While a commercial hit and a critical flop, wild wild west was the final resting place of peters spider obsession and warners push for all films arachnid, as at the time eight legged freaks. These 10 movies could help you tackle the giant spider invasion maybe. Jim will smith and artemus kevin kline discover spider canyon and the mechanical beast that lives within. Wild wild west spiderwalker crewed by a competent squad. With the amazing spiderman 2 spinning its way into theaters, its a good time to count down our favorite horrormovie spiders 8. Wild wild west is a very poorly executed action film. Wild wild west 1999 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. A giant mechanical spider, will smith in drag, a megalomaniacal producer how did one of the most expensive movies ever made turn into such a. With will smith, kevin kline, kenneth branagh, salma hayek. Heres the story behind one of the biggest movie flops of the 90s. Wild wild west is a 1999 american steampunk western comedy film coproduced and directed.
He was going to get his vision of a giant metal spider realized by hook or by crook. Neil gaiman said peters also insisted that a giant mechanical spider be included in a proposed film adaptation of the sandman. With the lack of technology hollywood took a chance on movies like plan 9 and the day the earth stood still, war of the worlds and other aliens, giant bugs, etc. The tarantula has many amazing details in high acuracy with the vechicle from the movie. Pages in category films about spiders the following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. Lovelesss spider fetish, the huge robot dildo, how racist the old west was, and bai ling.
A south pacific island is the source of a deadly virus and also the new home for a giant spider with a thirst for blood. You probably remember this giant mechanical spider, as it took up a large chunk of the third act of the film, was featured heavily in all of the promotion for the film, and is also in general a pretty difficult thing to forget. Kevin joins paul, jason, and june to share his early involvement with a superman movie that reveals the origin of the giant spider. Most popular giant spider movies and tv shows imdb. If they ever decide to film the silmarillion, tolkiens precursor to the lord of the rings, theres a character in it named ungoliant, who is a giant spider that makes shelob look likewell, like spiders look in real life. Jim will smith and artemus kevin kline discover spider canyon and the. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the giant spider near you. Shot as if previsualizing the tbs weekend eightpeat screenings it would eventually join with austin powers and the mask, the film itself is perfect for hangover theater, like one of the lesser frats mixing jungle juice. I wanted to win and be the biggest movie star, and what happened was there was a lag around wild wild west time i found myself promoting something because i wanted to win versus promoting.
The movie itself, which was to star nicolas cage, got axed next, so peters then forced the spider into his next project, the aforementioned wild wild west. Giant steampunk spider walker from wild west flickr member imagine rigney has shared his latest creation, the giant steampunk tarantula from the movie wild wild west 1999. Will smith regrets wild wild west after making it for all. Wild wild west followed the exploits of a pair of secret government agents who travelled across the wild frontier by train thwarting threats against the country. How producer jon peters and a giant spider nearly ruined superman june 12, 20 josh elliott leave a comment go to comments you may notice the name jon peters under the executive producer heading in this summers man of steel superman movie.
One of the first films involving giant monsters was the 1933 classic king kong, as developments in cinema and animation enabled the creation of realistic giant creatures. Neil gaiman said peters also insisted that a giant mechanical spider be included in a. Arliss loveless is the main antagonist of the 1999 film wild wild west, based on the 1960s old west tv series the wild wild west. Unfortunately, i only remember a little about this movie plot. In 1999, his creative vision was at last realized in the will smith star vehicle wild wild west. A nice collection of cars from that era, and the sexism by the general. Wild wild west spiderwalker crewed by a competent squad of soldiers instead of comic relief. We were at the premiere of the death of superman lives. A man seeks out his exact lookalike after spotting him in a movie. The spider tank is a giant spidershaped warmachine designed by the evil. Christopher mihm is a name you should always remember if you like 50s bugs, aliens, and space travel.
