Spider is a 2001 film by Canadian director David Cronenberg. It is based on the novel Spider by Patrick McGrath , who also wrote the screenplay.

Spider is an exploration of the mind of a schizophrenic and the story is told through the eyes of a son whose father murdered his mother and replaced her with a prostitute. Gradually, it is revealed that memory and reality can be pliable, unstable concepts and that events might not have unfolded as first appeared.

Cast

• Ralph Fiennes as Dennis "Spider" Cleg
• Bradley Hall as Dennis "Spider" Cleg (young)
• Miranda Richardson as Mrs. Cleg (Dennis' mother)
• Gabriel Byrne as Bill Cleg (Dennis' father)
• Lynn Redgrave as Mrs. Wilkinson

Additional Information

• Screenplay By: Patrick McGrath
• Producers: David Cronenberg, Samuel Hadida and Catherine Bailey
• Executive Producers: Luc Roeg , Charles Finch , Martin Katz , Jane Barclay , Sharon Harel , Hannah Leader , Zygi Kamasa , Simon Franks , and Victor Hadida
• Director of Photography: Peter Suschitzky
• Film Editor: Ronald Sanders
• Production Designer: Andrew Sanders
• Costume Designer: Denise Cronenberg
• Composer: Howard Shore
• Casting: Suzanne Smith

• Running time: 98 Minutes

External links

• Official film site