confronted by the gigantic Consuela. Using perfume to distract the spider and escaping on Bret's motorcycle, Chris then blows up the spiders and the mines using Gladys's smoking addiction and the high concentrations of methane gas, blowing up the mall before the police arrived. Wade is distraught at the destruction of the mall and hopes that the insurance will cover the damages. As the story ends, Harlan concludes his radio report that the town has decided to cover up the whole incident, but let Harlan continue broadcasting the incident. Harlan states that Chris reopened the mine, informing that another story was coming by giving a toothy smile, revealing several golden teeth. Cast Production Director Ellory Elkayem got the idea from his 1997 short film, Larger Than Life, which also handled a spider-fighting storyline. The film was originally titled Arach Attack (under which it was released in some parts of Europe and other countries around the world) but the similarity to "Iraq Attack" made the title seem inappropriate so near the start of the Iraq War. The title Eight Legged Freaks is a line that Arquette ad-libbed in the movie: "Get back, you eight-legged freaks!" The film was dedicated to the memory of several people: Lewis Arquette, father of David Arquette, who died in 2001 from heart failure, and Don Devlin and Pilar Seurat, the parents of producer Dean Devlin, who died of lung cancer in 2000 and 2001 respectively. Filming locations Prosperity is a fictional town in Arizona, though the film was actually shot in various locations in the state. The scenes inside Prosperity Mall were actually shot at Manistee Town Center, a closed mall in Glendale, Arizona. The mall was demolished a year after shooting was completed and redeveloped; its demolition was featured in the film as a consequence of the tunnel's methane gas explosion. The scenes in Aunt Gladys's house in the kitchen and in Gladys' basement were filmed at the Manistee Ranch in Glendale, directly adjacent to the mall itself. Some of the town scenes were shot in the old copper mining town of Superior, Arizona. The gas station scene was shot in Black Canyon City, Arizona. Spiders used in the film The following spiders were used in the film: Jumping spider Orb-weaver spider (Consuela (Matriarch of the Spider Army) and her fellow male Orb-weavers) Tarantula (Tank the Pinktoe Tarantula: Second-in-command of the Spider Army) Trapdoor spider