Le baiser de la tarentule

Original title: Kiss of the Tarantula

1975
16
1h 25m

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A disturbed teenage girl unleashes her pet tarantula against her "enemies."A disturbed teenage girl unleashes her pet tarantula against her "enemies."A disturbed teenage girl unleashes her pet tarantula against her "enemies."

Director
- Chris Munger
Writers
- Warren Hamilton Jr.
- Daniel Cady
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IMDb RATING

4.4/10

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YOUR RATING

Director
- Chris Munger
Writers
- Warren Hamilton Jr.
- Daniel Cady
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
There are four family members that are in this film. Beverly Eddins (mom) plays the mother, Martha Bradley, W. James Eddins (dad) plays Sgt. Wes Matthews, Rebecca Eddins (older daughter) plays Susan Bradley at age 10, and Susan Eddins (younger daughter) plays Susan at age 5.

Goofs
When Susan is lying on her bed reading a book, before her uncle enters the room, she is wearing stockings. Moments later, when her uncle accosts her and they are wrestling on the staircase, she is no longer wearing stockings.

Quotes
Walter Bradley: [repeated multiple times during the final scene] SUSAN!

Connections
Featured in TJ and the All Night Theatre: Kiss of the Tarantula (1981)

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Featured review

Another "misfit kills mean people with avenging critters" dud.

In the distinctly 70s tradition of films such as WILLARD, HOLY Wednesday, STANLEY, and JENNIFER; THE SNAKE GODDESS, this unspectacular independent non-chiller concerns a strange, spider-loving girl who dispatches her little 8-legged friends on killing missions...vengeance against folks who've treated her badly. Lovely Suzanna Ling, apparently in her only film appearance, is quite appealing. Her performance isn't exactly award-winning, but she shows potential, and one wonders what she may have accomplished had she not opted for instant retirement following KISS OF THE TARANTULA(it's hard to blame her, however).

It's very likely that you've seen this whole idea brought on before, and with better results(actually, I can't think of a time when it might have been done more poorly). Even as 70s-era drive-in fodder goes, this is a weak, ordinary film devoid of surprises or anything resembling quality craftsmanship.

An obscurity, moreless, and justifiably so. 3.5/10