Kingdom of the Spiders is a 1977 horror science-fiction film directed by John "Bud" Cardos and produced by Igo Kantor, Jeffrey M. Sneller and James Bond Johnson. The screenplay is credited to Richard Robinson and Alan Caillou, from an original story by Jeffrey M. Sneller and Stephen Lodge. The film was released by Dimension Pictures It stars William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, Woody Strode, Lieux Dressler, and Altovise Davis. The film is one of the better-remembered entries in the "nature on the rampage" subgenre of science fiction/horror films in the 1970s, due in part to its memorable scenes... of people and animals being attacked by tarantulas; its availability on home video and airing on cable television, particularly on the USA Network; but primarily because of Shatner's starring role. Robert "Rack" Hansen , a veterinarian in rural Verde Valley, Arizona, United States, receives an urgent call from a local farmer, Walter Colby . Colby is upset because his prize calf has become sick for no apparent reason, and brings the animal to Hansen's laboratory.
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| Release date: | 1977 |
| Directed by: | John Cardos |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 97 Minutes |
| Screenplay by: | Stephen Lodge |
| Genre: | Science Fiction |