A DNA experiment on a rare breed of spider is taking place on a NASA space shuttle, when a freak meteor shower engulfs the shuttle, causing everything to go horribly wrong. One survivor is found on the ship and watched over in a secret location deep in the California desert. The problem continues, as the survivor isn't alone, as another deadly spiders climbs out of him and goes on a rampage around the ship. Curious reporter Marci Eyre must now survive, escape and warn everyone before the spider reaches outside the desert.
Practical Effects
Gloriously janky giant spider puppets with visible strings.
Production
NASA sets that look like they were built in someone's garage.
Director
Gary Jones
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Gary Jones was a KNB EFX veteran who worked on Evil Dead II; he poured that low-budget ingenuity into every wobbly spider leg.
This rode the late-90s giant bug wave triggered by Starship Troopers and Deep Blue Sea, but with roughly 1/100th the budget and 10x the sincerity.
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