Spider (2007 film)
Spider is a 2007 Australian black comedy short film directed by Nash Edgerton and written by David Michôd and Nash Edgerton.[1][2][3][4] The film had its world premiere in competition at the Sydney Film Festival on 17 June 2007.[5] After that the film competed at number of film festivals and was later released theatrically together with Edgerton's feature-film The Square.[5][6][7]
This article is about the Nash Edgerton film. For the David Cronenberg film, see Spider (2002 film).Spider
David Michôd
Nash Edgerton
Nicole O'Donohue
Joel Edgerton
Mirrah Foulkes
Nash Edgerton
Luke Doolan
Nash Edgerton
IndieFlix
- 17 June 2007 (Australia, Sydney Film Festival)
- 18 January 2008 (United States, Sundance Film Festival)
- 9 April 2010 (United States, Theatrical release)
9 minutes
Australia
English
Plot[edit]
A couple, Jack and Jill, are driving in a car. Jill is angry at Jack, so he enters a gas station and buys a card, flowers, chocolate, and a toy spider. As Jill re-fills the gas tank, Jack hides the spider in the sun visor above her seat. Jill ignores the flowers and card but is won over by the chocolate. She pulls down the sun visor, causing the spider to fall out and the car to nearly crash. After the car stops, Jack laughs and tosses the spider towards Jill, who jolts backwards into the road and is struck by a passing vehicle. Paramedics arrive, and as one is about to insert a syringe into the unconscious Jill's arm, he is startled by the spider toy and accidentally throws the syringe into Jack's eye.
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
The film earned mainly positive reviews from critics. Jason Sondhi of short of the week gave film the positive review said "It’s for sure a superior film, I just think I loved everything about it except the parts that I assume everyone loves."[8] David Brook of blue print review gave the film four out of five stars and said "A simple one-gag comedy-short that works surprisingly well due to some accomplished naturalistic direction and performances. A nice touch at the end, although unnecessary, went down well with the audience too."[9] Wesley Morris of Boston.com said that "as well-delivered as its shocks are, this film is cleverness in the service of cruelty."[10]
Home media[edit]
Spider was released on DVD with The Square, on 24 August 2010.[11][12]