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Arachnid

Arachnid

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Arachnid

"It's coming from another world... TO STAY!"

2001

1h 35m

4.3(86 votes)

Adventure

Horror

Science Fiction

Overview

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.

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10 featured cast members

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Chris Potter

Chris Potter

Valentine

Alex Reid

Alex Reid

Mercer

José Sancho

José Sancho

Dr. Samuel Leon

Neus Asensi

Neus Asensi

Susana

Ravil Isyanov

Ravil Isyanov

Henry Capri

Luis Lorenzo Crespo

Luis Lorenzo Crespo

Reyes

Rocqueford Allen

Bear

Jesús Cabrero

Jesús Cabrero

Lightfoot

Robert Vicencio

Toe Boy (as Robert Gabriel Vicencio)

Héctor Chiquín

Native 1

Creative team

Directed by: Jack Sholder
Written by: Mark Sevi
Produced by: Brian Yuzna
Julio Fernández

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