Arachnophobia

1h 49min

Comedy

Horror

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.

Production Companies

Amblin Entertainment

Hollywood Pictures

Tangled Web Productions

Cast

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Ross Jennings
Harley Jane Kozak

Harley Jane Kozak

Molly Jennings
John Goodman

John Goodman

Delbert McClintock
Julian Sands

Julian Sands

Dr. James Atherton
Brian McNamara

Brian McNamara

Chris Collins
Stuart Pankin

Stuart Pankin

Sheriff Parsons
Henry Jones

Henry Jones

Dr. Sam Metcalf
Peter Jason

Peter Jason

Henry Beechwood
Mark L. Taylor

Mark L. Taylor

Jerry Manley
James Handy

James Handy

Milton Briggs
Roy Brocksmith

Roy Brocksmith

Irv Kendall
Kathy Kinney

Kathy Kinney

Blaire Kendall
Mary Carver

Mary Carver

Margaret Hollins
Marlene Katz

Marlene Katz

Shelley Jennings
Jane Marla Robbins

Jane Marla Robbins

Edna Beechwood
Theo Schwartz

Theo Schwartz

Bunny Beechwood
Cori Wellins

Cori Wellins

Becky Beechwood
Chance Boyer

Chance Boyer

Bobby Beechwood
Frances Bay

Frances Bay

Evelyn Metcalf
Lois de Banzie

Lois de Banzie

Henrietta Manley
Warren Rice

Warren Rice

Dick Manley
Michael Steve Jones

Michael Steve Jones

Irv's Assistant
Fiona Walsh

Fiona Walsh

Little Girl
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc

Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc

Helicopter Pilot
Juan Fernández

Juan Fernández

Miguel Higueras (uncredited)

Release date

20th Jul 1990

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Español