Arachnophobia (1990) - Credits and Details

Arachnophobia Credits and Details

Directed by
	Frank Marshall
Written by
	Don Jakoby	...	story / screenplay
	Al Williams	...	story
	Wesley Strick	...	screenplay
Cast
	Jeff Daniels	...	Dr. Ross Jennings
	Harley Jane Kozak	...	Molly Jennings
	John Goodman	...	Delbert McClintock
	Julian Sands	...	Dr. James Atherton
	Stuart Pankin	...	Sheriff Parsons
	Brian McNamara	...	Chris Collins
	Mark L. Taylor	...	Jerry Manley
	Henry Jones	...	Dr. Sam Metcalf
	Peter Jason	...	Coach Henry Beechwood
	James Handy	...	Milton Briggs
	Roy Brocksmith	...	Irv Kendall
	Kathy Kinney	...	Blaire Kendall
	Mary Carver	...	Margaret Hollins
	Garette Ratliff Henson	...	Tommy Jennings (as Garette Patrick Ratliff)
	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 Heinz	...	Little Girl (as Fiona Walsh)
	Teresa Del Piero	...	Mom (as Terese Del Piero)
	Nathaniel Spitzley	...	Todd Miller - Football Player
	Jay Scorpio	...	Mover
	Mai-Lis Kuniholm	...	Girlfriend
	Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	...	Helicopter Pilot
	Brandy	...	Brandy Beechwood
Uncredited Cast
	Juan Fernández	...	Miguel Higueras
Produced by
	William S. Beasley	...	associate producer
	Robert W. Cort	...	co-executive producer
	Ted Field	...	co-executive producer
	Don Jakoby	...	co-producer
	Kathleen Kennedy	...	producer
	Frank Marshall	...	executive producer
	Steven Spielberg	...	executive producer
	Richard Vane	...	producer
	Daniel Vellucci	...	assistant producer
Original Music by
	Trevor Jones
Special Effects by
	Connie Angland	...	animatronic engineer
	Carol Bauman	...	animatronic engineer / animatronic technician
	Jon Berg	...	animatronic engineer
	R. Michael Bisetti	...	special effects assistant
	Bryan Dewe	...	animatronic engineer
	John Drouillard	...	animatronic technician
	Stephan Dupuis	...	animatronic engineer
	Guy Hudson	...	animatronic engineer
	Jamie Hyneman	...	special effects technician
	Conrad Itchener	...	animatronic engineer
	James Kent	...	animatronic engineer
	Crit Killen	...	special effects
	Kelly Lepkowsky	...	animatronic engineer
	Victoria Lewis	...	animatronic engineer
	Alan Lipney	...	animatronic engineer
	Michelle Lyman	...	special effects crew
	Clayburn Moore	...	animatronic engineer
	Gregg Olsson	...	animatronic engineer
	Jim Schwalm	...	special effects assistant
	Doyle Smiley	...	special effects assistant
	Gregg Sofranco	...	animatronic engineer
	Valerie Sofranko	...	special effects technician
	Michael Steffe	...	animatronic engineer
	Bob Stoker	...	special effects foreman
	Lucinda Strub	...	special effects assistant
	Matt Sweeney	...	special effects supervisor
	Lauren Vogt	...	animatronic engineer
	Danny Wagner	...	animatronic engineer
	Chris Walas	...	creature effects supervisor
	Melanie Wallas	...	animatronic engineer
	Scott Wallas	...	animatronic engineer
	Harold Weed	...	animatronic engineer
	Michael Wick	...	creature fabricator
	David Wiezer	...	special effects: CWI
	Gary Zink	...	special effects
Visual Effects by
	Craig Barron	...	director of matte photography
	Krystyna Demkowicz	...	executive in charge of production: Matte World
	Jim Morris	...	general manager: ILM
	Michael Olague	...	visual effects crew
	Michael Pangrazio	...	matte artist supervisor
	Alison Savitch	...	visual effects coordinator
	David Sosalla	...	visual effects supervisor
	Paul Theren	...	creature effects
Stunts
	Clarke Coleman	...	stunts
	Johnny Hock	...	stunts
	John Robotham	...	stunts
	Lincoln Simonds	...	stunts
	Jeff Smolek	...	stunts
	Chuck Waters	...	stunt coordinator
	James Waters	...	stunts
	Spice Williams-Crosby	...	stunts
	David Powledge	...	stunt double

Additional Info
Premiere:	July 18, 1990
DVD Release:	June 15, 1999
Blu-ray Release:	September 04, 2012
Countries:
Distributor:	Walt Disney Studios
Websites:

Ratings
6.7 / 10	6.5 / 10	67 / 100

Production Companies
Hollywood Pictures (present)
Amblin Entertainment (present)
Interscope Communications
Ricardo Mestres Productions
Tangled Web Productions (uncredited)
Warm Weather Internationl group de Venezuela

Distributors
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1990) (United States) (Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.) (theatrical)
Hollywood Pictures Home Video (1994) (United States) (for Buena Vista Home Video) (VHS)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1995) (United States) (TV)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD)
Hollywood Pictures Home Video (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Paramount+ (2021) (United States) (VOD) (video)
Amblin Entertainment (1990) (United States) (VHS)
Amblin Entertainment (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (1990) (United States) (VHS)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Buena Vista Home Video (United States) (Video 8) (video)
FXX Network (2024) (United States) (TV)
HBO Zone (2024) (United States) (TV)
Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment (2025) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
Hollywood Pictures Home Video (1990) (United States) (VHS)
Showtime Networks (United States) (TV)
Syfy (2023) (United States) (TV)
Walt Disney Home Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)

Filming Locations
Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela
California, USA
Cambria, California, USA (as Canaima, the Californian town)
Halter Ranch Vineyard - 8910 Adelaida Road, Paso Robles, California, USA (Margaret Hollins' house)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Pasadena, California, USA
Paso Robles, California, USA
Stage 18, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
USA
Venezuela
Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA

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