Arachnophobia (film)

Arachnophobia
Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
Directed byFrank Marshall
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Don Jakoby
    Al Williams
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMikael Salomon
Edited byMichael Kahn
Music byTrevor Jones
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • July 18, 1990 (1990-07-18)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$22 million[1]
Box office$53.2 million
Arachnophobia
Film score by
ReleasedJuly 20, 1990 (original release)
March 19, 1996 (re-release)
StudioEvergreen Recording Studios
LabelHollywood

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.

  1. ^ "AFI-Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Arachnophobia" (PDF). GamePro. No. 13. p. 15.