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Camel Spiders (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Camel Spiders' is a 2011 made-for-television horror sci-fi film starring Brian Krause, C. Thomas Howell, and Jessica Cameron. It was directed by genre veteran Jim Wynorski and executive-produced by Roger Corman.
Plot
Creatures that for years have been rumoured to torment armed forces in the Middle East are inadvertently introduced to the southwestern deserts of the United States. The camel spiders now freely hunt for prey, unafraid of any predatorincluding man. No place is safe; no one is beyond their paralyzing bite. In the end, a number of hardy fighters band together to make one last stand against the creatures.
Cast
* Brian Krause as Captain Mike Sturges
* C. Thomas Howell as Sheriff Ken Beaumont
* Melissa Brasselle as Sgt. Shelly Underwood
* Frankie Cullen as Schwalb
* Jessica Cameron as Ashley
* Hayley Sanchez as Hayley Mullins
Release
Home media
Camel Spiders was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Lionsgate on May 27, 2012.Reception
Brett Gallman from horror film review website 'Oh, the Horror!' gave the film a mostly negative review. In his review, Gallman criticized the film's direction, and screenplay; stating that the film "starts with the potential to be among the best of these new-wave Corman creature features, but ends up just being in the middle of the pack".
Jason Coffman from 'Film Monthly.com' gave the film a positive review, writing, "Its not a game-changing masterpiece or anything, but 'Camel Spiders' is proof that Cormans approach to low-budget filmmaking is still capable of turning out fun stuff."
Trivia
The film was broadcast on Tele 5 as part of the programme format SchleFaZ in season 2.
References
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