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Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
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Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

1977-12-28 · 100 min · ★ 5.0

Adventure · Horror · Thriller · TV Movie · Action

When a cargo plane carrying coffee beans crashes near a small California citrus town, it releases a horde of deadly, highly aggressive South American tarantulas into the unsuspecting community. As mysterious deaths begin to pile up, local officials race against time to identify the venomous threat before it spreads. But with the spiders converging on the town's vital orange-processing factory, can the citizens find a way to stop the infestation before their entire town is overrun?

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Directors
Stuart Hagmann
Production companies
Alan Landsburg Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Claude AkinsClaude AkinsBert Springer
Charles FrankCharles FrankJoe Harmon
Deborah WintersDeborah WintersCindy Beck
Bert RemsenBert RemsenMayor Douglas
Sandy McPeakSandy McPeak
Pat HinglePat HingleDoc Hodgins
Tom AtkinsTom AtkinsBuddy
Howard HessemanHoward HessemanFred
Bill ErwinBill ErwinMr. Schneider
Matthew LabyorteauxMatthew LabyorteauxMatthew
Alex ColonAlex ColonHector
Penelope WindustGloria Beasley
Anita KeithMary
Iris KornDorothy
Nancy BurnettTeacher
Noelle NorthNoelle NorthHoney Lamb
Jerome GuardinoJerome GuardinoH.L. Williams
Bill StriglosRalph
Steve BoninoSteve BoninoSpud
John MediciDriver

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