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tysontysontyson1 t1_iu9gwkm wrote

One of the best high profile “B movies” ever, IMO. For what it is, it’s perfectly made.

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tofu_bird t1_iu9hdwz wrote

After watching, I can't even take a shit on the toilet without feeling anxious.

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ColonelSandurz42 t1_iu9j1rw wrote

I like that John Goodmans character had his own theme music.

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JannTosh12 OP t1_iu9kb0t wrote

The tonal shifts in this movie are incredibly done. It can go from genuine creepy suspense to outright comedy with Goodman’s character, yet it all works

Also love the strong production values. The opening shots in Venezuela and almost epic sounding score stand out

Like also how Daniels doesn’t just become a spider killing Rambo. He looks scared as hell in the final scene

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mick_ward t1_iu9macx wrote

Replying to ColonelSandurz42 (#317,364)

Molly Jennings: Why is all the wood rotting?

Delbert McClintock: I'll tell you why. Bad wood.

Molly Jennings: So... what do we do?

Delbert McClintock: Tear out bad wood. Put in good wood.

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IsraeliDonut t1_iu9pb6d wrote

Definitely even more afraid of Amazonian rainforests after I saw it

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tysontysontyson1 t1_iu9pwaj wrote

Replying to IsraeliDonut (#318,524)

I’m aware. I watched this in the theatre when it came out, and numerous times since. It intentionally has the feel of a B movie. That’s part of its charm; it did that on a decent budget. Hence, why I described it that way.

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pumpkinspicesushi t1_iu9qyhq wrote

thank you for giving me my lifelong fear of spiders when my sister forced me to watch it when i was 6. never touching a football helmet again…..

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Undiecover22 t1_iu9s4of wrote

What a film. Right up there as an all time classic.

Gonna dig this out and watch it now.

Thanks OP

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CadillacFromTitane t1_iu9sr3q wrote

I saw this as a kid around the same time that I was watching all the classic R-rated horror movies for the first time, and this is was the only one to truly get to me, and it’s a PG-13 horror-comedy at that.

Its been over a decade and I still haven’t finished the movie.

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BitCharacter1951 t1_iu9tlh0 wrote

Lol at people who say this is scary. It’s more of a comedy. Guessing you watched this a as a kid

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TashInAwe t1_iu9ucb6 wrote

I mean this in all sincerity. I was sexually assaulted the same year I saw arachnophobia- guess which one still gives me nightmares

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bertrum666 t1_iu9uryw wrote

The live mouse getting swapped for a dead mouse by a stage hand is fucking hilarity.

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LupinThe8th t1_iu9w8tx wrote

Replying to ColonelSandurz42 (#317,364)

I watched this film as part of my Halloween watchlist this year, and then the next day watched Graveyard Shift...which also features a crazy exterminator played by a character actor having far more fun than anyone else, Brad Dourif.

All I could think is that I wanted their characters to meet and go into business together. Six seasons and a movie, please.

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highdefrex t1_iu9y82x wrote

Replying to tofu_bird (#317,024)

This movie single-handedly ruined popcorn for me. To this day, every time I see people eating popcorn out of a bag, bucket, bowl, whatever, all I can think of is how they might be - or probably are! - grabbing spiders and popping them in their mouths, too.

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JokerJangles123 t1_iua17bv wrote

Its free on Tubi right now for anyone that has this as part of their Halloween watchlist

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kbednarc t1_iua1rg6 wrote

This movie scarred me. I haven't rewatched it and I'm not sure if it's worth replacing the childhood terror with a rewatch.

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Fearless-Tea-4559 t1_iua3h2o wrote

It was a fun film but made absolutely no sense, and had to really try to make the spiders scary, as when John Goodman first shows up and simply stands on the spider, revealing just how dangerous they really are.

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hotflashinthepan t1_iua4rxr wrote

I worked at a movie theater when this came out and the projectionist would open up the projector window and throw plastic spiders down on the audience sometimes. It was hilarious.

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udisclosed5476 t1_iua5nok wrote

That's coming on Sundance channel in a couple hours lol

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the_great_ashby t1_iua5on7 wrote

This fucked me up for life. I'm arrais of spiders because of this movie.

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ColonelSandurz42 t1_iua6371 wrote

Replying to LupinThe8th (#319,807)

I recently watched Spontaneous Combustion with Brad Dourif. I just kept picturing Chucky in my head whenever he started yelling. lol

We've been meaning to watch Graveyard Shift. It sounds pretty good!

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ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp t1_iua6gev wrote

I legitimately think I wouldn't be afraid of spiders if it wasn't for seeing this movie as a kid.

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Kozer2 t1_iua7g0s wrote

This movie messed me up as a child. For years after I’d always flush the toilet before I sat down because of that one scene.

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Petorian343 t1_iua7t48 wrote

I used to watch this and 8 Legged Freaks back to back. Good times.

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Darkhuman007 t1_iua9xp9 wrote

I would like Frank Marshall to know that he ruined cereal for me for years. Thanks for that.

