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Plot

A plucky pilot searching for a missing relative gets bugged by a island controlled by giant spiders in this horror opus. Mercer (Alex Reid) is a pretty but all-business female pilot whose brother is a novice flyer. When a small plane he's flying crashes on a small island in the South Pacific, Mercer immediately assembles a crew and sets out on a rescue mission to find her brother. Joining Mercer in the search for her brother are Valentine (Chris Potter), a mercenary handy with a gun; Dr. Leon (Pepe Sancho), a tough-talking physician; Capri (Ravil Isyanov), a scientist investigating a strange disease that's been traced back to the island; and Susana (Neus Asensi), a good friend who is bright and resourceful. When Mercer and her associates arrive on the island, they believe they're ready for anything, but they're not prepared for what they find -- a breed of huge and deadly spiders, who are ready and willing to defend their territory and begin picking off Mercer's crew one by one. While shot in Mexico by a Spanish production company, Arachnid was co-produced by American producer Brian Yunza (through his multi-national Fantastic Factory production house), and helmed by American director Jack Shoulder.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Horror,Thriller
Run Time:
93min.
DVD Release Date:
03/26/2002
Distributor(s):
Filmax International
Director(s):
Themes:
Race Against Time,When Animals Attack,Stranded,Sibling Relationships
Tone:
Atmospheric,Creepy,Disturbing,Gloomy,Menacing,Tense,Visceral
Keywords:
accident,death,death-in-family,giant,island,mercenary,missing-person,mission [quest],pilot,plane-crash,rescue,spider
Language:
English