

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
1977-12-28 · 100 min · ★ 5.0
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
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Claude AkinsBert Springer
Charles FrankJoe Harmon
Deborah WintersCindy Beck
Bert RemsenMayor Douglas
Sandy McPeak
Pat HingleDoc Hodgins
Tom AtkinsBuddy
Howard HessemanFred
Bill ErwinMr. Schneider
Matthew LabyorteauxMatthew
Alex ColonHector
Noelle NorthHoney Lamb
Jerome GuardinoH.L. Williams
Steve BoninoSpudTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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