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Beingabummer t1_iuaay1j wrote

Ironically, this movie was how I learned I am not arachnophobic. I really don't like spiders but I actually enjoyed watching this movie. Real arachnophobes often can't even be in the same room as a picture of a spider.

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LyteWhitey t1_iuad9cl wrote

These filmmakers are too humble. This film is a gem. Maybe because it was such a great summer scare and I was the perfect age. It still holds up well.

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Im_Negan t1_iuade6l wrote

Great movie that still holds up today.

Sucks they only play this on TV during Halloween.

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Videogirl80sstyle t1_iuaei4r wrote

Replying to tofu_bird (#317,024)

I saw this movie 26 years ago. I was 14 and I watched the exorcist and Arachnophobia in the pitch dark. Arachnophobia was Scarier one. Also the Scariest Comedy I have ever seen.still check the shower and toilet before using. It has now become so ingrained into bathroom routine. Creepy!

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BitCharacter1951 t1_iuaew4n wrote

Isn’t Julian Sands in this movie? Always liked him

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Stoofser t1_iuag4rs wrote

As a child, this film terrified me - I became scared of turning off lamps in case a spider fell on my hand and killed me. As I got older and I read articles about the film, I couldn’t believe it was a comedy. I’ll probably never watch it again, it scarred me lol.

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Blackdomino t1_iuaht1h wrote

Saw this in the cinema as a young child. Didn't sleep for a week.

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DC-DE t1_iual2fa wrote

Scariest movie I've ever seen.

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tensigh t1_iuaptpw wrote

Such a great film

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sandman8223 t1_iuapyq2 wrote

Brilliant screenplay that provides the prequel to the main story. It’s an extra dimension that few films ever do

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OhNoMoMan t1_iuatvcm wrote

Rewatched it a few years back and was surprised how Jurassic Park like the opening shots were. Then realised it was before JP.

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bondball7 t1_iuax3aq wrote

I remember walking into the room while my dad was watching this, I was 8, and standing in the doorway watching with him. After about 10 min I felt a tickle on my leg, screamed, and jumped about 5 feet scared to death I was about to be consumed by a spider. It was a string on my tattered Jean shorts. Love this movie to this day.

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OneHumanPeOple t1_iuaxumu wrote

Replying to Facebookakke (#319,125)

The last tremors sequel was painful. I’m the type of person who is all about suspending my belief in order to be entertained by a stupid movie. But just wow. A thin and yet somehow confusing plot strung together by endless cliche. The character tropes go hard but there is zero of the self awareness of the first film. And I call it a film because it’s a masterpiece.

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Phrankespo t1_iub0ym8 wrote

I need to rewatch this, such a fun movie. It's been many years.

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orangutanoz t1_iub4nqp wrote

Replying to JonasNinetyNine (#326,542)

It’s different than the US. You don’t see huge homeless encampments. Well at least not around Melbourne anyway. There are however similar rates of what are considered homeless as In people with no fixed address. Having lived in the Bay Area and here I can tell you that our vulnerable people are far better looked after.

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Yellowbug2001 t1_iub8ts6 wrote

I made 4 different people take me to the theater to see this on 4 different occasions the summer it came out when I was 12. I haven't seen it since, but that summer I LOVED it. Looking forward to rewatching it with my daughter when she's a little older to see how it holds up. It's still about as scary a movie as I can handle, ha.

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Tatertotter13 t1_iuba8z9 wrote

First time I watched this movie was alone in my parents bed around 9 or 10 years old. Midway through the movie I felt a tickle on my arm, and a small blue spider was on my arm and it has scarred me for 20 years. Made that movie seem so real

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zer0mike t1_iubbz0n wrote

Nope. To this day. Nope.

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Phreeker27 t1_iubekf2 wrote

Great movie seen it many times

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DeadT0m t1_iubothn wrote

Replying to hemingway_exeunt (#329,980)

Yes but that was like a colloquial term and only applied to one variant. They also called them 'gray-boys' and other such epithets. Something Kurtz even explicitly cracks down on once the operation goes loud.

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Short_Masterpiece304 t1_iubp4pk wrote

Arachnophobia was filmed in my home town! My childhood best friend’s home was the one where the people are found watching Wheel of Fortune, I got to spend a lot of time there. My very first boss owned the building that was the funeral home in the film (Antiques on Arlington in real life) and my old high school (Coast Union) was featured in the film. One of the very very VERY few claims to fame we have in that town lol.

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lynypixie t1_iubps5d wrote

This is the movie that got everyone saying « kill it with fire! »

Such a classic. I miss these kind of movies. Stuff that is entertaining enough without too much at stake.

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Sweatytubesock t1_iubpv89 wrote

Really entertaining movie. And I like spiders about as much as Jeff Daniels’ character does.

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rmac1228 t1_iubqykv wrote

"Rock n roll." Probably my second favorite Goodman performance to Walter Sobchak.

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TheMatt561 t1_iubr9vq wrote

Are you stalking me? My wife and I watched it last night

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wbotis t1_iubuw87 wrote

This movie traumatized me. The original trailer made it seem like a silly comedy with John Goodman as a bumbling exterminator.

