Arachnophobia

"Eight legs, two fangs, and an attitude."

Jul 18 1990 PG-13 1h 49m
Comedy, Fantasy, 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.

Plot

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 before they take over the entire town.

Written by

Don Jakoby, Al Williams, Wesley Strick

Directed by

Frank Marshall

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Tangled Web Productions, Hollywood Pictures, Amblin Entertainment

Languages

Español, English

Awards

2 wins & 5 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
78,068
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
67
Popularity
NA