Spider Capitol Films and Artists Independent Network present in association with Odeon Films and Media Suits, a Catherine Bailey/Davis Films, Artists Independent Networks/Grosvenor Park Production ; a David Cronenberg film ; producers, David Cronenberg, Samuel Hadida, Catherine Bailey ; writer, Patrick McGrath ; director, David Cronenberg. Director of photography, Peter Suschitzky ; editor, Ronald Sanders ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Denise Cronenberg ; production designer, Andrew Sanders.
Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne, John Neville, Bradley Hall, Lynn Redgrave./ Originally released as a motion picture in 2002./ Based on the novel by Patrick McGrath./ Special features: filmmaker's commentary; "In the beginning: how Spider came to be" featurette; "Weaving the web: the making of Spider" featurette; "Caught in Spider's web: the cast" featurette./ Audience: MPAA rating: R; for sexuality, brief violence and language.
Summary:
Upon his release from a mental institution, Spider takes up residence in a halfway house. Paranoid, quiet, and forever making notes, Spider spends much of his time remembering his youth, specifically a horrific event from his childhood that occurred after he came to believe that his father was having an affair.
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