United States / Dec 28, 1977
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
An airplane carring coffee beans from South America has some unpleasant stowaways: a hoard of tarantulas which overcome the pilots as the airplane is flying over an orange-producing town in California. The airplane crashes, and the unlucky inhabitants of the town release the poisonous spiders into their midst. Once the town's officials discover that the tarantulas are responsible for several deaths, the tarantulas have already descended upon the town's only orange-processing factory. The town's citizens risk their lives to remove the tarantulas from the factory while the poisonous pests are rendered motionless by the transmitted sound of buzzing bees
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Howard Hesseman | Fred |
| Bill Erwin | Mr. Schneider |
| Matthew Labyorteaux | Matthew |
| Alex Colon | Hector |
| Penelope Windust | Gloria Beasley |
| Anita Keith | Mary |
| Iris Korn | Dorothy |
| Nancy Burnett | Teacher |
| Noelle North | Honey Lamb |
| Jerome Guardino | H.L. Williams |
| Bill Striglos | Ralph |
| Steve Bonino | Spud |
| John Medici | Driver |
| Laird Williamson | Smitty |
| Pepe Serna | Migrant Worker (uncredited) |
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Alan Landsburg Productions |
| Release date | 28 dicembre 1977 |
| Production | Alan Landsburg, Paul Freeman |
| Writer | Guerdon Trueblood, John Groves |
| Casting | Linda Otto |
| Editing | Corky Ehlers |
| Cinematography | Robert L. Morrison, John C. Flinn III |
| Assistant directors | Paul Magwood, F.A. Miller, Stuart Hagmann |
| Camera operators | John C. Flinn III, Robert L. Morrison |
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| Additional photography | John C. Flinn III, Robert L. Morrison |
| Production design | Raymond Beal, Bill Webb |
| Art direction | Raymond Beal, Bill Webb |
| Set decoration | Bill Webb, Raymond Beal |
| Special effects | Roy L. Downey |
| Stunts | Fred Carson |
| Music | Mundell Lowe |
| Sound | Mundell Lowe |
| Costume design | Tom Bronson, Charlene Johnson, Michael Germain |
| Makeup | Michael Germain, Charlene Johnson, Tom Bronson |
| Hairstyling | Charlene Johnson, Tom Bronson, Michael Germain |
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