One in a five-film series of reimaginings of cult "creature features," produced for cable and masterminded by special effects artist Stan Winston and Lou Arkoff, the son of exploitation pioneer Samuel Z. Arkoff. Where the original EARTH VS. THE SPIDER (1958) pitted high school kids against a giant arachnid, Scott Ziehl's retro-look picture tells the sad tale of a comic book-besotted security guard who discovers that acquiring super spider powers doesn't make you Spider-Man. Quentin Kemmer (Devon Gummersall) lives in a crummy building, gets bullied by the thugs on the street corner, has an unrequited crush on pretty neighbor Stephanie (Amelia Heinle) and doesn't much ...
Released:
2001
Rated:
R
Length:
90 mins