Kingdom of the Spiders - Interview with William Shatner

[@eagle-eye125]

Anyone brave enough to let all those spiders crawl on him deserves more then his own spaceship

[@randquadrozzi1280]

It's like the trouble with tribbles but they bite

[@roeimakikiderikadragontwin9898]

wait those spiders are real?

[@brianbagnall3029]

Shatner never fails to deliver the goods.

[@momolovesmina]

If shatter wants you in the lodge, just get in the lodge.

[@danielbelardino7662]

Mokey Tah 😂😂😂 I know it's like move woman!

[@JS-wp4gs]

'if michael jackson wants you in the white van you get in the white van'

[@5355vbxjbj76rvn]

He doesn't look a day over 65, at most. Very well preserved.

[@johnniec2861]

Still cant believe over all the yrs of watching him in Star Trek and everything else ,, that hes in his 80s,, Hope i look that good in my 60s,, let alone 80s :)

[@VeggieMight4Life]

Eat right and stay active take ur vitamins and you should be. Also a persons genes speeks alot for that. Heck a person could die any second. Were not promised tomorrow let alone the next minute of our lives. God bless you!

[@PungiFungi]

@Quod Deus Avertat , actually I do not think he look so good as his face is pulled back too tight and bloated.

[@colonelwest5443]

William Shatner is a national treasure.

[@totallyfrozen]

That movie was Shat-tastic! After the apocalypse, the only creatures left will be Chuck Norris and William Shatner.

[@forestgeorge8855]

And Keith Richards

[@MindHunger]

And Chuck Yeager

[@RayKlassen]

This movie SCARED the heck outta me as a kid!!

[@darktrooper2099]

And Arachnophobia?

[@magicsinglez]

I bet that’s the hardest Bill has ever tried acting. . . . God, I don’t want to have to do this scene again. This is better than watching the movie. OK, William Shatner earns 50 cents every-time someone rents this movie

[@leewilson2140]

Best Spider film ever!!

[@bb21again.67]

Yes Arachnophobia was over-rated rubbish.

[@tlcnowtlw]

This was one of the greatest movies I really enjoyed, I was only ten years old then when I watched it the movie theater. I was scared and cried because I thought the spiders were in between our chairs , great memories!

[@PygmalionFaciebat]

At some point of the movie, the theater should drop fake spiders from the ceiling ^^ hehe Would increased the effect of the movie by a lot ^^

[@marytaylor475]

I was 6 I didn't sleep that night lol

[@dreamsoft1361]

when he said "My silk .. shirt ... allowed them to *gouge* me", I saw Kirk

[@jameswallace1406]

Say what you will about shatner, but he glued a spider to his face, while covered in spiders, in my book he gets renewed respect. Mr. Get it done.

[@MrWashu12]

This was a great movie and like William shatner said about the ending being left open for a sequel this really would have been a great sequel to have seen and yes a good ending.

[@davidmarks509]

Shanter amazing guy

[@darktrooper2099]

Actually it's Shatner, William Shatner.

[@WinrichNaujoks]

I loved this movie from all those years back when I was a kid and I'm still thinking about the ending!

[@PygmalionFaciebat]

I know the ending, but i am very thankful that you dont spoil the ending. Unfortunately thats rare on youtube. I read so often in the comments spoilers of all sorts - for movies, and games etc .. it ruins a lot , and sometimes it ruined for me. So whenever i see a comment like yours, i am thankful, that you made your point so clear, without spoiling. Yes, i liked the movie also... it was horryfying as kid - but still ok when watched with parents. I was around 10 years old, when i watched it.

[@rem2267]

Thanks for posting this. I am a big Shatner fan and have Kingdom of the Spiders on DVD. 8/10 stars. I think I'll watch it again sometime this week.

[@spanimator22]

I showed my kids this movie, and it freaked them out as much as it freaked me out when I first saw it over 30 years ago. I do remember there was mention of a sequel, it is too bad they never made it. I always thought he would have came out alive somehow.

[@MoeJaxon]

This movie was very well done. It was solid. One of the greatest spider movie I ever seen. Very good story and solid acting. It stuck with me over the years. Number 1

[@robfuzz]

Ah, the eco-horror of the 70s. Every animal and insect took revenge! I loved Kingdom of the Spiders and I love how seriously Shatner takes it! Other films to check out: Food of the Gods, Squirm, The Prophecy, Ants!(with Suzanne Somers), Grizzly, Tentacles.

[@anzaeria]

And of course Day Of The Animals from 1977.

[@CelestialWoodway]

Frogs

[@DIESEL0759]

Ants was f'n GREAT!

