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Arachnophobia (1990)

Film · 1990 · 109 min · PG-13 · Comedy · Horror

Eight legs, two fangs and an attitude.

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.

Directed by Frank Marshall

Starring Jeff Daniels, Harley Jane Kozak, John Goodman, Julian Sands, Brian McNamara, Stuart Pankin, Henry Jones, Peter Jason

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In cinemas20 July 1990
Digital releaseNot listed
Physical release11 February 1992
First release anywhere20 July 1990

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