A spider escapes from an isolated Arizona desert laboratory experimenting in gigantism and grows to tremendous size as it wreaks havoc on the local inhabitants.

Genres

Horror

Sci-Fi

Cast

John Agar

Mara Corday

Leo G. Carroll

Nestor Paiva

Directors

Jack Arnold

Tarantula Filming Locations

Tarantula Filming Locations

1: Dead Man's Point, Lucerne Valley, California, USA

2: Yuma Desert, Arizona, USA

3: Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA ( Photograph )

4: Courthouse Square, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

5: Stage 19, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA ( Universal Terrors, by Tom Weaver )

6: Stage 16, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA ( Universal Terrors, by Tom Weaver )

7: Stage 22, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA ( Universal Terrors, by Tom Weaver )

8: Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA ( Studio )

Tarantula (1955)