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ARACHNID

2001 • ES HMDB
June 29, 2001

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.

Directors

Jack Sholder Jack Sholder

Cast

Chris Potter as Valentine

Chris Potter

Valentine

 Alex Reid as Mercer

Alex Reid

Mercer

 José Sancho as Dr. Samuel Leon

José Sancho

Dr. Samuel Leon

 Neus Asensi as Susana

Neus Asensi

Susana

 Ravil Isyanov as Henry Capri

Ravil Isyanov

Henry Capri

 Luis Lorenzo Crespo as Reyes

Luis Lorenzo Crespo

Reyes

Rocqueford Allen

Bear

 Jesús Cabrero as Lightfoot

Jesús Cabrero

Lightfoot

Robert Vicencio

Toe Boy (as Robert Gabriel Vicencio)

Héctor Chiquín

Native 1

Conejo Wilson

Native 2

Fausto Gualsaqui

Native 3
Avventura Horror Fantascienza
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Crew
Production: Brian Yuzna (Producer) — Julio Fernández (Executive Producer) — Carlos Fernández (Executive Producer)
Screenplay: Mark Sevi (Screenplay)
Music: Francesc Gener (Original Music Composer)
Cinematography: Carlos González (Director of Photography)

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Marco Castellini •
A remote island in the Atlantic is the setting for mysterious events; when a military plane flying over the surrounding skies crashes and its pilot disappears, a team of researchers and soldiers is sent to the site to investigate the incident. They will find huge mutant spiders of alien origin... Produced in Spain for the newly formed Fantastic Factory of the Yuzna-Fernandez duo, "Arachnid" is the classic example of how it is still possible, even today, to make bad B movies that make you miss the fantasy-horror productions of the 1950s. The story is as predictable as you can expect and drags on through a succession of already seen and reviewed situations, the characters are so stereotypical as to be almost parodic and the special effects are absolutely disappointing (especially the digital and computer graphics ones). The direction is entrusted to Jack Sholder, who, several years after his modest beginnings in our beloved genre ("Alone in the Dark" in 1982 and "Nightmare 2" in 1985), has decided to return to directing horror films with rather disappointing results: some time ago with the negligible "Wishmaster 2" (1999) and now with this bad "Arachnid".
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COMMUNITY REVIEWS (1)

Wuchak

Wuchak

6 /10

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-

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