A brilliant and powerful psychological thriller about a deeply disturbed boy, Spider, who ‘sees’ his father brutally murder his mother and replace her with a prostitute. Convinced they plan to murder him next, Spider hatches an insane plan, which he carries through to tragic effect. Years later, his delusional account of his past begins to unravel and Spider spirals into fresh madness.
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Ralph Fiennes | Spider |
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Miranda Richardson | Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg |
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Gabriel Byrne | Bill Cleg |
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Lynn Redgrave | Mrs. Wilkinson |
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John Neville | Terrence |
Camera |
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| Peter Suschitzky | Director of Photography |
Directing |
| David Cronenberg | Director |
Editing |
| Ronald Sanders | Editor |
Production |
| Catherine Bailey | Producer |
| Samuel Hadida | Producer |
| Jane Barclay | Executive Producer |
| Charles Finch | Executive Producer |
| Simon Franks | Executive Producer |
Sound |
| Howard Shore | Original Music Composer |
Writing |
| Patrick McGrath | Screenplay |
| Denise Cronenberg | Screenplay |