If you need a prime example of the hubris and bloating and arrogance of the remake machine in hollywood, you need look no further than the 1999 film wild wild west. Wild wild west 810 movie clip 80 foot tarantula 1999 hd. The two best special agents in the wild west must save president grant from the clutches of a diabolical, wheelchairbound, steampunksavvy, confederate scientist bent on revenge for losing the civil war. How producer jon peters and a giant spider nearly ruined. I first saw the movie after hearing everybody trash it and from how they presented it, that it was one of the worst movies of all time. Because kevin smith has a story about a giant spider and makes fun of wild wild west because we all know smith has an eye for quality. Barry sonnenfeld only has one good film under his belt men in black and the rest are garbage, but wild wild west takes the cake as his worst. The arena resembles the iconic parts of the 1900s american southwest, including a small mining town, a shallow canyon and many plateaus or steppes that could be potential cover. That movie was an infamous bomb of almost grindhousian proportions, of. He is an evil genius who was once part of the confederate army during the american civil war and the founder and leader of the loveless alliance, an organization. The spider tank is a giant spidershaped warmachine designed by the evil doctor arliess loveless and an object in the 1999 american steampunk western action comedy movie wild wild west based on the 1960s american old west tv series the wild wild west. Its the film of the series of the wild wild westtechnically, anyway.
This movie, made in 20, captured perfectly the b movies off the 1950s with the giant spider, mutated from radioactivity. This big screen version ultimately seems little more than a camp, second rate bondlike adventure set against the background of the old west. But, in short, the movie ended up being a huge peice of crap. The trailers promised action, spectacle and even a movieinspired rap from smith, who reportedly chose the role of jim west over neo in the.
Wild wild west mechanical spider gif by supercompressor. A giant mechanical spider, will smith in drag, a megalomaniacal producer how did one of the most expensive movies ever made turn into such a disaster. Dr loveless spider blaster wild wild west xtoysmany people especially those who were kids around this time will remember that in 1999, wild wild west was one of the summers most anticipated movies. A year later, he noted that wild wild west, with peters on board as producer, was released with the inclusion of a giant mechanical spider in the final act. Wild wild west 1999 yarn is the best way to find video clips by quote. The spider canyon is a citylike industrial within the namesake canyon region in utah, u.
Imagine this bad boy behind a coaster corner with the coaster going under. The film influenced many giantmonster films in its wake, including many produced in japan, starting with the adaptation king kong appears. Find the exact moment in a tv show, movie, or music video you want to share. But the next terrible movie with a giant fuckin spider in it you watch, youll probably watch on your phone, preferably while holding. Wild wild west is a 1999 cattle punk comedy film directed by barry sonnenfeld, starring will smith, kevin kline, kenneth branagh, and salma hayek. How producer jon peters and a giant spider nearly ruined superman. The giant spider 20 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Using a real tarantula for many of the shots was perfect, as the close up of the face was a hilarious fake. Two comedy satires and a comedy satirical science fiction television films were made with the original cast in 1979 and 1980 and the series was adapted for a theatrical.
A giant mechanical spider, will smith in drag, a megalomaniacal producer how did one of the most expensive movies ever made turn into. The inside story of how wild wild west spun out of control. Amazonia is one of the secondary antagonists of the 1999 movie wild wild west. Wild wild west 810 movie clip 80 foot tarantula 1999. Giant spiders are very large spiders most commonly seen around lumbridge. The spider is actually an amalgam of various new zealand species that scare peter jackson for various reasons. The wild wild west is an american science fiction western television series that ran on the cbs television network for four seasons from september 17, 1965 to april 11, 1969. What happened 10 things we learned from the death of.
These 10 movies could help you tackle the giant spider. When a massive military strike fails, it is up to a team of scientists and one clever exterminator to kill the creature before the city is destroyed. The spider tank is a giant spider shaped warmachine designed by the evil doctor arliess loveless and an object in the 1999 american steampunk western action comedy movie wild wild west based on the 1960s american old west tv series the wild wild west. Arliss loveless kenneth branagh in the steampunk western wild, wild west. It is a location in the 1999 american steampunk western action comedy movie wild wild west. Wild wild west spider robot wild west, film props, western wild. The deepest and darkest insight into wild wild west, the notorious 1999 ur summermovie catastrophe starring will smith as a ribald postcivil. Smith has a great story about working on a superman screenplay that gives some, well, incredible background on the giant spider in wild wild west. Identify a movie featuring a mechanical spider closed ask question asked 2 years. Gordons the reason you suck speech to west after they were chased by the giant saws. This is an alphabetical list of films featuring giant monsters, known in japan as kaiju.
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