MIFS presents: The 50th Anniversary screening of The Giant Spider Invasion with Bill Rebane
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Milwaukee Independent Film Society is the organization that puts on our festival. This will be a special screening during our festival weekend at the Avalon Atmospheric Theater. Tickets will be on sale soon. $11 at the door, $12.00 online.
Sept 11-12, 2026
Avalon Atmospheric Theater
2473 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee, WI 5320
Friday September 11th:
The Giant Spider Invasion, the cult film classic that put Wisconsin on the map, is officially getting a reimagined reboot. In a historic Hollywood first, the original director, Bill Rebane, returned to film new sequences for the 50th anniversary. This production is a loving homage to Wisconsin's culture, landscape, and people, featuring local actor Dan Davies interacting with original cast members, Alan Hale Jr., Barbara Hale, Leslie Parrish, and Steve Brodie.
Bill Rebane created the first film studio in the Midwest, The Shooting Ranch located near Gleason, Wisconsin which produced many cult films such as Blood Harvest, Rana: The Legend of Shadow Lake, and The Capture of Bigfoot. The Giant Spider Invasion has been selling out at genre festivals, and garnered worldwide cult status thanks to its appearance on Mystery Science Theater 3000. This new version is scarier, campier, and creepier than ever. And now it hits Milwaukee!
The Milwaukee Independent Film Society will be hosting a one-time-only screening during the MKE INT Short Film Fest, at 6:30PM on September 11th at the historic, Avalon Atmospheric Theater. After the screening and Q/A, hosted by Jon Adler of 88 Nine Radio Milwaukee, we'll be honoring Bill Rebane with the Pace-setter Award for his contributions to Wisconsin filmmaking.
#Milwaukee #localfilmmaking #wisconsin
Sept 11-12, 2026
Avalon Atmospheric Theater
2473 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee, WI 5320
Friday September 11th:
The Giant Spider Invasion, the cult film classic that put Wisconsin on the map, is officially getting a reimagined reboot. In a historic Hollywood first, the original director, Bill Rebane, returned to film new sequences for the 50th anniversary. This production is a loving homage to Wisconsin's culture, landscape, and people, featuring local actor Dan Davies interacting with original cast members, Alan Hale Jr., Barbara Hale, Leslie Parrish, and Steve Brodie.
Bill Rebane created the first film studio in the Midwest, The Shooting Ranch located near Gleason, Wisconsin which produced many cult films such as Blood Harvest, Rana: The Legend of Shadow Lake, and The Capture of Bigfoot. The Giant Spider Invasion has been selling out at genre festivals, and garnered worldwide cult status thanks to its appearance on Mystery Science Theater 3000. This new version is scarier, campier, and creepier than ever. And now it hits Milwaukee!
The Milwaukee Independent Film Society will be hosting a one-time-only screening during the MKE INT Short Film Fest, at 6:30PM on September 11th at the historic, Avalon Atmospheric Theater. After the screening and Q/A, hosted by Jon Adler of 88 Nine Radio Milwaukee, we'll be honoring Bill Rebane with the Pace-setter Award for his contributions to Wisconsin filmmaking.
#Milwaukee #localfilmmaking #wisconsin
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Avalon Atmospheric Theater, 2472 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207-1652, United States
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