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| + | '''Giant or fake spiders''' are mentioned a few times in Zappa's work. In some of his favorite films, ''[[Beast From Haunted Cave]]'' and ''[[Queen Of Outer Space]]'', they play a prominent role. | ||
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| + | * ''[[Cheepnis]]'': ''"The strings on the giant spider"''. | ||
| + | * ''[[Hunchentoot]]'': His script features a giant spider, who is also mentioned in the lyrics of ''[[Flambay]]'' and ''[[Spider Of Destiny]]''. When discussing a potential movie adaptation by [[Terry Gilliam]] and the crew of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'', he described ''Hunchentoot'' as ''"a monster movie from the spider's point of view"''. | ||
| + | * ''[[The Radio Is Broken]]'': ''"The gigantic spider"'' | ||
| + | * [[James "Spider" Barbour]] | ||
| + | * Belgian biologists named a spider species after Zappa: [[PachygnathaZappa]] | ||
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[[Category:Them Or Us (The List)]] | [[Category:Them Or Us (The List)]] | ||
[[Category:Fictional characters]] | [[Category:Fictional characters]] | ||
[[Category:Animals]] | [[Category:Animals]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Conceptual Continuity]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:55, 25 June 2026
Giant or fake spiders are mentioned a few times in Zappa's work. In some of his favorite films, Beast From Haunted Cave and Queen Of Outer Space, they play a prominent role.
- Cheepnis: "The strings on the giant spider".
- Hunchentoot: His script features a giant spider, who is also mentioned in the lyrics of Flambay and Spider Of Destiny. When discussing a potential movie adaptation by Terry Gilliam and the crew of Mystery Science Theater 3000, he described Hunchentoot as "a monster movie from the spider's point of view".
- The Radio Is Broken: "The gigantic spider"
- James "Spider" Barbour
- Belgian biologists named a spider species after Zappa: PachygnathaZappa
