Name: Tarantula
Director: Jack Arnold
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Released: 1955-01-01
Duration: 80 min

Giant spider strikes! …Crawling terror 100 feet high!

Tarantula (1955) centers on a rural physician who investigates a colleague’s experimental growth serum after unexplained deaths and unsettling discoveries raise alarm in an isolated Arizona community. As an enormous tarantula escapes into the surrounding desert, its destructive path forces scientists and law enforcement into a desperate race to stop the creature before it reaches populated areas. This science fiction monster film combines creature horror with scientific speculation, emphasizing the dangers of unchecked experimentation, human responsibility, and survival against an overwhelming natural threat.

Tarantula Blu-ray & DVD editions

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Comparison of Tarantula Blu-ray & DVD Editions
Disc Extras	Scream Factory BD-A/US 2019	Umbrella BD-ALL/AU/OOP 2026	Umbrella BD-ALL/AU/OOP 2021	Koch BD-B/DE 2014	Universal DVD-R-0/US 2011	Universal DVD-1/US 2006
Audio Commentary by Dr. Robert J. Kiss, David Schecter and Tom Weaver
Interview with Director Jack Arnold (26:10)
German Opening Title Sequence (2:24)
Stills Gallery [Koch]
Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] (9:10)
English Theatrical Trailer (1:53)
German Theatrical Trailer (1:51)
8mm Version (2:16)
Super 8mm Version (8:14)

Edition and Packaging Notes

Umbrella’s Blu-ray is included in the “Universal Horror: Monsters & Curiosities” box set. It contains a 100-page booklet and ten art cards.
Umbrella’s “Retro Sci-Fi Double Feature, Vol. 1” Blu-ray also includes The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). Trailers included: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), Them! (1954), It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955), 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957), Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957), The Black Scorpion (1957), The Giant Claw (1957), Monster from Green Hell (1957), Not of This Earth (1957), War of the Colossal Beast (1958), The Giant Behemoth (1959), Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961) and Equinox (1970).
Universal’s “Vault Series” DVD-R contains no extras.
Universal’s DVD is included in “The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection” box set with The Mole People (1956), The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), The Monolith Monsters (1957) and Monster on the Campus (1958).

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Editions	Scream Factory BD 2019 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 35.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Length:1:20:14.997 File size: 22.71 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1583 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Subtitles English SDH
	Umbrella BD 2026 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Subtitles None
	Umbrella BD 2021 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Subtitles None
	Koch BD 2014 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 File 2 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Subtitles German
Extras	Audio Commentary by Dr. Robert J. Kiss, David Schecter and Tom Weaver Scream Factory BD
	Interview with Director Jack Arnold (26:10) Koch BD
	Stills Gallery [Koch] Koch BD
	Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] (9:10, 1080i60) Scream Factory BD
	English Theatrical Trailer (1:53, 1080i60) Scream Factory BD
	8mm Version (2:16) Koch BD
	Super 8mm Version (8:14) Koch BD