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Duration
  

Language
  
English

7.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Short, Action, Drama

Country
  
Spider (2007 film) movie poster

Release date
  
17 June 2007 (2007-06-17) (Australia, Sydney Film Festival)18 January 2008 (2008-01-18) (United States, Sundance Film Festival)9 April 2010 (2010-04-09) (United States, Theatrical release)

Writer
  
Nash Edgerton, David Michod

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Spider is a 2007 Australian black comedy short film directed by Nash Edgerton and written by David Michôd and Nash Edgerton. The film had its world premiere in competition at the Sydney Film Festival on 17 June 2007. After that the film compete at number of film festivals and later theatrically released with Edgerton's feature-film The Square.

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Plot

A couple, Jack and Jill, are driving in a car. Jill is angry at Jack, so he enters a gas station and buys a card, flowers, chocolate, and a toy spider. As Jill re-fills the gas tank, Jack hides the spider in the sun visor above her seat. Jill ignores the flowers and card but is won over by the chocolate. She pulls down the sun visor, causing the spider to fall out and the car to nearly crash. After the car stops, Jack laughs and tosses the spider towards Jill, who jolts backwards into the road and is struck by a passing vehicle. Paramedics arrive, and as one is about to insert a syringe into the unconscious Jill's arm, he is startled by the spider toy and accidentally throws the syringe into Jack's eye.

Cast

  • Nash Edgerton as Jack
  • Mirrah Foulkes as Jill
  • Chum Ehelepola as Gas Station Attendant
  • Bruno Xavier as Gas Station Attendant
  • David Michôd as Hit Driver
  • Tony Lynch as Paramedic
  • Joel Edgerton as Paramedic
  • Critical response

    The film earned mainly positive reviews from critics. Jason Sondhi of short of the week gave film the positive review said "It’s for sure a superior film, I just think I loved everything about it except the parts that I assume everyone loves." David Brook of blue print review gave the film four out of five stars and said "A simple one-gag comedy-short that works surprisingly well due to some accomplished naturalistic direction and performances. A nice touch at the end, although unnecessary, went down well with the audience too." Wesley Morris of Boston.com said that "as well-delivered as its shocks are, this film is cleverness in the service of cruelty."

    Home media

    Spider was released on DVD with The Square, on 24 August 2010.

    Awards and official selections

  • Official Selection - Melbourne International Film Festival
  • Official Selection - Telluride Film Festival
  • Official Selection - South by Southwest
  • References

    Spider (2007 film) Wikipedia
    Spider (2007 film) IMDb Spider (2007 film) themoviedb.org