---
title: 'Eight Legged Freaks (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ellory Elkayem'
released: '2002-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/eight-legged-freaks-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271367/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Eight Legged Freaks (2002)

2002 · 99 min · Comedy, Science Fiction · Australia, Germany, United States


## Synopsis

Eight Legged Freaks is a 2002 monster comedy horror film directed by Ellory Elkayem and starring David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer, Scott Terra, Doug E. Doug, and Scarlett Johansson. The plot follows spiders that are exposed to mutagenic toxic waste, causing them to grow to colossal sizes and attack a small American mining town.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ellory Elkayem](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellory-elkayem)
- **Screenplay:** [Ellory Elkayem](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellory-elkayem), [Jesse Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-alexander)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Ottman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ottman)
- **Producer:** [Roland Emmerich](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-emmerich), [Dean Devlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-devlin), [Bruce Berman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-berman)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Bartley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bartley)
- **Editor:** [David Siegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-siegel)

## Cast

- [Tom Noonan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-noonan)
- [Kari Wuhrer](https://cinepixo.com/people/kari-wuhrer)
- [Jay Arlen Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-arlen-jones)
- [Riley Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/riley-smith)
- [Eileen Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/eileen-ryan)
- [Frank Welker](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-welker)
- [Scott Terra](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-terra)
- [Matt Czuchry](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-czuchry)
- [Scarlett Johansson](https://cinepixo.com/people/scarlett-johansson)
- [Leon Rippy](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-rippy)
- [John Ennis](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ennis)
- [Rick Overton](https://cinepixo.com/people/rick-overton)
- [Doug E. Doug](https://cinepixo.com/people/doug-e-doug)
- [David Arquette](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-arquette)

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Official site: http://eightleggedfreaks.warnerbros.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/eight-legged-freaks-2002
Film facts: Wikidata (Q151946); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.