[@marytaylor475]

I'm with you they scared the crap out of me this one and food of the gods wow

[@zq9m3xh8]

Get a spider on me or near me, nowhere near as large as the ones in this flick, and I'm suddenly an 8 year old girl, falsetto and all!

[@ianhitman]

There's not enough money they could pay me to be in this movie.

[@darktrooper2099]

You sure?

[@StrongEnough78]

darktrooper2099 I'll tell you this.....they could offer me $1 billion, Marky Mark Wahlburg, Channing Tatum and James Franco as my on call sex slaves to work on this movie and I would turn it down.

[@ohwell94]

@@StrongEnough78 yup instead in my case though it would be a billion, Jason Mamoa, Chris Helmsworth and Bradly Cooper I cant even handle a daddy long legs in my bathtub!

[@maryrobinson4131]

Poor homelss no hope at all and for a million dollars I still REFUSE to do this Movie..

[@NewEnglandDirtRoadie]

one of the greatest actors of all time.

[@toniconway9034]

This movie has haunted me. My earliest memory is watching this movie. I was three years old. Watching this movie now.... it's not bad.

[@bluevictory1010]

The actress (Marcy Lafferty) that played Shatners sister-in-law was his wife at the time. I think she was his second wife, and they were married for many years.

[@audreymobley7423]

I saw this movie for the first time, yesterday, 01/18/2021. I only watched it because William Shatner was in it. I really appreciate this interview. I got answers to a few questions, I had. I love this type of movie.

[@onebourbononescotch]

I saw this movie when I was a little kid and it terrified me.

[@wahfulprints9524]

Great interview. Wish it was included on the Blu-ray release

[@kolos2006]

I saw it as a kid. It was on of the most terrifying experiences of my life. It still scares me. Seriously. Aracnophobia,for instance,was NOTHING compared to this. Snd the ending!That ending!Great job!

[@wendigos_eat_people7177]

LOL, It was this movie and an episode from that's incredible that led to me having them as pets.

[@marytaylor475]

Agreed

[@markrubin2470]

reminds me of the ending to the first Planet of the Apes on the beach with what is left of the Statue of Liberty

[@ClaryPamela]

I sure enjoyed it and I still watch it .

[@Lee-Darin]

People eat spiders too Bill lol. Especially tarantulas. But you are one of my favorite actors.

[@AzBeautyFull]

I live in the town this was made, and its hard to tell because mods have been done but i believe my dads current home is in the film. I was born in '85 and through most of my childhood the tarantula population in the town still existed in high numbers, because of this film. By the early 2000s it became much more of a rare sight to see one and became appearant, the guest left over from the film were not maintaining well in their new environment. Today they are still seen but very rarely and i suspect a few genetic enthusiast will remain for a long time but they are all but gone.

[@Megatron-sl5us]

I've seen it once and it still creeps me out. Even though you can buy the movie and find the whole movie here as well as clips, I can't watching the movie as I'm scared of spiders. Yes I'm quite aware tarantulas are timid and scared of people. But they're easy to pick up and hold once your fear is gone. I knew a person who owned a large Tarantula and every time he picked it up, the tarantula would remain still and its legs close to its body. He told me the spider never bit him and he had it for many years.

[@darktrooper2099]

And undoubtedly the very reason why Spider-Man was 1 of MARVEL's earliest creations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JB-1138]

Way better than expected.

[@mlopez6179]

I just came from watching the movie. Fun to watch. 👍

[@JohnSmith-cn9pt]

This town has changed so much since then. Bring back the spiders and get rid of the zombies! 🤣

[@dennyshoopman4397]

"What is it? What the Hell's wrong?" LOL

[@senpaicthulhu5885]

his idea for a sequel is actually pretty good.

[@janiestraub5964]

There's not enough money in the world to get me to be in this movie!!!! It gave me the creeps!!!

[@stephenvelez9710]

Shatner is a treasure❤

[@doomvictor3934]

Shatner ALWAYS AWESOME. With that said, this movie puts "Arachnophobia" to shame.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

...you're joking, right? Arachnophobia is ten thousand times better than this turkey.

[@DIESEL0759]

@@ZiddersRooFurry What do you think Arachnophobia was based on? Even the filmmakers thought it was a rip-off of this.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

@@DIESEL0759 Not by a longshot.

[@DIESEL0759]

@@ZiddersRooFurry It's in the DVD commentary. The producers felt Arachnophobia swiped this film. It's obvious that they did, too. Almost identical plots.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

@@DIESEL0759 Aside from the whole spider thing the two movies are completely different. A movies not a ripoff just because it has the same premise.

[@tommyrich3038]

Real spiders,? Crazy, I'm 47 and remember watching this as a kid. It was like a movie of the week on ABC or whatever. Good stuff.

[@tedhoeborn2310]

Shatner earned his paycheck with that one.

