Just saw a documentary that said this is one of the worst movies ever.
Bullsh!t.
"Leave and never darken my towels again!"
What was this documentary called? 'Everything We're About To Tell You Is A Lie', perhaps?
"Of course it's me, who were you expecting?"
It was called "The 50 Worst Movies of All Time". It was an awful list, it was full of Godzilla and Ed Wood movies. And Spider Baby was 6 or 5 I think.
"Leave and never darken my towels again!"
Why did it say it was bad? Ed Wood movies aren't that bad, just a bit boring tbh.
"Of course it's me, who were you expecting?"
I can think of a few reasons. The acting was absolutely awful. The scene where the delivery guy is killed in the window, and the ridiculous "struggles" of Emily when she is being killed were very amateurish. When Peter is tied up, it is also obvious that he is not trying to escape. It is one of those movies that are so bad, that they are entertaining.
shareMIchiganJFrogg, on one hand I agree with you. However, we're talking about a horror movie that was made in 1964, a time when ALL horror movies were ridiculous. In those days there was no such thing as realism in movies -- and horror makers in particular had to tread lightly because of the motion picture code. If you look at "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?," "The Birds," anything with Vincent Price or any other name horror movies from that era, you'll find similar corny acting and general silliness. In my mind, "Spider Baby" is not a bottom-of-the-barrel production because there's a genuine sense of foreboding in spite of the intentionally tongue-in-cheek shenanigans.
share"The scene where the delivery guy is killed in the window"
The "delivery guy" is Mantan Moreland. I was delighted to see him here.