Trivia / Earth vs. the Spider

• Dawson Casting: Some of the supposed high school students. Joe looks like he's at least forty (the actor was 35).
• Follow the Leader: 1950s and big bugs and giant arachnids kind of go together once Them! came out. And on all the ads the film became "The Spider" once The Fly (1958) saw success.
• Referenced by...: In Lilo & Stitch, there is a scene where Stitch sees the movie playing on TV.