Spider Baby Or, The Maddest Story Ever Told

– The story follows a family of inbreeds who have been afflicted by a genetic disorder known as 'Merry..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 21 Minutes
Release Year:
1967
Original Name:
Spider Baby
Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told (1967) - Also known as Spider Baby

The story follows a family of inbreeds who have been afflicted by a genetic disorder known as 'Merrye syndrome', named after the family in which the disorder developed. This malady causes its victims to enter a state of age regression that starts at the age of ten and continues throughout the remainder of the person's life, rendering them with the intelligence of a child. The final generation of the family has been entrusted to the care of the family chauffeur (Lon Chaney Jr), and all is well for these odd people until a greedy branch of the family decides that they want to relieve the family of its home. Mental illness has always, and will always be, a fascinating subject for horror movies as it probes into the unknown and Spider Baby makes best use of that fact.

Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:

Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told (1967) - Trailer

Release Date:

24 Dec 1967

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Jack Hill

Writer:

Jack Hill

Main Actors:

Lon Chaney Jr., Carol Ohmart, Quinn K. Redeker, Beverly Washburn

Plot:

In a dilapidated rural mansion, the last generation of the degenerate, inbred Merrye family lives with the inherited curse of a disease that causes them to mentally regress from the age of 10 or so on as they physically develop. The family chauffeur looks out for them and covers up their indiscretions. Trouble comes when greedy distant relatives and their lawyer arrive to dispossess the family of its home.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Johnny Legend Cinemania

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%