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Mentre il dottor James Atherton dà la caccia sui monti e nelle foreste del Venezuela ad una particolare e rara specie di ragni, il suo fotografo viene punto da uno di essi e muore in pochi secondi. La cassa viene spedita e poi aperta nella cittadina di Canaima, in California, dove costui abitava ed un ragno, che ha viaggiato dentro di essa, ne sfugge e si rifugia in un fienile. A Canaima arriva il giovane dottor Ross Jennings che per una malaugurata coincidenza ha fin dalla prima infanzia un dichiarato terrore per i ragni, che ha moglie e due bambini. Malgrado l'ostilità professionale del più anziano collega dottor Sam Metcalf, che all'ultimo istante ha deciso di continuare a lavorare in loco, Ross trova una prima cliente nella signora Margaret Hollins. Da questo momento inizia la serie di misteriosi decessi: prima la signora Hollins, poi il dirigente della squadra di football americano ed uno dei giocatori, successivamente Metcalf, il becchino, ed altri. Ross esige autopsie e riesumazioni e, seppure con le resistenze dello sceriffo, riesce ad essere autorizzato dal Coroner, poi si mette in contatto telefonico con Atherton, il quale arriva in persona a Canaima, dove intanto Ross ha scoperto che nel fienile, che fa parte della proprietà in cui risiede, vi sono enormi ragnatele. A giudizio di Atherton, la dannata tarantola deve essere arrivata con il corpo del suo fotografo. Ross scopre il nido (un sacco di larve) della bestiaccia, riprodottasi per partenogenesi. Mentre il panico serpeggia e le morti si susseguono (lo sceriffo e sua moglie, la figlia dello sportivo, deceduta sotto la doccia, e lo stesso Atherton, intrappolato fra le ragnatele), entra in azione un gigantesco idraulico disinfestatore, Delbert...
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What? You've never seen Arachnophobia? I don't believe you! I'm pretty sure everyone in the world has seen and been chilled to the bone by this film... the first time I saw it, it scared the crap out of me and has haunted me ever since - I still look up at light fittings and shower heads on entering the bathroom!
This is a must for your collection, whether you buy loads of DVDs or are just looking for something to try out your new piece of kit. ...you'd be hard pressed to get a better deal! Buy this one now!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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"Arachnophobia" is a clever comedy/thriller sure to scare the spider-phobes out there. Jeff Daniels and Harley Jane Kozak star as Dr. Ross and 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 and 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 spider's 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 and 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 and gasp a lot.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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My girlfriend says that everyone is scared of spiders... i disagree, i love them. This film gives arachnophobes an excuse, but my god, what a film! Full of classic Acting and an original, if a little far-fetched, storyline. The tension built in this film is amazing. Also before watching this, bear in mind it is actually full of real spiders, there are only a couple of fake ones. A definate must see, especially if you want to show your girlfrined how brave you are, watch this and then go and clear the house of spiders!!! This is at least a must-watch, but i would definately recomend buying it.
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It's just a spider, man
Ah, Summer 1990 - what a time to be a kid, or even just a film fan in general. There were so many classics out that summer (Gremlins 2, RoboCop 2, BTTF 3, Teenage Mutant Ninja... Read more
Published 22 days ago by Inspector Gadget
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LOVE IT
GOD I LOVE THIS FILM. LOVED IT THE 1ST TIME I SAW IT IN MY TEENS. EVERYTIME SOME, USUALLY A WOMAN, TALKS ABOUT HAVING A FEAR OF SPIDERS, I HAVE TO ASK IF THEY HAVE SEEN THIS FILM. Read more
Published 3 months ago by steven gilmour-white
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Great Title in BluRay Format
It was not obvious, or I did not notice, that this product was supplied from the USA, therefore it did take over two weeks to arrive but in the end did arrive in a cardboard... Read more
Published 4 months ago by MR PAUL A RUDD
4.0 out of 5 stars
Tongue in cheek B movie horror
Jeff Daniels (Dumb and Dumber) stars as Dr. Ross Jennings, a young doctor whose moved hs family to the little sleepy American town of Canaima, where he is preparing to be the next... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jules
4.0 out of 5 stars
Arachnophobia
Received the DVD in quick time and reasonably valued. Happy with the services supplied by Amazon. Great film just a shame its not available in Blue Ray yet.
Published 18 months ago by JohnnyBGood
4.0 out of 5 stars
funny, thrilling and disturbing
The directorial debut for friend of Steven Speilberg Frank Marshall is a very good one, the taught atmosphere, witty dialogue and tense moments are all reminiscent of Spielberg's... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Sam
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Good Film
This is a good film a big fan of Comedy Horror and this is fantastic good storyline and worth the money so a recommended buy
Published 23 months ago by Craig
4.0 out of 5 stars
The itsy-bitsy spider crawled up the water spout; down came the rain...
When a photographer is bitten and killed by a spider in the Venezuelan jungle, his body is shipped back to his home town of Canaima in California. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2011 by Spike Owen
4.0 out of 5 stars
not for children
this is a classic, however it should not be PG rated! It could be very frightening for a child and there are also a few strong swear words. If your not a child it is a must see.
Published on 5 Nov 2010 by paul
4.0 out of 5 stars
Anyone Suffer From Arachnophobia?
Directed by Frank Marshall and co produced by Steven Spielberg, Arachnophobia stars Jeff Daniels, Harley Jane Kozak, John Goodman, and Julian Sands. Read more
Published on 10 May 2009 by Andrew Kerr
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