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Spider Baby (1967)
Directed by Jack Hill
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Overview
In a dilapidated rural mansion, the last generation of the degenerate, inbred Merrye family lives with the inherited curse of a disease that causes them to mentally regress from the age of 10 or so on as they physically develop. The family chauffeur looks out for them and covers up their indiscretions. Trouble comes when greedy distant relatives and their lawyer arrive to dispossess the family of its home.
Length 81 minutes
Actors
Lon Chaney Jr. | Carol Ohmart | Quinn K. Redeker | Beverly Washburn | Jill Banner | Sid Haig | Mary Mitchel | Karl Schanzer | Mantan Moreland | Joan Keller Stern
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/20/2012 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 7.5 stars |
| 12/03/2009 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Tuned in Spider Baby via my PS3 (seems the primary use for it now; Instant Watch). What a fucked up movie! Lon Chaney Jr. is the caretaker for two mentally deranged girls obsessed w/spiders and killing. Then there’s Ralph (a very young Sid Haig) as the retarded freak of the lot. Also known as The Maddest Story Ever Told, it lives up that billing introducing the family as being afflicted with Merrye Syndrome that causes regression to a child-like mental state. Still doesn’t quite their insatiable desire for murder. Wickedly dark, disturbing and horrifying. Made in 1964 but finally released in 1968.
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