''Spiders'' is a 2000 American science fiction horror film directed by Gary Jones and written by

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. The film stars

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as a newspaper journalist who is investigating a top secret government facility. The film was released by

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on December 27, 2000. A sequel titled ''Spiders II: Breeding Ground'' and starring

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and Greg Cromer was released direct-to-video on September 24, 2002.

Cast

as Marci Eyre * Josh Green as John Murphy * Oliver Macready as Slick * Nick Swarts as Jake * Mark Phelan as Agent Gray * Leslie Zemeckis as Emma * Jonathan Breck as Jacobs

Critical response

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, the film holds an approval rating of 33% based on 6 reviews.

References

External links

* Films about spiders 2000 horror films 2000s American films American monster movies Nu Image films 2000 films 2000s English-language films Films directed by Gary Jones Films produced by Boaz Davidson Films shot in Los Angeles Films shot in California English-language horror films {{2000s-horror-film-stub