Arachnophobia

Starring: Harley Jane Kozak, Jeff Daniels Director: Frank Marshall Original UK Premiere: 1991 Dvd Release: 22nd January, 2001 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding Subtitled In: French Dubbed In: French, Italian

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Arachnophobia was an American horror & comedy film released in 1990 directed by Frank Marshall & starring John Goodman & Jeff Daniels. The film is about a small California town invaded by the cross breed of local spiders & a deadly South American spider that was brought into the United States through the inside of the coffin of a dead nature photographer. The film won a Saturn Award from The American Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror films for Best Horror Film & Best Actor Young actress Marlene Katz was nominated for a best actress award from the Young Artist Awards. The film was a phenomenal success in America alone, grossing $55,000,000 in theaters & going on to gross an additional $30,000,000 in video rentals. The films biggest critical success was very roundabout. The song Blue Eyes are Sensitive to the Light was used in the soundtrack & performed by Sara Hickman. The song was actually written by 1980s songstress Martika & inspired by a set of very Aryan looking male supermodel twins with pale blonde hair & sky blue eyes.

Arachnophobia is a clever comedy/thriller sure to scare the spider-phobes out there. Jeff Daniels & Harley Jane Kozak star as Dr. Ross & Molly Jennings, a young couple who have moved to the country to start his medical practice. Little do they know that a huge, deadly spider has arrived from South America & is reproducing - a lot. One by one, town residents start dropping like flies, until Ross figures out they were all died of spider bites. This brings back memories of a childhood trauma that left him with a paralyzing fear of spiders. And the spiders nest is right in Ross barn.

There are many creepy scenes menacing spiders that will have you looking around to make sure none are near you. The idyllic rural setting contrasts nicely with the intensely scary stalking spiders. Daniels is perfect as the dedicated young doctor & John Goodman has a small but funny part as an exterminator. The movie may be too scary for very young children, but others will giggle a little & gasp a lot.

Harley Jane Kozak is an American actress & author. Kozak was born Susan Jane Kozak in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Kozak starred in movies like Parenthood, When Harry Met Sally & the soap opera Guiding Light. She lives in Topanga Canyon, California. A Novel. Both books star female sleuth Wollie Shelley. Both are published by Doubleday, part of Random House. Kozak was originally chosen to play Karen Sammler in the TV show Once & Again. She filmed the pilot,but after that she had to withdraw due to personal reasons. The role went to Susanna Thompson. ISBN 0385510349 Dating Is Murder . A Novel.

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