Giant Spider Invasion

In a shameless attempt to exploit the acclaim of the Ashland Independent Film Festival, The Bad Film Society will present The Ashland Co-Dependent Film Festival on Sunday, April 6th, 6PM at the Ashland Elks Dungeon.
 
The main feature will be the incredibly chinzy The Giant Spider Invasion which had a short run at drive-in theaters in 1975. When a meteor (or is it a flying saucer made out of a paper plate?) crashes down in rural Wisconsin, it causes an attack of man-eating spiders. The impressive theatrical poster showed a spider big enough to crush big city buildings. In the film, the main "Giant Spider" is a fur covered VW Bug driven in reverse so the red tail lights serve as the monster’s glowing eyes! A few other "Giant Spiders" are puppets about the size of dogs. The cast is made up of has-been B-movie and TV actors like Alan Hale, Jr., best known as the Skipper of Gilligan’s Island, Barbara Hale, best known as Perry Mason’s loyal secretary Della Street and Steve Brodie from The Wild World of Batwoman. Is it all the result of an interdimensional gateway or just an excuse for over-the-hill actors to make out?
 
The evening will begin with some daffy and unusual shorts sure to please and bewilder one and all.

Also stay tuned for the 7th episode of the serial The Lost Planet from 1953! On the par with an Ed Wood movie, it’s considered the worst serial ever made with unintentionally hilarious dialogue like "How are we going to find it, it's the Lost Planet." It was the last sci-fi serial ever made…for good reason.

Members should bring something yummy for a scrumptious potluck dinner before the feature. Some bottom feeders just come for the great food! It sure beats dumpster diving!

Also, unload your trashy videos for door prizes in our humiliating and hilarious raffle.