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.
Directed by Frank Marshall
small town
spider
animal attack
outbreak
creature
exterminator
spider bite
creature feature
spider queen
invasive species
arachnophobia
animal horror
spider general
Rank
#53 in 1990·#5331 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
Where to Watch
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
Crew
Frank Marshall
Director
Don Jakoby
Screenplay
Wesley Strick
Screenplay
Trevor Jones
Original Music Composer
Michael Kahn
Editor
Mikael Salomon
Director of Photography
Steven Spielberg
Executive Producer
Frank Marshall
Executive Producer
Kathleen Kennedy
Producer
Don Jakoby
Co-Producer
Mike Fenton
Casting
James D. Bissell
Production Design
Popular Reviews
225 reviews
vi
7.0★ · 04/30/23
for about 18 years i’ve been convinced that this movie was a fever dream
for about 18 years i’ve been convinced that this movie was a fever dream
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Oliver Slipanczewski
8.0★ · 04/11/26
Quirky funny and enjoyable while also being squeamish and freaky
Quirky funny and enjoyable while also being squeamish and freaky
David Forehand
6.0★ · 03/19/26
just dumb fun
just dumb fun
Markus Boschman
10.0★ · 01/09/26
This is just a good ol fun movie
John Goodman is so fun in this. Like southern blue collar John Goodman is so fun to watch
Will never forget that cereal box scene though…
This is just a good ol fun movie
John Goodman is so fun in this. Like southern blue collar John Goodman is so fun to watch
Will never forget that cereal box scene though…
reagan cameron thurs
6.0★ · 01/05/26
this movie was less about spiders and more about being a small town doctor
spider tit shot went CRAZY
this movie was less about spiders and more about being a small town doctor
