Arachnophobia (1990)

Director:

Frank Marshall

Writers (WGA):

Don Jakoby (story) &
Al Williams (story) ...

Release Date:

18 July 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi | Thriller | Horror

Tagline:

Eight legs, two fangs and an attitude.

Plot:

South American killer spider hitches a lift to the US in a coffin and starts to breed and kill.

Plot Keywords:

Spider | Doctor | Small Town | Coffin | Exterminator

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 28	9:00 PM	TMC
Sun. Nov. 29	12:35 AM	TMC

Cast

Jeff Daniels	...	Dr. Ross Jennings
Harley Jane Kozak	...	Molly Jennings
John Goodman	...	Delbert McClintock
Julian Sands	...	Doctor James Atherton
Stuart Pankin	...	Sheriff Lloyd Parsons
Brian McNamara	...	Chris Collins
Mark L. Taylor	...	Jerry Manley
Henry Jones	...	Doctor Sam Metcalf
Peter Jason	...	Henry Beechwood
James Handy	...	Milton Briggs
Roy Brocksmith	...	Irv Kendall
Kathy Kinney	...	Blaire Kendall
Mary Carver	...	Margaret Hollins
Garette Ratliff Henson	...	Tommy Jennings (as Garette Patrick Ratliff)
Marlene Katz	...	Shelley Jennings

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #30592) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

Trivia:

The sound of a spider being crushed by John Goodman was made by the foley artists crushing a couple of potato chips

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the General is crawling up Ross Jennings' leg at the end you can clearly see the metal rod pushing it along with a hand.

Quotes:

Dr. Ross Jennings: What do you wanna bet they're gonna go chase fireflies?
Bunny: Wanna blow up a bullfrog?
Shelley: OK.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Trapped in a Purple Haze (2000) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Goin' Ahead

VERY Creepy... If You Don't Like Spiders...

I liked Arachnophobia. It was a good movie, and it accomplished what it was set out to do which was entertain. I have to go ahead and say that I just plain out hate spiders. They are my 3rd fear, and since that is so, I couldn't help but cringe and jump at a few parts in this movie. If I myself did not have an arachnophobia, I would have probably given Arachnophobia(Haha, ironic) a lower rating. What's there to say about the movie is that, it is very unbelievable, and a lot of the material is just way too far out there, but it is enjoyable, and it really doesn't get THAT boring, but the movie does get uninteresting, and some of the characters were faceless, except John Goodman's character, who was really my favorite character. All in all, it was still a good movie, and I recommend you view it whenever you have the chance.