Stars: Bruce Davison, Elizabeth Roberts, Denise Crosby, Arman Darbo, Chloe Perrin | Written by Micah Gallo, Bryan Dick, Jason Alvino | Directed by Micah Gallo
Based on a story by Micah Gallo, who also directs and co-writes the screenplay here alongside Bryan Dick and Jason Alvino, Itsy Bitsy is Gallo’s feature debut, having only worked previously on shorts, as well as a part of visual effects teams on dozens of movies, from the Hatchet trilogy to The Innkeepers.
Now, I’m a fan of the ole “creature feature” but it’s fair to say films in this specific sub-genre are few and far between these days. Spiders are always a good choice for a creature feature horror film, because spiders, after-all, are a widely spread fear around the world. They have eight legs, they can walk on your ceilings, and you never know where the buggers are lurking, so… that’s some solid horror right there,...
Based on a story by Micah Gallo, who also directs and co-writes the screenplay here alongside Bryan Dick and Jason Alvino, Itsy Bitsy is Gallo’s feature debut, having only worked previously on shorts, as well as a part of visual effects teams on dozens of movies, from the Hatchet trilogy to The Innkeepers.
Now, I’m a fan of the ole “creature feature” but it’s fair to say films in this specific sub-genre are few and far between these days. Spiders are always a good choice for a creature feature horror film, because spiders, after-all, are a widely spread fear around the world. They have eight legs, they can walk on your ceilings, and you never know where the buggers are lurking, so… that’s some solid horror right there,...
- 10/18/2019
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
Kew Media Distribution have announced they will be releasing the new horror feature Itsy Bitsy on UK digital platforms from 14th October. Directed and produced by Micah Gallo (Wick) alongside special effects master Dan Rebert (True Blood), Itsy Bitsy stars Bruce Davison, Elizabeth Roberts, Denise Crosby, Arman Darbo and Chloe Perrin.
Itsy Bitsy weaves a character-driven story of responsibility, love and loss set against a terrifying backdrop of chilling scares and monstrous legends. When Kara (Elizabeth Roberts) a single mother struggling to raise two children in New York City, receives a job offer to work as a private nurse in the mid-West, it’s an opportunity she can’t refuse. So, she uproots her family, moving them to the remote farm owned by Walter (Golden Globe®-winner Bruce Davison), a semi-retired antiquities appraiser who has multiple sclerosis. At first, things seem normal enough. But what Kara doesn’t know is...
Itsy Bitsy weaves a character-driven story of responsibility, love and loss set against a terrifying backdrop of chilling scares and monstrous legends. When Kara (Elizabeth Roberts) a single mother struggling to raise two children in New York City, receives a job offer to work as a private nurse in the mid-West, it’s an opportunity she can’t refuse. So, she uproots her family, moving them to the remote farm owned by Walter (Golden Globe®-winner Bruce Davison), a semi-retired antiquities appraiser who has multiple sclerosis. At first, things seem normal enough. But what Kara doesn’t know is...
- 9/24/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
If you're even slightly scared of spiders, there's no doubt that the new horror movie Itsy Bitsy (co-written by Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino) will give you enough nightmare fuel to last the rest of the year. Following its well-received world premiere at Popcorn Frights Film Festival, Itsy Bitsy will crawl into homes on Blu-ray and DVD beginning October 1st, giving you plenty of time to add it to your Halloween movie marathons.
Read the official press release from Scream Factory for the full release details on the Itsy Bitsy Blu-ray and DVD, which will include two new audio commentaries:
Press Release: A creepy-crawly creature feature based on the centuries-old poem, Itsy Bitsy weaves a sinister web of family drama, personal demons, and a horrifying monster. When a family moves into a secluded mansion, they soon find themselves being targeted by an ancient entity taking the form of a giant...
Read the official press release from Scream Factory for the full release details on the Itsy Bitsy Blu-ray and DVD, which will include two new audio commentaries:
Press Release: A creepy-crawly creature feature based on the centuries-old poem, Itsy Bitsy weaves a sinister web of family drama, personal demons, and a horrifying monster. When a family moves into a secluded mansion, they soon find themselves being targeted by an ancient entity taking the form of a giant...