[@LatinSith]

Imagine an army of rats got into a fight with the army of tarantulas..

[@williamhild1793]

Yes, kids, I remember when this movie came out, and it was AWESOME!

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILLIAM SHATNER!!

[@njc84]

damn he has aged well. he's 82!

[@Behnan]

„If they had the spiders on me, it was not cgi“ ..... LOL :)))))). thats why this Film has still an impact on me to this day

[@scottc.5142]

I was in Scottsdale when this was being filmed. And I remember seeing this on the evening news that it was being filmed.

[@morlockmeat]

Ha! Saw this movie in the theater when it was released. Got a kick out of it then, but the kick came from seeing Shatner again. Hadn't seen him since "The Devil's Rain", at that time. Anybody notice that most of the music in this movie was music from the show "The Twilight Zone"? Must have been stock music for TV shows. 😆

[@bluevictory1010]

You are correct, I read about that on Wikipedia. Most of the instrumental music was from the Twilight Zone because this movie had a really low budget to adhere to. I love The Devil's Rain, the ending is a little bit dragged out but overall a really good movie!

[@morlockmeat]

@@bluevictory1010 - If the music works, why not use it. It was great and memorable music and was used in many other TV shows, such as The Fugitive and Perry Mason. I got a kick out of The Devil's Rain. I remember the previews really pushing the "shocking" ending, being like nothing you've ever seen before! I didn't think so, but it was fun. Will never forget Shatner's glass-breaking scream in that movie, when he was being sacrificed! 😲

[@randquadrozzi1280]

I live in southwest Florida and we have wolf spiders around the same size as the tarantula but my wife didn't know that and got scared one night and yelled i just seen a hand crawling down the driveway and hugged me in fear

[@kenderen3736]

I remember seeing this when it first came out at the theatre. Now i own it. Always thought it was an interesting concept and good horror movie.

[@richardjackson5670]

I love Shatner! Thanks for uploading this!

[@thrashpondopons2776]

Loved this flic when I saw it as a kid 40 years ago (give or take) 7 it still gives me the shivers! Love that final shot!

[@DIESEL0759]

I love the scene where the one spider is running after the plane like, "HEY!! WAIT FOR ME!! Dammit!! I missed my flight!! Son of a bitch!!"

[@AquariusRenatus]

But this saved her live. 😅

[@DIESEL0759]

@@AquariusRenatus Sure, but all the rest of her/his family died on the flight and come on, seeing the pilot scream like a little girl almost made it worth it! Besides, didn't all the spiders on the flight get on it knowing they would die? Kinda a suicide bombing kind of thing?

[@maskedmotorsdiy3575]

Always wondered why the open-cockpit airplane pilot didn't go all Top Gun and pull an inverted move. Bye-bye spiders.

[@maggieb369]

Shatner is such a good storyteller-so interesting to listen to

[@vilefly]

2:29 LIGHTING.....POOR..................MUST.....KEEP......FLASHLIGHT......ON......FACE.....WHILE......BEING.....CRUSHED......UNDER.....THE WEIGHT.......OF........SPIDERS!

[@ergbudster3333]

Watching Kirk.. er.. I mean Shat... yak about that flick is actually better than watching the flick. Always presents as a real likable sort of guy. A Canadian of course. Thanks for years of plain old, good old entertainment, Bill. Cheers all.

[@joehall6559]

SHATTER gives his all no matter what role . thanks

[@KevinR1138]

Millions upon millions of years never evolved a dinosaur more intelligent than a dog, and there were countless species to pick from, so there's no guarantee an intelligent spider would evolve just because we weren't around...exactly how we did it in such a short span of time is still highly debated.

[@thatguyfromcetialphaV]

I dunno. My ex was like a tarantula. Hides for ages then jumped from nowhere.

[@bondfool]

“We were very careful.” Immediate cut to a very real boot stomping on a very real tarantula, while they spray others with god knows what.

[@tracybrooks5971]

LOVE William Shatner!! That was a fun movie, just realizing those are real spiders on them makes the movie so much creepier!!! Loved it!!!

[@DarrellSMoore]

I'm shocked that there's no mention of Tiffany Bolling, his co-star. She was a goddess in the 70's.

[@SaucyWench7]

And she wasn't afraid of spiders!

[@MrRockzilla86]

Say what you want about Shatner...I think he's great myself...But to endure that and experiment with a spider on your face...That's real dedication to your craft.

[@DragonWaveMaster]

I enjoyed this movie and Shatner was very entertaining as usual.

[@Dallas-Nyberg]

Surprisingly, for a B grade movie, it is quite a good. However, if you suffer from arachnophobia...DON'T watch it! - it will creep you out.

