tarantula represent the deadly cargo start in ecuador in south america where two partner fred ( howard hesseman ) and buddy ( tom atkins ) be about to fly off to san francisco with a cargo bay full of coffee bean that they intend to sell for a huge profit and unfortunately they fail to realise that lot of deadly tarantula have get on board . a fred and buddy head for san francisco their plane develop a technical problem which force them to land in the small californian town of finley ville and however before they get the opportunity buddy be bite by a tarantula and the plane crash in a field . fire chief bert springer ( claude akins ) and sheriff beasley ( sandy mcpeak ) and the town mayor jack douglas ( bert remsen ) be on the scene in no time . a they fight to rescue the trapped pilot the tarantula make their escape and scatter . within minute frank ( edwin owen ) have become the tarantula first victim and shortly after gloria ( penelope windust ) have become the second and dr. hodgins ( pat hingle ) soon realise what happen . however finley ville be an orange produce town and unless the orange go out on time the town will be financially cripple and but can they send out orange infest with deadly tarantula . plus any chemical treatment to them will destroy the unique flavour . direct by stuart hagmann tarantula represent the deadly cargo be a pretty obscure and hard to find make for tv film and to be brutally honest that a bit of a blessing a it rather crap . the script by john grove and guerdon trueblood be painfully slow a it over half an hour of bore exposition before the tarantula even start to leave the plane and it dull a there be very few attack scene and it concentrate on the deeply uninteresting drama surround the orange more than the fact that these tarantula be kill people and be stupid a it seem to take itself far too seriously and feature a silly climax where a guy hold a cage full of wasp up to a microphone to scare the tarantula into a comatose state . a i have already say tarantulas represent the deadly cargo be a really slow film but i think it need say again and for a film that last over 90 minute not very much happens . the character be clichéd and the hero and his missus and the corrupt official who only care for money and the local doctor who try to warn the town and the annoy kid who become involve and the level head reasonable character who have a plan in every situation . they be all dull and have little personality and there be a brief sub plot about gloria have an affair which last for about 5 minute and then completely forget about . tarantulas represent the deadly cargo be a very unfocused and uneven film that doesn not seem to know what it want to be and be it a horror . a drama . a thriller . i suppose it try to be all three but fail miserably at be any and doesn not satisfy in any regard . the only good thing i can say about it be that tarantula be cool and it have some reasonably nice location shooting and while it dull i suppose it sort of watchable and it just a shame it doesn not deliver much in the way of entertainment a it definitely have potential . director hagmann do nothing to liven the dull proceedings up and there be no style or visual flair and he fail to create any excitement and atmosphere or tension which be a real killer as far a the film go . the tarantulas themselves just crawl across thing very slowly and we get shot after shot like this which become bore a they never do anything else and it hard to feel scar by something so slow . there be no blood or gore so forget about that . tarantulas represent the deadly cargo maybe good for one thing though and to stretch the running time out hagmann pad the film with seemingly endless shot of the orange factory and it inner working so if you have ever want to know what happen in an ( 70 ) orange factory here your chance . technically the film be alright and nothing special but be professionally make although i think the music be crap and it annoy me and basically tarantulas represent the deadly cargo have cheap make for tv film write all over it which be not a good thing . the acting be ok as well but that sentimental end be embarrass to watch . trantulas represent the deadly cargo be pretty crap stuff all the way and it have no excitement and it slow and it dull and since arachnophobia ( 1990 ) be ten time well and much more widely available there be no need whatsoever to be waste your time on this . for die hard killer spider film fan only and if such people exist .