Stars: Dan Aykroyd, Theresa Russell, Devon Gummersall, Amelia Heinle, Christopher Cousins, Mario Roccuzzo

Director: Scott Ziehl

Summary: Nerdy security guard Quentin Kimmer (Devon Gummersall) dreams of becoming his favorite superhero, the Arachnid Avenger. He believes that he may have the chance to do just that when the lab that he guards is broken into, and he finds and injects himself with the spider serum being studied by scientists there. Unfortunately for him, he begins to mutate into a spider creature and becomes a danger to his city. EARTH VS. THE SPIDER first appeared on Cinemax as part of the CREATURE FEATURES series, which remakes several 1950s monster films from Samuel L. Arkoff's American International Pictures.

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Earth vs. The Spidercan't really make up its mind whether it's an homageto the B-movie horror genre (the title, but nothing else, has been lifted from the 1958 drive-in "classic"), a too-ironic-for-its-own-good spoof, or an uncomplicated but genuine monster flick. It passes as any of the above, so take your pick. The plot is hardly demanding: nerd's pal is murdered, nerd vows revenge, nerd injects himself with bug juice which turns him into a spider-like monstrosity, offs some bad guys then gets shot dead. Despite its lack of content, the movie's merciful brevity (one hour 26 minutes, roughly what all movies used to be) means that the pace is fast and that there's no room for padding (or real sub-plots, for that matter). The special effects are good and used surprisingly sparingly, which is a nice touch, and the brief coda is sarcastically witty. There's also what seems at first to be a nod in the direction of Toho's multi-monster epics, but those two giant furry caterpillars are in fact Theresa Russell's eyebrows.

On the DVD:Earth vs. The Spideron disc is presented in 1.77:1 ratio. Extras include filmographies and a very brief "making of". The preliminary sketches of the creature in the photo gallery are well worth seeing. --Roger Thomas

Aspect Ratio:	Full Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Featurette - 1. Making Of Featurette, Stills Gallery, Filmographies
Year:	2001
Release Date:	April 22, 2002
Runtime:	86 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D R 30988
Keywords:	Earth, General, Fiction, Spider, Science, Horror, Sci, Fi, Vs
Genre:	Science Fiction