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Bert I. Gordon Memorial Double Bill: Earth vs. the Spider (1958) + Secret Second Feature

October 24, 2023

Grand Illusion Cinema
Seattle, WA

Part of the Grand Illusion Cinema’s annual All Monsters Attack! film series

We paid tribute to the legendary Bert I. Gordon with an all-16mm double feature, plus spooky shorts.

The Sprocket Society bids RIP to Mr. BIG with an all-16mm tribute to Bert I. Gordon, with one of his “best” early B-movie hits, plus a secret second feature, and shorts.

Fifty tons of creeping horror! In EARTH VS. THE SPIDER (1958), a tarantula the size of a house starts gobbling up residents of a tiny town! It’s up to plucky teenagers to save the day, despite their crazy lingo and mindless love of rock ‘n’ roll!

PLUS: another secret BIG classic, and spooky shorts!

Gordon, who died in March at age 100, was a jack-of-all-trades indie producer, director, screenwriter, and not-so-special effects artist. During a 35 year career, he made dirt-cheap but very profitable sci-fi, horror and fantasy cult classics like The Amazing Colossal Man, Village of the Giants, and Empire of the Ants. Mainstays of drive-ins and late-night TV, his shlocky treasures embody a lost era of movie fun.

Poster for the Bert I. Gordon Memorial Double Bill: Earth vs. the Spider (1958) + Secret Second Feature (Oct. 2023)Bert I. Gordon sitting in his directors chair