Spiders on a Plane, Ick!!!

If a spider movie doesn't have at least a few scenes which provoke an "ICK!  THAT'S SO GROSS!" from the viewer, it is not worth seeing.  This one has dozens.  A really big ick factor. Spiders of all sizes infesting humans, climbing in every orifice, getting underneath contact lenses, dropping into the mouths of snoring airline passengers, and decimating stewardesses...yep, if you a queasy and afraid of spiders, this one won't help with that phobia. Our feature today is 2024's "Spiders on a Plane," directed by Ben J. Williams.

Backstory? I guess.  A mad scientist for the Russian mob, genetically altered spiders...blah blah blah. Not quite as horrific as Anthony Fauci, but still scary. You'll see. The mutated spiders are created and put aboard a 747 bound for the States (from England). Also aboard are stewardesses, pilots, annoying passengers, and four 20-year olds. Corrine (Alexandra Decauwe) is a babe that brings her three mates aboard to vacation in the States. The mates are the rich and fashion conscious Beth (Lauren Budd), the Goth-like Gracie (Lila Lasso), and the hunk with diarrhea, Zack (Gaston Alexander).  Turbulence soon after take-off causes the crate of spiders to fall and break open. Now millions of the buggers infest the airplane. Spiders of all sizes that grow fast.  Eventually there will be spiders as big as Volkswagen bugs on board.  They infest the cabin fast and kill most of the passengers, and the flight crew.  

Now the four friends are left alive with Elsa (Danielle Scott) the stewardess and Kieran (Connor Powles) the steward.  Oh yeah, the mad scientist (Rene Vrabel) who created them is also still alive.  They grab weapons like tennis rackets, coffee pots, and fire extinguishers.  A war begins.  The survivors must get to the cockpit and hopefully land the 747 now that the pilots are spider food.  The eight-legged buggers are ambitious and keep popping up.  In one scene, a soon-to-be-dead schmuck opens the latrine door only to have a million of these creepy crawlies bury him. All looks grim, but the few survivors are determined.

Will anyone make it to the cockpit and be able to land the airplane?  If the airplane lands safely, what will happen to the millions of genetically altered spiders?  Will I be itching all day long after seeing this film?  If you like your spider horror films icky...then enjoy "Spiders on a Plane."