[@robertmoir5695]

I like this movie Kind of reminds me of the movie The Swarm I like William Shatner

[@whatthef911]

Some of his TV movies are on YT. I didn't care for TJH, but Shatner was great in the 70's.

[@namaschu2126]

He is a brave actor, he really is. This movie is really a nigtmare 🕸️🕷️I can't imagine to play in a movie like this.

[@firechiefrisley]

"Billy" and the Spiders are Stars: "Peaceful Verde Valley" Revisited ... Billy played the Star, hamming good with Tiff' n' Woody, with the spiders they're stars; he played a cheesy hand, but made it without scars; and Bill became this Special Man, then we were Shatner's Fans; his career exploded man, well-paid with gold L.A. tan; he was the "Rack", with bewigged tight-jean smack; his Shakespearean pause went too far, but boy could he play the star ...

[@rem2267]

Most excellent!

[@JAWZMUZIK1]

Shatner we love you

[@deanwoolston4794]

If Kirk only had a phazer.

[@bb21again.67]

Beam these spiders up now Scotty,Captain I can't be given it much more than that.😊

[@stuartchurch8945]

I hate Spiders and this film scared me to death. I was just a kid and scared of Sharks too , (JAWS) 40 years on I love watching this film. William Shatner is a legend!!!

[@edwardmorley5273]

He's top man without a doubt

[@themanwiththecrystaleyes464]

Most New World Tarantulas have urticaring hairs. It’s a defense mechanism when they feel stressed, they will release itchy hair. Probably keeping them in a shopping bag all together made them scared and confused. I know you’re making a movie but when you do please try not to hurt the animals. I seriously wonder how many spiders died.

[@DIESEL0759]

Quite a few, I'd imagine.

[@robgoren8628]

14:03 - life goals.

[@DIESEL0759]

Poor "Old Fred". He's not getting any older...

[@Shadowfax-1980]

Legend!

[@Jataylor30]

The lack of care and the on screen murder of tarantulas was awful. As a pet owner of one of these beauties, it’s pretty upsetting.

[@kennethmartin1300]

Yeah, that took me 'out of the movie', I thought maybe a few fake tarantulas would have been forgiven by us in the audience. Well, chiming in after a year, hope the pet is doing OK.

[@Jataylor30]

@@kennethmartin1300 yeah, same. The good thing to come of this movie was at least now, harming spiders for film is illegal. I currently have two of these babies and they’re both alive, thriving and well. Thank you!

[@lynnkanerva4519]

I saw part of this movie when l was in highschool. I slept on the couch one night and l woke up and the movie was on tv late night. I mostly remember the part where he had the all the spiders were on his shirt. I was creeped out and felt all crawley. I'm glad those n spidies were on tv. All those spiders on Wm. Shatner in this film, and Daniel Stern ('Marv') in Home Alone thought it was BAD doing just one scene with just one spider on his face! They carried the spiders in shopping bags? Too funny !

[@markallen5894]

Oh no I couldn't do what Shatner did I'd be terrified even if I was in a movie

[@garyk2629]

Just saw it for the first time. It's actually not bad.

[@salvadortexas5274]

Glad Shatner didn't get cancelled over his "ugly beast" comment. Came here to find out if the calf in the bed of the truck was sedated heavily.

[@MindHunger]

Butler!

[@chrisnotyou]

You could not pay me enough.

[@senpaicthulhu5885]

and it was fun watching it...on rifftrax

[@dreamkink]

😲Hell To The Naw😱

[@nickducharme5104]

I watched the movie the other night and it's ok

[@MoeJaxon]

Solid actor and a fantastic movie

[@manco828]

Simple. Just use the Enterprise phasers.

[@thebiscuitrose]

Shatner is so handsome in this film.

[@darellbell605]

How did they get all then spiders?

[@DIESEL0759]

It's mentioned in original commentary. The producers hired Mexicans to capture as many spiders as they could at $10 a spider. Not bad cash in 1977, I'm sure.

[@babar201109]

Just watched this with my partner who had never seen it. it’s a cringe worthy riot of a film and he got it!

[@hollygaskin4771]

I have to keep pausing this to throw up in my mouth a little. Ewww... Wm could feel their little hooks thru his silk shirt! I surely would have died!!!!

[@larryfloyd4993]

CHECK OUT a Shatner movie called THE INTRUDER

[@larryfloyd4993]

@bigbadb10 Its about a man , that goes down to a southern town and stirs up hatred... its shatners best role ever..

[@jaymac8496]

Captain Kirk had to deal with Spiders Dr McCoy had to deal with oversized bunnies lol

[@MrWashu12]

I never saw the ending as there dead because there all alive in the shelter that they have left to survive on and because there is still hope.