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Release Date:
18 July 1990 (USA)
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Tagline:
Eight legs, two fangs and an attitude. more
Plot:
South American killer spider hitches a lift to the US in a coffin and starts to breed and kill. full summary | add synopsis
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Spider
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Doctor
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Small Town
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Coffin
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Exterminator
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Awards:
2 wins
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5 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(24 articles)
William Shatner’s ‘Kingdom of the Spiders’ Coming To DVD
(From The Flickcast. 19 November 2009, 3:30 PM, PST)
Casting: Thomas Dekker in Elm Street; Patrick Wilson in Morning Glory
(From FirstShowing.net. 15 April 2009, 9:04 PM, PDT)
(From The Flickcast. 19 November 2009, 3:30 PM, PST)
Casting: Thomas Dekker in Elm Street; Patrick Wilson in Morning Glory
(From FirstShowing.net. 15 April 2009, 9:04 PM, PDT)
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Realism Colors This Creature Feature
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jeff Daniels | ... | Dr. Ross Jennings |
 | Harley Jane Kozak | ... | Molly Jennings |
 | John Goodman | ... | Delbert McClintock |
 | Julian Sands | ... | Doctor James Atherton |
 | Stuart Pankin | ... | Sheriff Lloyd Parsons |
 | Brian McNamara | ... | Chris Collins |
 | Mark L. Taylor | ... | Jerry Manley |
| Henry Jones | ... | Doctor Sam Metcalf |
 | Peter Jason | ... | Henry Beechwood |
| James Handy | ... | Milton Briggs |
| Roy Brocksmith | ... | Irv Kendall |
| Kathy Kinney | ... | Blaire Kendall |
| Mary Carver | ... | Margaret Hollins |
 | Garette Ratliff Henson | ... | Tommy Jennings (as Garette Patrick Ratliff) |
| Marlene Katz | ... | Shelley Jennings |
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103 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby SR (35 mm prints)
Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #30592) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-16 |
Germany:16 |
Iceland:14 (original rating) |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:12 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG
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The sound of a spider being crushed by John Goodman was made by the foley artists crushing a couple of potato chips
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Revealing mistakes: When Becky is in the shower, the spider slips down her cleavage. When she looks down and screams, you can see a flesh-coloured garment.
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Quotes:
Doctor James Atherton:
I think this is a new species of butterfly... we could call it Potius Manliae
[Atherton being goofy making in inside joke to Jerry Manley after all the bugs fall from the tree]
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[Atherton being goofy making in inside joke to Jerry Manley after all the bugs fall from the tree]
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Movie Connections:
Features "Family Ties" (1982)
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Soundtrack:
Summer Wind
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Spielberg either hits or misses, there are few who fall through the cracks of the mediocre. This one was the exception, at least as far as box office response is concerned. It didn't bomb, but it failed to generate the deserving revenue.
Jeff Daniels had promise as a leading man, at the time this was filmed. That promise has since been broken with movies like Dumb and Dumber, 101 Dalmatians, and My Favorite Martian, but he still has what it takes in the Squid and the Whale, Gods and Generals, and Good Night and Good Luck. But then he goes and does something ridiculous like RV. Ah well. I digress.
When Arachnophobia was filmed, Daniels was a competent and talented leading actor. His performance is completely believable and actually lacks that feeling of being mis-cast as do his comedic roles. I do have to say that I prefer him as a serious actor to his comedic attempts.
This film, however, has been constructed in a less grand scale than Shatner's 1977 Kingdom of the Spiders. As a result, Arachnophobia is far more realistic than the overdone KotS. The antagonists exhibit realism, are not three stories tall, and the acting quality better reflects the talents of the actors involved.
All in all? This is pretty atmospheric and generates some great taut suspense. It's definitely a creature feature worth watching.
It rates an 8.4/10 from...
the Fiend :.