Eight showgirls, rugged manly man manager Gary Webster (smoothly played by Alexander D'Arcy), and Gary's strict assistant Georgia (a solid portrayal by Helga Franck) seek refuge on a remote tropical island after surviving a plane crash. However, said island turns out to be overrun by giant lethal spiders. Gary transforms into a ferocious predatory subhuman beast complete with claws and fangs in the wake of being bitten by one of the spiders.While director Fritz Bottger fails to generate much in the way of either tension or creepy atmosphere, he nonetheless keeps the entertainingly silly story moving along at a reasonable pace and delivers a pleasing plethora of tasty cheesecake. The catty and backbiting behavior of the fiercely competitive models serves as a key source of campy amusement (we even get the obligatory catfight). Moreover, the occasional use of blatant stock footage, cruddy dubbing, tacky (not so) special effects (Gary's shabby paper mache make-up in particular is positively gut-busting), wonky continuity, a ridiculous dance party sequence, and the overall shoddy production values all give this picture a certain endearingly rough'n'ready kitschy charm. The gals portraying the models are pretty hot as well, with Helga Neuner as the foxy Ann, Dorethee Parker as the pretty Gladys, Gerry Sammer as the fetching May, and Elfie Wagner as the voluptuous Linda rating as the definite sizzling stand-outs. Georg Krause's crisp black and white cinematography provides a few neat visuals. The groovy jazz score by Karl Bette and Willy Mattes hits the swinging spot. Fun rubbish.

This film (also known as "Horrors of Spider Island") starts off with a manager by the name of "Gary Webster" (Alexander D'Arcy) and his assistant "Georgia" (Helga Franck) hiring some attractive female dancers to perform in Singapore. On the flight there the plane crashes in the Pacific Ocean and the group ends up stranded on an island. When Gary is bitten by a large radioactive spider he becomes transformed into a monster which seeks to kill the women one by one. Now, while some might consider this an intriguing concept this film never really capitalizes on it in any meaningful way. Instead, rather than providing any horror or significant action, all the viewer gets to see are interpersonal dynamics between the women which is amplified when two men arrive by boat. The acting wasn't very good and none of the actors or actresses really stood out in any way. Also, because it was originally filmed in German and dubbed in English the dialogue seemed rather basic and clumsy. In short, this movie may have had some potential but it never achieved it.

With a title like "Horrors of Spider Island" (I'm going by the one on the poster here) you would expect a story about a bunch of people who end up on an island full of monster spiders that kill them off horribly, but no. This is a story about a bunch of dancers who end up on an island and...well, they mostly just hang out. There is some minor bickering, they go swimming in the sea and throw a party when two men turn up, thats more or less it. Oh, there is also a sub plot about a spider that turns their manager into some kind of sad looking man-spider-thing that does pretty much nothing. Other than the miserable excuse for a plot, the pacing is really weird; character introduction is handled by a series of very haphazard work interviews with the girls that is so rushed that we learn almost nothing and after that the film slows right down. Everything moves slowly and when something finally does happen the action is really lame. Seriously, I've had more exciting days in front of the computer at the office.

A shameless skinstravaganza of dizzy dancers cat fighting for their lives on a remote island. It's a mindless blend of sultry scenes that may have even gained it the coveted status of "stag film" back in the day ... ?. The girls went above and beyond in their portrayal of a group of dumb, sleazy, sex-starved co-dependent bimbos. The men deserve equal credit for their shining depiction of dumb, sleazy, sex-starved macho morons.But wait – there's more! A giant spider and a mutant man show up a few times. Beware: it will boggle your mind if you try to keep tying it in with the rest of the movie.The Mystery Science Theater episode is a must see for fans, and quite possibly the only safe way to watch this. Otherwise, it's just too painful.