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Arachnophobia

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Original title

Arachnophobia

Year

1990

Running time

103 min.

Country

United States

Director

Frank Marshall

Screenwriter

Don Jakoby, Wesley Strick

Cast

Music

Trevor Jones

Cinematography

Mikael Salomon

Producer

Hollywood Pictures, Amblin Entertainment. Producer: Steven Spielberg

Genre

Horror | Animals. Insects. Spiders. Horror Comedy. Small Town Life (North-american)

Synopsis

A large spider from the jungles of South America is accidently 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.

Rankings Position

#37 Animal Horror Ranking

Awards: 1990: Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films): Best Horror Film.

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