- 9/9/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Itsy Bitsy is a horror film with lots of spiders. Developed by first time feature film director Micah Gallo, this title involves a single mother and a move to small guesthouse. Inside the new home, Kara must look after an aging antiquities collector, Walter. Once an ancient artifact is found, this family is put in jeopardy. Itsy Bitsy centrally stars Elizabeth Roberts as Kara, along with Bruce Davison (Along Came the Devil), Chloe Perrin and Treva Etienne. The film is out now and the latest release details are hosted here. Recently, director Gallo has been interviewed on this title. Developed from a Kickstarter campaign, Gallo also mentions his influences for the film: "[its] something like Jaws with edgy character drama. Kind of like The Exorcist. But really, if you're familiar with something like Q the Winged Serpent or Of Unknown Origin (Movieweb)." This filmmaker knows his horror films. Gallo also studied...
- 8/30/2019
- by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
A creepy rendition of a familiar nursery rhyme, Itsy Bitsy (co-written by Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino) made its world premiere at Popcorn Frights Film Festival in Fort Lauderdale, giving attendees with arachnophobia (myself included) enough nightmare fuel to keep them awake for days on end. While at Popcorn Frights, Daily Dead had the pleasure of speaking with director/co-writer Micah Gallo about the multi-year journey to getting Itsy Bitsy made, using as many practical effects as possible to bring the film's big spider to life, and working with a talented cast that includes Elizabeth Roberts, Denise Crosby, and Bruce Davison.
Keep an eye out for Itsy Bitsy when it crawls into theaters and on digital and VOD platforms beginning August 30th from Shout! Studios.
Thanks for taking the time to chat, Micah. I know we talked about years ago in 2017, and you had the Kickstarter video and you got...
Keep an eye out for Itsy Bitsy when it crawls into theaters and on digital and VOD platforms beginning August 30th from Shout! Studios.
Thanks for taking the time to chat, Micah. I know we talked about years ago in 2017, and you had the Kickstarter video and you got...
- 8/16/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Featuring a creepy rendition of a familiar nursery rhyme, the psychologically harrowing creature feature Itsy Bitsy pits a single mother against an eight-legged critter big enough to cause nightmares for life... if you're lucky enough to survive. Directed by Micah Gallo, executive produced by Cory Neal, and co-written by Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino, Itsy Bitsy was recently acquired by Shout! Studios for North American distribution, and now the unsettling trailer has been revealed, offering plenty of nightmare fuel to anyone who has even a hint of arachnophobia.
Following its premiere on Bloody Disgusting, you can watch the official Itsy Bitsy trailer below.
Directed and produced by Micah Gallo from a screenplay by Gallo, J. Bryan Dick, and Jason Alvino, Itsy Bitsy stars Elizabeth Roberts, Bruce Davison, Denise Crosby, Arman Darbo, and Chloe Perrin. Keep an eye out for Itsy Bitsy when Shout! Studios releases it in select theaters and...
Following its premiere on Bloody Disgusting, you can watch the official Itsy Bitsy trailer below.
Directed and produced by Micah Gallo from a screenplay by Gallo, J. Bryan Dick, and Jason Alvino, Itsy Bitsy stars Elizabeth Roberts, Bruce Davison, Denise Crosby, Arman Darbo, and Chloe Perrin. Keep an eye out for Itsy Bitsy when Shout! Studios releases it in select theaters and...
- 6/28/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
I’ve got a super fun trailer for you to watch today for a new horror thriller called Itsy Bitsy, and it’s going to be especially fun for those of you who hate spiders! You see, the movie centers around a giant spider who terrorizes a family!
Here’s the synopsis that has been released for the movie that offers us some insight into the story and where it came from:
A story tangled up in a web of family drama, personal demons, and a horrifying monster.
Based on the centuries-old poem, a family moves into a secluded mansion where they soon find themselves being targeted by an ancient entity taking the form of a giant spider.
Kara, a private nurse and single mother, moves from the big city to the quiet countryside with her two children, 13-year-old Jesse and 8-year-old Cambria, to live with and take care of...
Here’s the synopsis that has been released for the movie that offers us some insight into the story and where it came from:
A story tangled up in a web of family drama, personal demons, and a horrifying monster.
