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Directed by | Frank Marshall |
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Cinematography | Mikael Salomon |
Edited by | Michael Kahn |
Music by | Trevor Jones |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $22 million[1] |
Box office | $53.2 million |
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Released | July 20, 1990 (original release) March 19, 1996 (re-release) |
Studio | Evergreen Recording Studios |
Label | Hollywood |
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.
The film was the first produced by Hollywood Pictures, a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios. Arachnophobia was released in the United States on July 18, 1990.[2] The film received positive critical reviews and grossed $53.21 million on a $22 million budget.