
Movie · comedy, horror
Arachnophobia
1990 · 1h 49m · PG-13
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What is it about? Arachnophobia
Eight legs, two fangs and an attitude.
A large spider from the jungles of South America is accidentally transported in a crate with a dead body to America where it mates with a local spider. Soon after, the residents of a small California town disappear as the result of spider bites from the deadly spider offspring. It's up to a couple of doctors with the help of an insect exterminator to annihilate these eight legged freaks.
Genres: comedy, horror. Themes: small town, spider, animal attack, outbreak, creature, exterminator.
Cast and crew Arachnophobia
AllCreators
- Directed byFrank Marshall
- ScreenplayDon Jakoby
- ScreenplayWesley Strick
- MusicTrevor Jones
- CinematographyMikael Salomon
- EditingMichael Kahn
Full cast and crew31 cast members, 80 crew
Cast:
- Jeff Daniels · Ross Jennings
- Harley Jane Kozak · Molly Jennings
- John Goodman · Delbert McClintock
- Julian Sands · James Atherton
- Brian McNamara · Chris Collins
- Stuart Pankin · Sheriff Parsons
- Henry Jones · Sam Metcalf
- Peter Jason · Henry Beechwood
- Mark L. Taylor · Jerry Manley
- James Handy · Milton Briggs
- Roy Brocksmith · Irv Kendall
- Kathy Kinney · Blaire Kendall
- Mary Carver · Margaret Hollins
- Garette Ratliff Henson · Tommy Jennings
- Marlene Katz · Shelley Jennings
- Jane Marla Robbins · Edna Beechwood
- Theo Schwartz · Bunny Beechwood
- Cori Wellins · Becky Beechwood
- Chance Boyer · Bobby Beechwood
- Frances Bay · Evelyn Metcalf
- Lois de Banzie · Henrietta Manley
- Warren Rice · Dick Manley
- Robert Frank Telfer · Mayor Bob
- Michael Steve Jones · Irv's Assistant
- Fiona Walsh · Little Girl
- Terese Del Piero · Mom
- Nathaniel Spitzley · Todd Miller
- Jay Scorpio · Mover
- Mai-Lis Kuniholm · Girlfriend
- Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc · Helicopter Pilot
- Juan Fernández · Miguel Higueras (uncredited)
Crew:
- Kathleen Kennedy · Producer
- Trevor Jones · Original Music Composer
- Frank Marshall · Director
- Don Jakoby · Screenplay
- Frank Marshall · Executive Producer
- Steven Spielberg · Executive Producer
- Wesley Strick · Screenplay
- Mikael Salomon · Director of Photography
- Richard Vane · Producer
- Michael Kahn · Editor
- Valorie Massalas · Casting
- Don Jakoby · Story
- Judy Taylor · Casting
- James D. Bissell · Production Design
- Mike Fenton · Casting
- Jennifer L. Parsons · Costume Design
- Al Williams · Story
Trailer Arachnophobia
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Details Arachnophobia

- Premiere
- January 1, 1991, Mexico
- First theatrical release
- July 20, 1990
- Release in the US
- July 20, 1990
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- PG-13
- Studios
- Amblin Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures, Tangled Web Productions
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $31M
- Worldwide gross
- $53.2M
- From theaters to home (US)
- 571 days to DVD and Blu-ray
Frequently asked questions
How long is Arachnophobia?
1h 49m (109 minutes).
Who’s in Arachnophobia?
Jeff Daniels, Harley Jane Kozak, John Goodman, Julian Sands, Brian McNamara, Stuart Pankin, Henry Jones, Peter Jason, Mark L. Taylor, and James Handy. Directed by Frank Marshall.
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