Spider's Web (2002 film)
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Starring | Stephen Baldwin and Kari Wuhrer |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Spider's Web is a 2002 American direct-to-video film directed by and starring Stephen Baldwin and Kari Wuhrer. The film, described as a "low-rent sex thriller",[1] was also produced by both Baldwin and Wuhrer, the latter of whom said of the film: "The pace of making this movie, it was extreme. It was the longest day imaginable".[2] Wuhrer's breast implants encapsulated during filming, which she noticed while preparing to film a nude scene, so she had them removed later that year.[3] She noted that both Levine and Baldwin were compassionate about her ordeal, and worked to continue filming in ways that would conceal the disfigurement.[3]
Plot[]
Clay Harding (Baldwin) recruits executive Lauren Bishop (Wuhrer) in a plot to steal $40 million from Harding's father Robert Harding (George Murdock). The pair devise a plot to steal Robert's passwords and set up a dummy corporation mimicking a company that Robert is interested in buying in order to divert his funds to a Swiss bank account. Clay secretly plans to double-cross Laura and allow her to take the blame for the theft, which she realizes when she discovers that a co-worker who had engineered her being fired from her job, Harry Burnham (Benjamin King), was Clay's college classmate. Clay murders Burnham and makes it look like a suicide. However, after a series of machinations on both sides, Lauren ultimately prevails, leaving the country with access to the money while Clay is left with nothing.
Cast[]
- Stephen Baldwin (Clay Harding)
- Kari Wuhrer Lauren Bishop
- Benjamin King (Harry Burnham)
- Scott Williamson (Doug Caulfield)
- Michael Gregory (Manny Molka)
- George Lazenby (Leland De Winter)
- (Det. Nick Perez)
- George Murdock (Robert Harding)
- Matt Borlenghi (Bob Smooth)
- William L. Johnson (Conman Jerry)
- (Mike)
- (Gabe Yamada)
- (Young Man)
- (Mrs. Wick; billed as Mary Kate Harris)
- (Emily)
- (Messenger)
- (Miss Wilkins)
- (Older Man)
- Monique Alexander (Young Woman)
- (Fran Crawford)
- (Lazio)
- (Account Manager)
- (Cyber Cafe Girl)
- (Plain Clothes Cop)
- (Receptionist)
Reception[]
The movie was critically panned as "boring", with one review summarizing it as repeated episodes of "some drama and story followed by nudity and sex which in the end makes this movie all about how sexy actress Kari Wuhrer is".[4] Scott Weinberg, writing for Apollo Guide, wrote "I suppose if a movie has entirely vanished from memory not 24 hours after it's been viewed, that's its own review right there".[5] As of 2021 it maintains an average 4.3/10 rating on IMdb.com, and a 20% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
References[]
- ^ Mick Martin, Marsha Porter, DVD & Video Guide 2005 (2004), p. 1043.
- ^ Paul Kane, The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy (2015), p. 196.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "A Hollywood Actress's Intimate Diary: Why I Took Out My Breast Implants". Glamour Magazine. September 2002. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2007.
- ^ "Deadly Boring Spider". The Movie Scene.
- ^ "Spider's Web". Rotten Tomatoes (quoting Apollo Guide).
External links[]
- Spider's Web at IMDb
- 2002 films
- English-language films
- 2002 crime thriller films
- 2002 direct-to-video films
- American crime thriller films