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Arachnophobia Details

1990 Certificate PG
  • Rated:
  • 60
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A group of scientists discover a new species of spider in the Amazon Rain Forest and accidentally bring one home with them on their return. The inhabitants of a small town in California are soon plagued by a mysterious killer... Read more

Starring Jeff Daniels, John Goodman, Julian Sands, Frances Bay
Director Frank Marshall
Genres Horror

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Arachnophobia

A group of scientists discover a new species of spider in the Amazon Rain Forest and accidentally bring one home with them on their return. The inhabitants of a small town in California are soon plagued by a mysterious killer...

Starring Jeff Daniels, John Goodman, Julian Sands, Frances Bay, Henry Jones, Brian McNamara, Stuart Pankin, Roy Brocksmith, Harley Jane Kozak, Peter Jason, James Handy, Kathy Kinney, Mark L. Taylor
Director Frank Marshall
Studio HOLLYWOOD PICTURES HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 44 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Horror
Language DVD: English
Dubbed French, Italian
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: French
Released DVD: 22 Jan 2001
Production year: 1990
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (5) of Arachnophobia

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    Steven Spielberg's longtime producer Frank Marshall turned director for this tongue-in-cheek, creepy-crawly tale about deadly tropical spiders invading the small California town where phobic doctor Jeff Daniels has just started up a practice. Marshall shows much of his mentor's touch (Spielberg acted as co-executive producer with Marshall), spinning a tension-laden web full of solid scares and well-timed wit in what is virtually a version of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, only with eight legs. The black humour mixes with the black widows surprisingly well — John Goodman's exterminator provides some lovely moments — but the shudder content may well be too much for those who can't stand spiders.

    • Radio Times
  • 2 stars out of 4

    Executive producer Steven Spielberg's influence is evident in this effectively scary movie set in a small town threatened by a menace it doesn't understand.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    aka

    well what can i say this is the best 8 legs film u can still watch to this day!

    acting is good and story line is basic but u may just start looking under the toilet seat from now on after u watch this film!

    • EvilA
      • EvilA from East midlands
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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    This scared the pants off my boyfriend but left me cold, amusing enough for a PG creature feature though.

      • A customer from CARLTON
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