| Spider Baby | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jack Hill |
| Screenplay by | Jack Hill[2] |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Alfred Taylor[2] |
| Edited by | Elliot Fayad[2] |
| Music by | Ronald Stein[2] |
Production company | Lasky-Monka Productions[2] |
| Distributed by | American General Pictures[2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $65,000 |
Spider Baby: or, the Maddest Story Ever Told is a 1967 American comedy horror film, written and directed by Jack Hill.[3] It stars Lon Chaney Jr. as Bruno, the chauffeur and caretaker of three orphaned siblings who suffer from "Merrye Syndrome", a genetic condition starting in early puberty that causes them to regress mentally, socially and physically. Jill Banner, Carol Ohmart, Quinn Redeker, Beverly Washburn, Sid Haig, Mary Mitchel, Karl Schanzer and Mantan Moreland also star.
The film was released to relative obscurity,[4] but eventually achieved cult status.[5][6]
- ^ "1st Run". The News-Messenger. December 8, 1967. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Spider Baby". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ p. 92 Ray, Fred Olen The New Poverty Row: Independent Filmmakers as Distributors McFarland, 1 Jan 1991
- ^ "Spider Baby". TVGuide.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "Videophiled Cult: 'Spider Baby' and the B-movie delights of Jack Hill". Cinephiled. July 5, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ The Real Indies: A Close Look at Orphan Films|Oscars.org (title: "Spider Baby")