Into the Spider's Web (1988)

Into the Spider’s Web is a 1988 American adventure film made for children. It was directed by Steve McCurdy, produced by Warren Chaney and stars Chuck Stockdale, Robert Shafer, Jessica Avery and Luis Lemus. The Executive Producer was Beverly Wilson and the film’s production company was Sandpiper Pictures. The screenplay was based upon the Christopher Brooke series of novels also written by Warren Chaney.

A ten-year-old boy genius invents a cognitively interactive communication device for the U.S. Military but is kidnapped by a shadowy organization and later rescued by a famous flying stunt pilot Brian Agnes.

The production was one of the first feature films shot in 3-D for later television broadcast using a technology new to television at the time.

The picture was shot on location in Houston and Dallas, Texas. Into the Spider’s Web completed filming in early 1998 and was released to theatres and later television in November 1988 by Intercontinental Releasing Corporation. After acquisition by Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer, the movie was re-released in 1996.

Synopsis

Christopher Brooke, portrayed by Robert Shafer is a ten-year-old boy genius who has invented a two-way telepathic device. The apparatus permits direct visual and thought communication between one wearing the device and another wearing the same mechanism. The second wearer experiences exactly what the first one experiences. The U.S. Military believes this to be a positive development for air defense and has scheduled an official test of the unit. Christopher and his friend, Misty Somers (Jessica Avery) attend as his pilot friend, ace air pilot Zach Taylor (Chuck Stockdale), helps with the Government analysis.

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