Based on the centuries-old poem, a family moves into a secluded mansion where they soon find themselves being targeted by an ancient entity taking the form of a giant spider.
Kara, a private nurse and single mother, moves from the big city to the quiet countryside with her two children, 13-year-old Jesse and 8-year-old Cambria, to live with and take care of...
- 6/28/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"Went up the water spout..." This looks scary as all hell. Scream Factory has debuted the first teaser trailer for a new indie horror feature titled Itsy Bitsy, from filmmaker Micah Gallo (a VFX producer making his feature directorial debut). As the title hints at, this is a new horror movie about a giant spider but this time it's actually, seriously scary - not some fake looking bug. This one looks real, and giant, and the shots in this will give you the creeps. Don't watch if you hate spiders (like me) - it'll ruin your day/week/year/life. "A creepy-crawly creature feature based on the centuries-old poem, Itsy Bitsy weaves a sinister web of family drama, personal demons, and a horrifying monster." It stars Bruce Davison, Denise Crosby, Elizabeth Roberts, Arman Darbo, Chloe Perrin, Treva Etienne, and Eileen Dietz. Tread carefully, my friends. Here's the teaser trailer (+ two...
- 6/27/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
For most people, spiders tap into a primal fear, even when they’re tiny. Of course, the creepy crawler in Itsy Bitsy is anything but! Look for the homage to 1980s era creature features sometime in 2019 via Shout! Studios, the multi-platform filmed entertainment distribution and production arm of Shout! Factory. Written by Micah Gallo, J. […] The post Giant Spider Chiller Itsy Bitsy Will Make Your Skin Crawl appeared first on Dread Central.
- 4/9/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
Featuring a creepy rendition of a familiar nursery rhyme, the psychologically harrowing creature feature Itsy Bitsy pits a single mother against an eight-legged critter big enough to cause nightmares for life... if you're lucky enough to survive. Directed by Micah Gallo, executive produced by Cory Neal, and co-written by Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino, Itsy Bitsy has now been acquired by Shout! Studios for North American distribution.
The team at Shout! Studios is planning a theatrical release for Itsy Bitsy this year. We have the full press release below with more details, and in case you missed it, read our previous interview with director Gallo for insights into the making of the film.
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – April 8, 2019 - Shout! Studios, the multi-platform filmed entertainment distribution and production arm of Shout! Factory, has acquired North American rights to the chilling horror thriller Itsy Bitsy, written by Micah Gallo, J.
The team at Shout! Studios is planning a theatrical release for Itsy Bitsy this year. We have the full press release below with more details, and in case you missed it, read our previous interview with director Gallo for insights into the making of the film.
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – April 8, 2019 - Shout! Studios, the multi-platform filmed entertainment distribution and production arm of Shout! Factory, has acquired North American rights to the chilling horror thriller Itsy Bitsy, written by Micah Gallo, J.
- 4/8/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In today’s film news roundup, Orlando Jones will play a horror director, Boyd Holbrook will play a pathologist, four Batman movies will get a re-release and a spider movie gets a release.
Castings
Orlando Jones will star in Lexicon’s horror movie “Dark Forces” with Anthony O’Brien (“The Timber”) directing, Variety has learned exclusively.
O’Brien will direct from a screenplay by Lexicon producers Mark Mathias Sayre and Justin Foia. Production is expected to take place this summer in Romania.
Jones will portray a monster movie director who becomes haunted by creatures from his own films while recovering from brain surgery.
“Orlando’s multi-talented and intellectually stimulating performances speak for themselves; his turn as ‘Mr. Nancy’ on Starz ‘American Gods’ provides a perfect example of this,” O’Brien said. “His contribution to ‘Dark Forces’ will allow the audience to experience a thoughtful energy and voice that old (and...
Castings
Orlando Jones will star in Lexicon’s horror movie “Dark Forces” with Anthony O’Brien (“The Timber”) directing, Variety has learned exclusively.
O’Brien will direct from a screenplay by Lexicon producers Mark Mathias Sayre and Justin Foia. Production is expected to take place this summer in Romania.
Jones will portray a monster movie director who becomes haunted by creatures from his own films while recovering from brain surgery.
