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Merge[edit]

This film seems to have two articles for the same film, One should be merged into the other Andrzejbanas 17:38, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, the pages have been merged. - Grandpafootsoldier 17:21, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced material[edit]

The following is unsourced information:

A theremin was used in the soundtrack of the film
Earth vs. The Spider was featured in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
In the opening credits the word "starring" is spelled as "staring".
In the movie, when the Sheriff gives the order to have DDT sprayed on the spider, the Tarantula continues to walk forward even as they clearly spray the DDT through a hose onto it, despite the fact that all spiders are very sensitive to smell. In reality, the spider would have shied back before running away.
In the movie the spider is stored in the high school auditorium for viewing, filling 1/4 of the auditorium. When it awakens and escapes it is seen walking through downtown and is bigger than a two-story building.
The spider expert refers to the spider as being an insect throughout the film.
The spider expert believes the DDT killed the spider and has it brought to the high school auditorium to be viewed by other scientists. The spider is clearly sprawled out. In real life, spiders killed by sprays curl up rather than sprawling out.
The film was shot in the Carlsbad Caverns of Carlsbad, New Mexico and on the same stage set at Universal Studios where the original Psycho was filmed. In fact, if you look closely in the background as the spider expert drives home to check on the safety of his family, the house used in Psycho can be seen.
The film is mentioned by Para-Medic in the 2004 video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
In the Disney movie Lilo & Stitch there is a scene where Stitch stops to look at a TV inside a display window of a shop and the TV is showing a scene from this film.

While this is interesting, we can't use it unless you provide a source. Also, none of this is really trivia, as trivia by its definition is "unimportant information" - it therefore shouldn't be in a trivia section but instead the information should be incorporated into the main article. - Tbsdy lives (formerly Ta bu shi da yu) ^talk 12:38, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Missing Information[edit]

This article is missing important information on the film's theatrical and home media releases which needs to be added to the article with proper citations. The "Reception" section is way too short and needs more reviews from notable critics added to it. The article is also contains information that is unsourced and either needs to be removed or given proper citations when necessary. No IMDb references should be used as per Wikipiedia's guidelines.--Paleface Jack (talk) 16:26, 12 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]