Earth vs. the Spider The Spider Original screenplay for the 1958 film
1958145977Los Angeles: American-International Pictures 1958. Draft script for the 1958 film here under the working title "The Spider." SIGNED by director Bert I. Gordon. With holograph pencil annotations throughout. Fodder for for an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 Season 4 Episode 13 Sept 14 1991 where Gordon was resurrected as a master of bad taste.<br/><br/>Small-town teenagers and their high school science teacher fight a gigantic mutant spider. The last of the "giant creature" films directed by Gordon from the 1950s. In an attempt to ride on the success of "The Fly" which debuted a few months earlier in 1958 the film's working title "The Spider" replaced "Earth vs. the Spider" on most of its promotional materials. The screen title however was never officially changed.<br/><br/>Yellow titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 48. Title page integral to the distribution page with receipt intact dated April 29 1958 with credits for screenwriters Laszlo Gorog and George Worthing Yates and story credit to Bert I. Gordon. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Mimeographed rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 5/9/58. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with some edgewear and faint tidemarks to the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. American-International Pictures unknown books
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