description Tarantula Overview
Tarantula is a 1955 science fiction horror film concerning a scientist’s experimental nutrient that triggers uncontrollable growth in a tarantula. The rapidly expanding creature escapes containment, posing a threat to humans due to its accelerated development. The movie draws inspiration from a Science Fiction Theatre episode and was subsequently re-released by Ultra Pictures.
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info Tarantula Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1955 |
help Tarantula FAQ
How does the spider become gigantic in Tarantula?
Professor Deemer experiments with a synthetic nutrient intended to address future food shortages. A laboratory tarantula exposed to the formula escapes into the Arizona desert and continues growing.
Who directed Tarantula, and is it a Universal monster movie?
Jack Arnold directed Tarantula for Universal-International in 1955. Arnold also directed Creature from the Black Lagoon and It Came from Outer Space.
How were the giant-spider scenes created?
The production combined footage of a real tarantula with enlarged desert backgrounds and optical compositing. This gives the creature more natural leg movement than the mechanical monsters used in many other 1950s films.
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