Spider Baby (1967) Horror | B-Movie | Cult Classic | Comedy

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Chauffeur Bruno (Lon Chaney Jr.) looks after three strange siblings at their family estate. Ralph (Sid Haig), Virginia (Jill Banner) and Elizabeth (Beverly Washburn) all suffer from an inherited condition: a genetic disorder that causes a reversal in mental age and results in a crazed, childlike disposition. Because of his affection for the family, Bruno covers up the siblings' bizarre behavior and crimes. But, when relatives arrive at the family estate, the truth is bound to come out.
Release date: December 24, 1967 (Corpus Christi)
Director: Jack Hill
Screenplay: Jack Hill
Budget: 65,000 USD
Distributed by: American General Pictures
Music by: Ronald Stein

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Director
Jack Hill

Writer
Jack Hill

Stars
Lon Chaney Jr.
Carol Ohmart
Quinn K. Redeker

Spider Baby: or, the Maddest Story Ever Told is a 1967 American comedy horror film, written and directed by Jack Hill.[3] It stars Lon Chaney Jr. as Bruno, the chauffeur and caretaker of three orphaned siblings who suffer from "Merrye Syndrome", a genetic condition starting in early puberty that causes them to regress mentally, socially and physically. Jill Banner, Carol Ohmart, Quinn Redeker, Beverly Washburn, Sid Haig, Mary Mitchel, Karl Schanzer and Mantan Moreland also star.

The film was released to relative obscurity,[4] but eventually achieved cult status.

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