Eight legs, two fangs, and an attitude.
A large spider from the jungles of South America is accidentally transported in a crate with a dead body to America where it mates with a local spider. Soon after, the residents of a small California town disappear as the result of spider bites from the deadly spider offspring. It's up to a couple of doctors with the help of an insect exterminator to annihilate these eight legged freaks.
Cast
Jeff Daniels
Ross Jennings
Harley Jane Kozak
Molly Jennings
John Goodman
Delbert McClintock
Julian Sands
Dr. James Atherton
Brian McNamara
Chris Collins
Stuart Pankin
Sheriff Parsons
Henry Jones
Dr. Sam Metcalf
Peter Jason
Henry Beechwood
Mark L. Taylor
Jerry Manley
James Handy
Milton Briggs
Roy Brocksmith
Irv Kendall
Kathy Kinney
Blaire Kendall
Mary Carver
Margaret Hollins
Garette Ratliff Henson
Tommy Jennings
Marlene Katz
Shelley Jennings
Jane Marla Robbins
Edna Beechwood
Theo Schwartz
Bunny Beechwood
Cori Wellins
Becky Beechwood
Chance Boyer
Bobby Beechwood
Frances Bay
Evelyn Metcalf
Lois de Banzie
Henrietta Manley
Warren Rice
Dick Manley
Robert Frank Telfer
Mayor Bob
Michael Steve Jones
Irv's Assistant
Fiona Walsh
Little Girl
Terese Del Piero
Mom
Nathaniel Spitzley
Todd Miller
Jay Scorpio
Mover
Mai-Lis Kuniholm
Girlfriend
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
Helicopter Pilot
Juan Fernández
Miguel Higueras (uncredited)
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- Release Date 07/20/1990
- Language English
- Director Frank Marshall
- Editor Michael Kahn
- Cinematographer Mikael Salomon
- Producers Richard Vane, Kathleen Kennedy
- Companies Amblin Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures, Tangled Web Productions
- Budget $31,000,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | Jul 20, 1990 | TV | 14 |
| United States | Jul 20, 1990 | Theatrical | PG-13 |
| Brazil | Oct 9, 1990 | Theatrical | 14 |
| Germany | Oct 9, 1990 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Australia | Dec 26, 1990 | Theatrical | PG |
| Mexico | Jan 1, 1991 | Premiere (Cine Latino Plus) | — |
| United Kingdom | Jan 3, 1991 | Theatrical | PG |
| PT | Jan 18, 1991 | Theatrical | M/16 |
| HU | Jan 24, 1991 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Mexico | Jan 31, 1991 | Theatrical | — |
| France | Apr 17, 1991 | Theatrical | — |
| United States | Feb 11, 1992 | Physical (Hollywood Pictures Home Video #1080 [VHS] 110 minutes) | PG-13 |
| South Korea | Jun 13, 1992 | Theatrical | 15 |
| France | Dec 14, 1999 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| France | Feb 23, 2021 | Digital (Disney+) | — |
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