IT IS NOT THAT.

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FriedBeeNuts t1_iubw02l wrote

Replying to pumpkinspicesushi (#318,864)

Watching this film, so when I was 6, really instilled fear of spiders in my young mind.

I’m cool with them now after working a job where they would inevitably get into your clothes and hair and car etc. They were just living their lives until I came along you know? I just happened to walk through hundreds of their webs whilst working in the vineyard.

But damn, as a kid I checked every toilet seat and always smacked my shoes out before using them.

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Whowutwhen t1_iubxpdh wrote

Replying to Gottawreckit (#317,867)

2 was pretty damn good IMO, from there it got progressively shlocky but all fun for what they are. Its hard to live up to Tremors which is a master class B-rate creature feature.

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Whowutwhen t1_iuby5rw wrote

Replying to IsraeliDonut (#318,524)

I feel that its the spirit of the movie, like Tremors captures that old school creature feature vibe. Its well done, its not schlock, but its inspired by old days schlock. I've always considered Both this and Tremors B-rates but not schlock, if that makes sense.

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IsraeliDonut t1_iubzpat wrote

Replying to Whowutwhen (#333,736)

No, because there has to be an A movie. Both of these movies have B movies out there that most have never heard of. But Arachnaphobia and Tremors were solid casts with original scripts that were pushed through as legitimate movies.

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DeadT0m t1_iuc002y wrote

Replying to awol5943 (#333,877)

That's true, but with the shit weasels it's still at least implied that even the people using the term know it's not going to fly once actual academics get involved. In Tremors even the paleontologists call them ass blasters.

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Locha6 t1_iuc3h5u wrote

I loved spiders as a kid. I found them fascinating. I had many books that showed huge, close up images of spiders.

Then I saw this movie … and it created an irrational fear of spiders. I remember the very next day sitting at the table for breakfast before school. I had a very hard time just sitting still bc I thought a spider could be lurking just beneath the table or even on the underside of the table, crawling toward me as I sat there ….

It took me a very long time to get over that fear … this movie terrified me as a child

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Shadow_Log t1_iuc50ic wrote

I came to this movie for Julian Sands and stayed for the overall fun of it. One of my faves

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DaveMeese t1_iuc659l wrote

Check out “Podcast: The Ride” if you want some serious Frank Marshall fandom

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hemingway_exeunt t1_iuc79yk wrote

Replying to DeadT0m (#331,784)

It's worth noting that King's wife Tabitha referred to Dreamcatcher as "the one about the shit weasels." I can't find a direct citation to prove that, but I'm 100% confident of its accuracy.

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xavier_grayson t1_iuc8hmp wrote

My aunt took me to see this when I was a kid. The choices at our twin cinema were between this and Home Alone. She thought Home Alone would be scary because it was about robbers, so we saw Arachnophobia instead because it had John Goodman in a comedic role.

I didn’t sleep very well that night.

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neuromorph t1_iuca7vz wrote

It was a dirwftoeal debut. Holy ahit ! Never knew thia

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OneHumanPeOple t1_iucb5kf wrote

Replying to MarianaFrusciante (#335,947)

I have visited and it’s very beautiful and I felt safe. I took a photograph of a bull ant that I cherish to this day. It was the most dangerous thing i got up close to besides dead spiders in the souvenir shop.

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Hey_Bim t1_iucgbso wrote

Replying to Andy_Liberty_1911 (#318,530)

I heard an interview with the actress where she said they were not sure whether they would even be able to get the shot, but they expected to spend all day on it, and would have been happy with the spider landing anywhere on her body.

On the first take, it jumped on her face. Cut and print.

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ROSCOEMAN t1_iucmhxx wrote

One of the most underrated movies of all time.

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Competitive_Site9272 t1_iucti1y wrote

3 films scared me for life. This one, Salems Lot and When a Stranger Calls.

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gatamosa t1_iud3b10 wrote

Replying to JannTosh12 (#317,609)

I’m from Venezuela and as a child I believed those murderous spiders were so close to me, absolutely destroyed me.

Then anaconda came out and I begged my parents to just get me a see-through hammock to sleep. Only two points of entry because I was fixated on the ceiling.

Funny things, now I’m ok with spiders and snakes, but as a kid, anything in my room looked an anaconda or a tarantula.

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TylerDurdenUMD t1_iud5xqp wrote

This is one of those that IN MY AREA, the hype was huge, then we never talked about it again after it came out on vhs.

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TvHeroUK t1_iudcgbe wrote

Replying to highdefrex (#320,158)

Working in a cinema in the 90s did it for me. Once every six months we’d be told to clean out the popcorn machine - bottom of it would be full of bugs, dust, coins, mould - because the glass case would just be topped up with new popcorn as it sold, and the bottom would rarely see light or get served

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Now_Wait-4-Last_Year t1_iudmwah wrote

I respect this film and Eight Legged Freaks for not doing the You Missed One stinger at the end.

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CapAmerica805 t1_iue38ar wrote

On of the scariest pg-13 movies still to this day.

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