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Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 57.0 / 100
1977·Horror / Thriller / Adventure·1h 35m

TARANTULAS: THE DEADLY CARGO

“Terror has 8 legs.”

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

Above the Line
Stuart Hagmann·DirectorJohn Groves·WriterGuerdon Trueblood·WriterRobert L. Morrison·Director of PhotographyMundell Lowe·Original Music ComposerCorky Ehlers·Editor
Cast
Claude Akins·Bert SpringerCharles Frank·Joe HarmonDeborah Winters·Cindy BeckBert Remsen·Mayor DouglasSandy McPeakPat Hingle·Doc HodginsTom Atkins·BuddyHoward Hesseman·FredBill Erwin·Mr. SchneiderMatthew Labyorteaux·Matthew
Full Crew
(20 credits)
Directing· 3
Stuart Hagmann·DirectorPaul Magwood·Second Assistant DirectorF.A. Miller·First Assistant Director
Writing· 2
John Groves·WriterGuerdon Trueblood·Writer
Camera· 2
Robert L. Morrison·Director of PhotographyJohn C. Flinn III·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Corky Ehlers·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Mundell Lowe·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 4
Raymond Beal·Art DirectionTom Bronson·Costume DesignBill Webb·Set DecorationMichael Germain·Makeup Artist
Production· 4
Alan Landsburg·ProducerPaul Freeman·ProducerLinda Otto·CastingPenny Adams·Production Manager
Other Departments· 3
Charlene Johnson·HairstylistRoy L. Downey·Special EffectsFred Carson·Stunt Coordinator
By the Numbers
57.0
OF 100
Master Score
4.6
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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