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From producers Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin (Independence Day, Godzilla) comes a cheesy, '50s-style, sci-fi romp that tells what happens when a chemical spill causes spiders to mutate and grow to a humongous size. The hungry, car-sized arachnids prey on humans, causing death and destruction in a remote mining town. Mining engineer Chris McCormack (David Arquette) and Sheriff Sam Parker (Kari Wuhrer) work to save the day by leading a ragtag group of townspeople, including the Sheriff's young son, Mike (Scott Terra), her daughter, Ashley (Scarlett Johansson) and paranoid radio announcer Harlan (Doug E. Doug), in a fight against hundreds of nasty, eight-legged monsters. The creepy-yet-riotous spine-tingler was formerly known as "Arac Attack," but the title was changed, apparently because it suggested an act of hostility against a certain Middle East country. The flick is the feature film writing-directing debut of New Zealand-born filmmaker Ellory Elkayem, although he does have a previous credit for the USA Network TV movie, "They Nest," which is about killer insects. Production began on January 8, 2001 in Arizona on a budget of $30 million, and wrapped in early March, 2001 The actors apparently thought it was a hoot to do the film. According to Scarlett Johansson, young star of "The Horse Whisperer" and "Ghost World": "It's acting I've never done, where you have to imagine being chased by 15-foot spiders. It was awesome."
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