“Orlando’s multi-talented and intellectually stimulating performances speak for themselves; his turn as ‘Mr. Nancy’ on Starz ‘American Gods’ provides a perfect example of this,” O’Brien said. “His contribution to ‘Dark Forces’ will allow the audience to experience a thoughtful energy and voice that old (and...
- 4/6/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Efm runs from February 7 - 16.
Sales agent Kew Media Distribution has added four titles to its slate ahead of the upcoming European Film Market.
The new additions include Rock documentary Suzi Q, which recounts the life of the rock musician, with testimony from contemporaries including Alice Cooper, Debbie Harry and Joan Jett. Liam Firmager directs.
Also new is documentary Glitch In The Matrix from Rodney Ascher, exploring Simulation Theory through the stories of real people questioning if they are living in the real world or a computer simulation.
Writer-director Julius Amendume’s Rattlesnakes is a neo-noir psychological thriller adapted from...
Sales agent Kew Media Distribution has added four titles to its slate ahead of the upcoming European Film Market.
The new additions include Rock documentary Suzi Q, which recounts the life of the rock musician, with testimony from contemporaries including Alice Cooper, Debbie Harry and Joan Jett. Liam Firmager directs.
Also new is documentary Glitch In The Matrix from Rodney Ascher, exploring Simulation Theory through the stories of real people questioning if they are living in the real world or a computer simulation.
Writer-director Julius Amendume’s Rattlesnakes is a neo-noir psychological thriller adapted from...
- 2/4/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Julius Amedume’s neo-noir psychological thriller “Rattlesnakes,” rock documentary “Suzi Q” and the elevated horror thriller “Itsy Bitsy” are among the new titles that Kew Media Distribution will be introducing to buyers at Berlin’s European Film Market, which kicks off Thursday.
They join a slate that includes three buzz-worthy documentaries: Rodney Ascher’s “Glitch in the Matrix, Michael Jackson expose “Leaving Neverland,” one of the talking points at Sundance, and Nick Broomfield’s “Marianne & Leonard – Words of Love,” also a hot title in Park City.
Scripted and directed by Amedume, “Rattlesnakes” tells the story of California life guru and family man Robert McQueen. What begins as a typical day of therapy sessions with his clients takes a turn for the worse… He’s expecting to meet a regular client in a rented apartment, but instead he’s ambushed by three masked men and held hostage.
McQueen is accused of...
They join a slate that includes three buzz-worthy documentaries: Rodney Ascher’s “Glitch in the Matrix, Michael Jackson expose “Leaving Neverland,” one of the talking points at Sundance, and Nick Broomfield’s “Marianne & Leonard – Words of Love,” also a hot title in Park City.
Scripted and directed by Amedume, “Rattlesnakes” tells the story of California life guru and family man Robert McQueen. What begins as a typical day of therapy sessions with his clients takes a turn for the worse… He’s expecting to meet a regular client in a rented apartment, but instead he’s ambushed by three masked men and held hostage.
McQueen is accused of...
- 2/4/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
He created some of the most iconic horror genre images from the 1980s with his work on the Nightmare on Elm Street posters, and now artist Matthew Peak has channeled his creativity into the key art for a new thriller, Itsy Bitsy.
Directed by Micah Gallo, executive produced by Cory Neal, and co-written by Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino, Itsy Bitsy has surpassed its $40,000 goal, but you still have until October 11th if you want to add your name to the list of supporters behind the Kickstarter for the character-centric creature feature. You can view the new key art below, and in case you missed it, check out our in-depth interview with Gallo.
From the Press Release: "To increase awareness and help fund the film before its upcoming crowd funding deadline, the producers are unveiling the official original key art, created by Matthew Peak of Nightmare on Elm Street fame...
Directed by Micah Gallo, executive produced by Cory Neal, and co-written by Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino, Itsy Bitsy has surpassed its $40,000 goal, but you still have until October 11th if you want to add your name to the list of supporters behind the Kickstarter for the character-centric creature feature. You can view the new key art below, and in case you missed it, check out our in-depth interview with Gallo.
From the Press Release: "To increase awareness and help fund the film before its upcoming crowd funding deadline, the producers are unveiling the official original key art, created by Matthew Peak of Nightmare on Elm Street fame...
