On a notably hot afternoon in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, there’s a bigger problem than the heat... Giant, magma-powered spiders are attacking! Okay, sure, none of these giant spiders are in sight – they’ll be added later – but still, the cast and crew of Syfy’s Lavalantula -- debuting this Saturday night on Syfy -- are hard at work battling fearsome, lava-spewing, eight-legged death. But don’t worry, help is coming, as washed up movie star Colton West (Steve Guttenberg), a tourist named Chris (Patrick Renna) and a man who calls himself Pirate Jack (Ralph Garman) race into action in a convertible to help save the day.
In the midst of it all, director Mike Mendez is in familiar territory. After all, he directed a previous Syfy movie, Big Ass Spider! As he said to me on set, with a chuckle, “Yeah, apparently I have the most specific niche in Hollywood of doing spider movies that attack Los Angeles!”
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In the midst of it all, director Mike Mendez is in familiar territory. After all, he directed a previous Syfy movie, Big Ass Spider! As he said to me on set, with a chuckle, “Yeah, apparently I have the most specific niche in Hollywood of doing spider movies that attack Los Angeles!”
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