{"id":35091,"date":"2023-10-30T20:29:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T20:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/?p=2038060"},"modified":"2023-10-30T20:29:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T20:29:58","slug":"31-days-of-horror-eight-legged-freaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/30\/31-days-of-horror-eight-legged-freaks\/","title":{"rendered":"31 Days of Horror \u2013 \u2018Eight-Legged Freaks\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scarlett Johansson won’t name check this genre film should she ever win an Academy Award.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The “Avengers” star snagged an early paycheck via “Eight-Legged Freaks,” a horror comedy that cast the future star in a supporting role.<\/p>\n

The film’s lead is “Ready to Rumble’s” David Arquette, an ordinary Joe pressed into saving his town from an arachnid invasion.<\/p>\n

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Arquette plays a man whose return home is interrupted by those super-sized spiders. The critters nibbled on crickets dipped in toxic waste, and before you can say, “’50s movie homage” the townsfolk are running for their lives.<\/p>\n

The film’s spiders come courtesy of slick CGI effects, lending the film an unexpected sheen. That, plus the crisp direction of first-time helmer Ellory Elkayem, fires up “Freaks” without resorting to R-rated theatrics.<\/p>\n

Even better?<\/p>\n

Arquette, hardly Hollywood’s idea of a heroic lead, acquits himself nicely in that unexpected role. He’s given stable support from co-stars Johansson, Kari Wuhrer and Doug E. Doug as the local conspiracy monger.<\/p>\n

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Eight Legged Freaks (2002)<\/p>\n

Actor\u00a0David Arquette\u00a0improvised the phrase "Eight Legged Freaks" and that became the title. The original title was "Arac Attack". #eightleggedfreaks<\/a> #Davidarquette<\/a> #ScarlettJohansson<\/a> #horror<\/a> #FilmTwitter<\/a> #movies<\/a> #trivia<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/SqjU5Unypi<\/a><\/p>\n

— Movie Trivia You Didn't Know (@movietriviaaa) October 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n