Arachnophobia
Eight legs, two fangs, and an attitude.
Country
Budget
$31 000 000
Box office
$53 208 180
Director
Actors
Jeff Daniels, Harley Jane Kozak, John Goodman, Julian Sands, Brian McNamara, Stuart Pankin, Henry Jones, Peter Jason, Mark L. Taylor, James Handy
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Composer
Trevor Jones
Artist
James D. Bissell, Edward T. McAvoy
Audition
Mike Fenton, Valorie Massalas, Judy Taylor
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film used the Delena cancerides spider species from New Zealand. Despite their menacing appearance, they are not dangerous to humans.
- John Goodman's character, the insect killer Delbert McClintock, crushes a spider, and a disgusting squishing sound is heard. The film's sound designers achieved this effect by crushing a couple of potato chips. They also sometimes used mustard packets for the same purpose.
- During the scene where the spiders begin to attack the house, the film "Family Ties" (1982) is playing on television.
- Kanaima (the name of the town in the film) is the name of a vengeance spirit in the mythology of the Guyanese indigenous people. It is also the name of a location in Venezuela near Angel Falls – the filming location for the movie.
- The film was shot in Cambria, California, as well as in Venezuela.
- The new species of butterfly that scientists discover at the beginning of the film – the Madagascan Urania – is a real, existing species.
- The new species of butterfly that scientists discover at the beginning of the film – the Madagascan Urania – is a real, existing species.
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