A new species of South American killer spider hitches a lift to a small California town in a coffin and starts to breed, leaving a trail of deaths that puzzle and terrify the young doctor ne... Read allA new species of South American killer spider hitches a lift to a small California town in a coffin and starts to breed, leaving a trail of deaths that puzzle and terrify the young doctor newly arrived in town with his family.A new species of South American killer spider hitches a lift to a small California town in a coffin and starts to breed, leaving a trail of deaths that puzzle and terrify the young doctor newly arrived in town with his family.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations
- Tommy Jennings
- (as Garette Patrick Ratliff)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe safety of the spiders was paramount throughout the entire production, so for one scene where McClintock (John Goodman) had to spray an arachnid with insecticide, then squash it with his boot, the production went to extreme measures: first, a dummy spider was sprayed, then Goodman donned special boots with a hollowed out sole for the squash shot, so that the spider would just curl up inside and wait for the next take.
- GoofsWhen Ross yells for help while he tries to exit the cellar, his mouth doesn't move.
- Quotes
Delbert McClintock: [after stepping on a spider, a dog barks in the background] Yeah, that's right... I'm bad!
- SoundtracksSummer Wind
Written by Henry Mayer, Hans Bradtke and Johnny Mercer
Performed by Frank Sinatra
Courtesy of Reprise Records
By arrangement with Warner Special Products
I'm terrified of spiders. I think everything about them is just evil. And don't give me that "They eat bugs" bull, I don't care, spiders are still evil. My wife kills the spiders in our home. I know that's pathetic, but she earned that duty.
See, I would've never seen "Arachnophobia" had it not been for my wife, then fiance.
While it was in theaters, my buddies all wanted to see it, but in fear of wetting myself in front of them, I told them that I had other plans.
Fast forward four years, my fiance & I were at our local Blockwood video store, looking for the perfect scary movie, and she finds "Arachnophobia", knowing darn well that I'm terrified of spiders.
She asks if we can get it, and I agree, trying not to look like a pansy in front of the girl I want to spend my life with. By the end of the movie, I was as white as a sheet and gripping her hand so tight, she couldn't feel anything in her hand. I seriously spent most of the movie with my eyes closed.
For that reason, she kills the spiders in our home. She felt so bad about scaring me like that.
I know that there are quite a bit of you that think this movie is too humorous to be scary. That's biggest load I've ever heard.
If you hate spiders, DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE!
- tayster12-5
- Nov 15, 2002
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- Also known as
- Nhện Sát Thủ
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Box office
- Budget
- $22,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $53,208,180
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,045,760
- Jul 22, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $53,208,180