Tarantula
1955 · 80 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 11,222 VOTES · DIR. Jack Arnold
Overview
A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new female assistant, they discover that something is devouring local cattle and humans in increasingly large quantities.
Dialogue Timeline — 872 lines
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00:02:45 - What's the score, Doc? - Twins. Cutest things you ever saw.
00:05:07 You know Deemer, don't you?
00:07:32 it's taken years to produce the deformity.
00:15:23 Coco, you startled me.
00:17:18 I wish I knew.
00:19:22 Then would you mind calling a cab for me?
00:21:24 Why not?
00:23:36 Will you gentlemen excuse me?
00:25:20 I see.
00:27:32 Thanks for the tour, Professor.
00:29:41 We have nothing except time.
00:32:12 Once we can control that, we're ready for the ultimate test: On humans.
00:34:25 I don't know. Four or five months, I guess.
00:37:08 You make it sound so creepy.
00:40:47 - I'd like to discuss it with him. - I will.
00:44:39 No footprints, no blood, no sign of struggle.
00:49:50 Say, have you got a thermos or a jar around here somewhere?
00:51:31 - Who? - Prof. Deemer.
00:54:37 one day when I was in town...
00:57:04 Then it is insect venom?
00:59:04 Tarantulas predigest their food by flooding the wound with a powerful solvent...
01:02:20 MATT: I'm at the airport. SHERIFF: Oh.
01:10:06 Do you think dynamite would stop him?
01:12:14 Come on! Get back!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed872
Dialogue density10.9 lines / min
First line00:02:45
Final line01:12:14
Production Record
DirectorJack Arnold
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes11,222