- 10/10/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
From the look of the trailer, Itsy Bitsy is a return to solid character acting (Denise Crosby! Bruce Davison!) and practical creature special effects with its animatronic spiders. Director Micah Gallo has put together a pretty slick-looking genre film outside of the Hollywood system, and he's close to finishing his film Itsy Bitsy, but he needs help. He's almost there --- just shy of $5,000 to reach his goal in the next few days. Of course, you can score the usual signed blu-rays and DVDs, but you if you have a bit more cash to spare, you can also get props, credits, a sweet poster signed by genre film illustrator Matthew Joseph Peak (A Nightmare on Elm Street), and tickets to the film's Los Angeles premiere and after...
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- 10/6/2017
- Screen Anarchy
A story tangled up in a web of family drama, personal demons, and a horrifying monster. We told you last month that Cory Neal (producer of the Hatchet films) and Micah Gallo launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring the original horror film Itsy Bitsy to the screen. The film, described as a “classic creature feature and family drama,” has raised over $22,000 so far, […]...
- 10/3/2017
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
A round of cast images, including Denise Crosby and Bruce Davison, has arrived for Itsy Bitsy, and we have each and every one of them right here for you… arachnid free. Micah Gallo wrote the film alongside Jason Alvino and… Continue Reading →
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- 10/3/2017
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
If you have arachnophobia, you might need to take a deep pull from an inhaler after watching the trailer for Itsy Bitsy, an upcoming horror film in which a single mother and her children are stalked by a spider that's large enough to haunt your dreams for life, but still compact enough to fit in your bathtub or under your bed... As impressive as the trailer for Itsy Bitsy is, the film still needs help from horror fans to make it across the cinematic finish line in post-production, and director Micah Gallo has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help bring his creature feature to the big screen.
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Gallo about his new character-centric thriller, and he discussed teaming up with Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino and Bryan Dick to write the screenplay, filming the movie in sections, depicting the spider through painstaking practical effects,...
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Gallo about his new character-centric thriller, and he discussed teaming up with Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino and Bryan Dick to write the screenplay, filming the movie in sections, depicting the spider through painstaking practical effects,...
- 9/26/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Filmmaker Micah Gallo is looking to make them even scarier with his new film Itsy Bitsy and to further show that he means business comes the announcement that The Exorcist‘s most infamous face of evil, Eileen Dietz, has officially joined… Continue Reading →
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- 9/25/2017
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
"You believe in something long enough, it becomes reality." Featuring a creepy rendition of a familiar nursery rhyme, the official trailer for Itsy Bitsy has been released in conjunction with a Kickstarter campaign for the new horror film directed by Micah Gallo, executive produced by Cory Neal, and co-written by Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino. The trailer for Itsy Bitsy teases a sinister spider that's big enough to bypass any water spout in favor of crawling through your bedroom window...
Press Release: Hollywood, CA---September 6, 2017—Filmmakers Cory Neal and Micah Gallo have launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring the original horror film Itsy Bitsy to the silver screen. Gallo hopes die-hard horror fans are excited to help make a new horror classic, and to resurrect this genre of suspense films that become a film event cult phenomena.
Their overall goal is to raise $40,000 from fan support via the Kickstarter campaign https://www.
Press Release: Hollywood, CA---September 6, 2017—Filmmakers Cory Neal and Micah Gallo have launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring the original horror film Itsy Bitsy to the silver screen. Gallo hopes die-hard horror fans are excited to help make a new horror classic, and to resurrect this genre of suspense films that become a film event cult phenomena.
Their overall goal is to raise $40,000 from fan support via the Kickstarter campaign https://www.
- 9/12/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Spiders. While we love looking at them, we generally don’t want them anywhere near us… something about those eyes… those legs… those fangs! Filmmaker Micah Gallo is looking to make them even scarier with his new film Itsy Bitsy. Gallo… Continue Reading →
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- 9/6/2017
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Fans of Eight-legged Freaks and Arachnophobia – get ready for the next crazy arachnid-themed horror movie. Filmmakers Cory Neal (producer of the Hatchet films) and Micah Gallo have launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring the original horror film Itsy Bitsy to the silver screen. Itsy Bitsy marries the high concept fun of a film reminiscent of Jaws […]...
- 9/6/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
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