Earth vs. the Spider
Directed by Bert I. Gordon4.729%4.7
When a man doesn't come home one night his daughter and her boyfriend go out searching and encounter a giant spider in a cave near the man's wrecked car. Coming back with the Sheriff, the spider is seemingly killed by DDT spraying, and the body then hauled for storage in the high school gymnasium. However, a loud dose of rock music by a teenage garage band revives the arachnid and sends it rampaging through the town.
Earth vs. the Spider Ratings & Reviews
- Julie Baukol3 December 2025👍 It’s a fun watch , if your partial to really big critter movies
- DECEPTIGEEK15 August 2025For all that it offers, Golden B Sci-Fi horror
- Mister Arn25 November 2023"Earth vs the Spider" epitomizes the quintessential '50s sci-fi flick, complete with its archetypal cast—the steadfast Sheriff, the knowledgeable professor, and the reckless teenagers. Amidst these characters, there's the not-to-be-missed, inconsistently sized giant spider, whose dimensions vary from scene to scene. An amusing detail is the improbable abundance of light within a supposedly sealed cave, underscoring the film's demand for a suspension of disbelief.
Earth vs. the Spider Trivia
Earth vs. the Spider was released on 1 September 1958.
Earth vs. the Spider was directed by Bert I. Gordon.
Earth vs. the Spider has a runtime of 72m.
Earth vs. the Spider was produced by Bert I. Gordon.
When a man doesn't come home one night his daughter and her boyfriend go out searching and encounter a giant spider in a cave near the man's wrecked car. Coming back with the Sheriff, the spider is seemingly killed by DDT spraying, and the body then hauled for storage in the high school gymnasium. However, a loud dose of rock music by a teenage garage band revives the arachnid and sends it rampaging through the town.
The key characters in Earth vs. the Spider are Art Kingman (Ed Kemmer), Carol Flynn (June Kenney), Mike Simpson (Eugene Persson).
Earth vs. the Spider is rated A.
Earth vs. the Spider is a Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller film.
Earth vs. the Spider has an audience rating of 2.9 out of 10.
Earth vs. the Spider had a budget of US$100K.