1990 film directed by Frank Marshall From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arachnophobia is a 1990 horror comedy movie. It stars Jeff Daniels and John Goodman. The movie was directed by Frank Marshall.
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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 |
The movie is about a small California town that becomes invaded by a threatening and dangerous spider species which was accidentally brought from Venezuela. The title of the movie refers to the fear of spiders.
Arachnophobia was the first movie produced by Hollywood Pictures, a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios. It released in the United States on July 18, 1990. The movie received generally positive reviews and was worth $53.21 million out of a budget of $22 million.
Award | Category | Subject | Result |
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Saturn Awards[2] | Best Horror Film | Won | |
Best Director | Frank Marshall | Nominated | |
Best Writing | Don Jakoby | Nominated | |
Wesley Strick | Nominated | ||
Best Actor | Jeff Daniels | Won | |
Best Supporting Actor | John Goodman | Nominated | |
12th Young Artist Awards[3] | Most Entertaining Family Youth Motion Picture - Comedy/Horror | Nominated | |
Best Young Supporting Actress | Marlene Katz | Nominated |
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