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Arachnophobia
Arachnophobia is a 1990 American horror comedy film directed by Frank Marshall in his directorial debut from a screenplay by Don Jakoby and Wesley Strick. Starring Jeff Daniels and John Goodman, the film follows a small California town that becomes invaded by a deadly spider species and the town's residents' struggles against them to avert an ecological crisis.
Plot
In a Venezuelan tepui, British entomologist James Atherton captures two members of an aggressive, newly discovered species of spider of prehistoric origin. The spiders lack sex organs, indicating that they are laborers or soldiers, thereby existing as a hive (atypical of spiders). A fertile male of the same species bites bedridden American nature photographer Jerry Manley, who has a severe seizure from the venom and dies. The scientist sends Manley's body back to his hometown of Canaima, California, unaware that the spider has crawled into the coffin.
More details
| author | Wesley Strick |
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| contentLocation | California San Francisco Venezuela |
| director | Frank Marshall |
| editor | Michael Kahn |
| events | spider |
| genre | comedy horror |
| keywords | arachnophobia bite mark consuming their mother coroner crow death egg sac entomologist entomology epileptic seizure eusociality evolution exterminator family medicine family physician fertile fertility heart attack hive house spider inbred inbreeding matriphagy nail gun nature photographer nature photography personifications of death pest control return home seizure sex organ tegenaria domestica tepui town doctor trap venom wine cellar worldwide dispersal |
| musicBy | Trevor Jones |
| producer | Kathleen Kennedy |
| productionCompany | Amblin Entertainment Hollywood Pictures |
| publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| recordedAt | California San Francisco |
| theme | comedy horror high school horror comedy |