Arachnid

Watch: Arachnid

Unrated

10/12/20011h 35m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ It's coming from another world... TO STAY! ~

Overview:

Mercer's brother, an amateur pilot, crashes on an island and is killed by a giant spider. A year later, when Mercer goes in search of him, she discovers a breed of poisonous arachnids ready to attack.

Director:

Jack Sholder

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$570,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

island
flying saucer
mutation
spider
giant spider
u.s. navy
alien
survival
soldier
virus
alien creature
mutant creature
mutant spider
plane crash
science fiction
survey
horror

Cast

Chris Potter

~ as ~

Valentine

Alex Reid

~ as ~

Mercer

José Sancho

~ as ~

Dr. Samuel Leon

Neus Asensi

~ as ~

Susana

Ravil Isyanov

~ as ~

Henry Capri

Luis Lorenzo Crespo

~ as ~

Reyes

Rocqueford Allen

~ as ~

Bear

Jesús Cabrero

~ as ~

Lightfoot

Robert Vicencio

~ as ~

Toe Boy (as Robert Gabriel Vicencio)

Héctor Chiquín

~ as ~

Native 1

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Reviews (1)

Wuchak
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
Stuck on a remote Pacific island with mutated arachnids

An expedition from Guam investigates a remote island in the Pacific after a man dies of a fatal spider bite. Chris Potter plays the leader of the mission and Alex Reid the pilot.

“Arachnid” (2001) is an island adventure/horror that basically mixes the setting of “Six Days Seven Nights” (1998) and the later “Welcome to the Jungle” (2013) with horror elements reminiscent of “The Fly” (1986), albeit not limited to the one-dimensional warehouse milieu of that flick. The CGI effects in the opening are too cartoony, but the practical effects throughout the rest of the movie are well done considering this isn’t a blockbuster (surprisingly, it only cost $570,000).

While this is superior to the half-baked "In the Spider's Web" (2007), it’s not as good as “Arachnophobia” (1990). But I like the social dynamics of the castaways and the challenges of a hot jungle locale are palpable.

Alex Reid is pretty good on the female front (I like her facial expressions). Spaniard Neus Asensi is also on hand as the attractive spitfire Susana.

The film runs 1 hour, 35 minutes, and was shot in Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico, and Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

GRADE: B-