Mmm, barely legal Scarlett Johansson.
Rated 14 Jan 2008
cubalCubal
Rated 14 Jan 2008
62
45th
Chilling monster mash of the arachnophobic variety. Occasional cases of splatstick humor that gives more than an occasional laff.
Rated 14 Jan 2008
evilchaserevilchaser
Rated 05 Jan 2008
75
69th
cheesy but fun
Rated 05 Jan 2008
halfjapaneseHalfJapanese
Rated 01 Jan 2008
70
40th
Intentionally campy, Eight Legged Freaks is fun despite starring David Arquette.
Rated 01 Jan 2008
dustydDustyd
Rated 16 Sep 2007
60
39th
Kinda fun for what it is. It wasn't anywhere near boring.
Rated 16 Sep 2007
stflyst_fly
Rated 08 Sep 2007
18
19th
ok
Rated 08 Sep 2007
easydiffeasydiff
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
82nd
David Arquette, WCW wrestling Champion, gives the preformance of his career camping it up in this love letter to giant bug movies. Bonus: Scarlett Johansson before she played Black Widow, here just running from a Black Widow
Rated 14 Aug 2007
asilaydyingAsILayDying
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
26th
A decent take on cheesey b-rated horror, but this just doesn't live up to creature features of the past.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
drewrocks34drewrocks34
Rated 14 Aug 2007
49
37th
Dumb fun.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
svicciarellisvicciarelli
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
15th
A good time mostly. Doesn't take itself too seriously.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
askailAskail
Rated 14 Aug 2007
64
47th
A lot of dumb fun.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
rdpRDP
Rated 14 Aug 2007
69
26th
A fun little movie if you like monsters of Truck like proportions.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
ytadelYtadel
Rated 14 Aug 2007
3
28th
A mildly entertaining tribute to cheesy horror. It's also fun to see Scarlett Johansson before she became a Very Serious Actress.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
fudgiebfudgieb
Rated 14 Aug 2007
86
59th
You know what you're getting. Campy, chinsey, but rather entertaining to watch. On par with Arachnaphobia.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
tripleshTripleSH
Rated 14 Aug 2007
20
13th
Look, one night I was bored and there was nothing to do and it was on television so I watched it. I didn't think anyone would find out. I'm sorry, OK? Please don't judge me.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
max22max22
Rated 14 Aug 2007
63
29th
Enjoyable to a degree, but not nearly as funny as the ads would make you think.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
battletoadBattleToad
Rated 14 Aug 2007
59
21st
Spoofing old horror films is not a new idea. Of all of the film that have taken a whack at it, this is not one of the successes. If you want to see a funny spider-filled horror/comedy, see Arachnaphopia, because Eight Legged Freaks isn't worth anyone's time. Crap!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
gareth_watkinsGareth Watkins
Rated 14 Aug 2007
84
67th
Stupid but highly enjoyable modern day B-movie. Even if you are scared of spiders you need to see this as it is a great laugh
Rated 14 Aug 2007
spoonerspotspoonerspot
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
64th
Much better than I thought it would be
Rated 14 Aug 2007
citysqwirlcitysqwirl
Rated 14 Aug 2007
51
10th
Minor and forgettable.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 14 Aug 2007
10
3rd
Has David Arquette been in ANYTHING that doesn't suck?
Rated 14 Aug 2007
fuxoftfuxoft
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
43rd
Fun!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
shoranShoran
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
12th
Few years back since I've watched it, but I can remember it scare the shit outta me.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
debzie0601debzie0601
Rated 25 Jun 2007
65
32nd
Scary the first time, but just icky afterwards!
Rated 25 Jun 2007
rdwn29905rdwn29905
Rated 13 Jun 2007
38
25th
even the good looking cop cant save this film
Rated 13 Jun 2007
mrxMrx
Rated 28 May 2007
80
24th
This high-spirited spoof of cheesy 50's Sci-Fi movies is immensely entertaining.
Rated 28 May 2007
juicejuice
Rated 26 May 2007
55
48th
God I hate spiders.
Rated 26 May 2007
brando814brando814
Rated 01 May 2007
71
49th
I may be the only person but I'll be damned if this movie isn't just gloriously, goofily entertaining.
Rated 01 May 2007
martrynmartryn
Rated 25 Mar 2007
45
10th
Yes, Scarlett Johansson did do this movie. She's a fucking moron.
Rated 25 Mar 2007
monstergearMonsterGear
Rated 22 Mar 2007
57
16th
Sure, why not? It was fine.
Rated 22 Mar 2007
badfishstanbadfishstan
Rated 12 Feb 2007
67
42nd
Entertaining, but not a good movie. Johansson is the sure bright spot of the movie.
Rated 12 Feb 2007

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