Kingdom of the Spiders

When a mob of angry tarantulas goes on the rampage in Arizona, specialist vet William Shatner must defend the Earth from the hairy villains., Tarantulas strike back at man for destroying their food with pesticides., Tarantulas strike back at man for destroying their food with pesticides. William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling. Walter: Woody Strode. Emma: Lieux Dressler. Birch: Altovise Davis. Smith: David McLean. Linda: Natasha Ryan. Terry: Marcy Rafferty., In Kingdom of the Spiders a swarm of huge tarantulas, enraged by the misuse of pesticides, try to take over their part of the world. Dr. Robert Hansen (William Shatner), a local Arizona veterinarian joins forces with entomologist Diane Ashley (Tiffany Bolling) to keep the spider population under control. Woody Strode and Altovise Davis also appear as the owners of a neighboring ranch. Unstylishly directed by John Cardos and produced with a sense of humor by “Arachnid Productions,” — and despite bad dialogue, wooden acting and poor special effects — Kingdom of the Spiders has become a cult classic and favorite of several generations of giant insect horror film buffs.