Arachnophobia (1990)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $31,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $53,200,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.17 |
Directed By
Frank Marshall
Crew
Frank Marshall
Wesley Strick
Kathleen Kennedy
Don Jakoby
Richard Vane
Michael Kahn
Mikael Salomon
Frank Marshall
Steven Spielberg
Trevor Jones
Don Jakoby
Judy Taylor
James D. Bissell
Christopher Burian-Mohr
Jackie Carr
Ian Fox
David Quashnick
Tim Donelan
Bobby Huber
Chuck Waters
David D'Ovidio
Julie Pitkanen
Valorie Massalas
Mike Fenton
Carolyn Elias
Mel Metcalfe
Suzanne Lee Peck
Dione Taylor
Jennifer L. Parsons
Richmond G. Cogswell
Randy Burke
Edward T. McAvoy
Eric J. Goldstein
Alison Savitch
Don Jakoby
Gary F. Kieldrup
James Lee McCoy
Tom C. McCarthy
Don Kaeding
Jesse Chavez
Tom Carlson
Paul Iski
William S. Beasley
Dwight Campbell
Jimmy Leavens
Ernie Depew
Rebecca Baehler
Dan Marrow
David Luckenbach
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Jack Glenn
David Sosalla
Max E. Brehme
Mike Carrillo
Ron Judkins
Randy McDonald
Matt Sweeney
Terry Porter
Gus Feederle
Robert Jackson
David J. Hudson
Bruce Cohen
Louis S. Fleming
Marsha Robertson
Richard Friedman
R.J. Kizer
Hilda Hodges
Barbara Harris
Gary Burritt
Stephen R. Sheridan
Chris Walas
William S. Beasley
Robert W. Cort
Ted Field
Spice Williams-Crosby
Al Williams
TOP CAST
Jeff Daniels
Ross Jennings
Harley Jane Kozak
Molly Jennings
John Goodman
Delbert McClintock
Julian Sands
Dr. James Atherton
Brian McNamara
Chris Collins
Stuart Pankin
Sheriff Parsons
Henry Jones
Dr. 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)
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