Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (1977)
Terror has 8 legs.
When a cargo plane carrying coffee beans crashes near a small California citrus town, it releases a horde of deadly, highly aggressive South American tarantulas into the unsuspecting community. As mysterious deaths begin to pile up, local officials race against time to identify the venomous threat before it spreads. But with the spiders converging on the town's vital orange-processing factory, can the citizens find a way to stop the infestation before their entire town is overrun?
- Date of release
- 1977-12-28
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (31)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Adventure, Horror, Thriller, TV Movie, Action
- Director
- Stuart Hagmann
Casting
- Claude Akins — Bert Springer
- Charles Frank — Joe Harmon
- Deborah Winters — Cindy Beck
- Bert Remsen — Mayor Douglas
- Sandy McPeak
- Pat Hingle — Doc Hodgins
- Tom Atkins — Buddy
- Howard Hesseman — Fred
- Bill Erwin — Mr. Schneider
- Matthew Labyorteaux — Matthew
- Alex Colon — Hector
- Penelope Windust — Gloria Beasley
Interesting facts
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo is a 1977 American made-for-television horror film directed by Stuart Hagmann and starring Claude Akins, Charles Frank, Deborah Winters, Matthew Laborteaux and Pat Hingle. The film was produced by Alan Landsburg Productions and broadcast on CBS on December 28, 1977.
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