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.
Arachnophobia (1990) is a comedy and horror film directed by Frank Marshall, released on July 20, 1990 with a runtime of 1h 49m. It stars Jeff Daniels, Harley Jane Kozak, John Goodman and Julian Sands. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 1,571 ratings.
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Jeff Daniels
as Ross Jennings
Harley Jane Kozak
as Molly Jennings
John Goodman
as Delbert McClintock
Julian Sands
as Dr. James Atherton
Brian McNamara
as Chris Collins
Stuart Pankin
as Sheriff Parsons
Henry Jones
as Dr. Sam Metcalf
Peter Jason
as Henry Beechwood
Mark L. Taylor
as Jerry Manley
James Handy
as Milton Briggs
Roy Brocksmith
as Irv Kendall
Kathy Kinney
as Blaire Kendall
Directed by Frank Marshall, written by Wesley Strick, Don Jakoby and Don Jakoby, produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Richard Vane.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 1,571 ratings.
The itsy-bitsy spider crawled up the water spout; down came the rain and washed the spider out. When a photographer is bitten and killed by a spider in the Venezuelan jungle, his body is shipped back to his home town of Canaima in California. Unfortunately something has hitched a ride in his coffin... Mixing "B" movie conventions with a modern day fun sensibility, Arachnophobia sees Frank Marshall direct and Jeff…
Reviewed on October 4, 2019
"Arachnophobia" is structured along reasonably simplistic lines and it is obviously geared more towards squeezing every last second of excitement and tension from the climatic sequences when the arachnids are out in the open for the first time. The unheralded spider unit responsible for achieving all these terrific sequences must be wholeheartedly congratulated for some sterling work with the spiders scuttling…
Reviewed on June 21, 2026
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The main cast of Arachnophobia (1990) includes Jeff Daniels, Harley Jane Kozak, John Goodman, Julian Sands and Brian McNamara. The film was directed by Frank Marshall. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Arachnophobia was released on July 20, 1990 and runs for 1h 49m.
Arachnophobia (1990) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 1,571 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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