Talk:Arachnophobia (film)

Page move
This page was moved from "Arachnophobia (movie)" to "Arachnophobia (film)" as per the naming convention set out at Naming conventions (films) – Ianblair23 11:54, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

There were a lot of jokes at the time about "Iraqnophobia" in connection with Saddam's invasion of Kuwait... AnonMoos 15:05, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
 * All I remember was that Tiny Toons video where they watch Skunkophobia. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 21:49, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Criticism of Plot Device
I'm curious, has there been any deconstruction of this film's plot device, the incredibly potent nature of the spider's venom? It would be interesting to know if this is even possible or not. Just something that occurred to me. --DragonGuyver 02:42, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Should be a good article
Well, not now, but now that there's a reference section with more work it can be done. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 03:44, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Removed from article
This should be referenced, especially when it has potentially emotional POV like "They looked Aryan..." CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 04:59, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

The film's biggest critical success was very roundabout. The song "Blue Eyes are Sensitive to the Light" was used in the soundtrack and performed by Sara Hickman. The song was actually written by 1980s songstress Martika and was inspired by a set of very Aryan-looking male supermodel twins with pale blonde hair and sky blue eyes. Martika's own recording of the song went on to win a Grammy.

Arachnids in insects
Why isn't there a page for arachnids in films? It seems idiotic to place this film in the "Films with insects"203.53.167.180 04:28, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot 07:19, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Synopsis seems dry
I think the plot synopsis fails to establish that Ross Jennings (Jeff Daniels) is the main character. His fear of spiders is the reason for the movie's title, and he is forced to confront his phobia in order to save the town, but these facts are not emphasized. The writing style is sterile and lacking in empathy, as if there were no emotion to be found in a horror film. 98.247.174.103 (talk) 07:56, 18 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Feel free to write a better synopsis -- everyone can contribute to Wikipedia. Banaticus (talk) 19:32, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Not a comedy
From the Critics section--- 'In his book, critic Leonard Maltin calls the film a "slick comic thriller" and approves of the acting, warning, "Not recommended for anyone who's ever covered their eyes during a movie." '

What absolute bollocks. I am watching the film now, and although some of the scare scenes have a light touch to them, the comedy value is mild, so mild I reject Leonard Maltin's description "slick comic thriller". I mean, The Evil Dead is a true horror comedy, and Freaked is a true horror comedy. Arachnophobia is mild horror. Arbo (talk) 18:42, 8 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Having watched the whole film now I can verify the comedic touches§ as intentional. Not explicitly a horror / comedy, it is nonetheless a horror film with humorous touches for levity. Arbo (talk) 11:19, 9 June 2015 (UTC)


 * That is true, but as I said in my edit notes, so is Scream - a horror film with comedic elements that is NOT categorized as a horror comedy. Compare to Scary Movie, Shaun of the Dead, or The Cabin in the Woods, which are actual horror comedies. Very different. Most if not the vast majority of films have comedic elements. A few funny scenes in a horror film doesn't make it a horror comedy. --90.215.97.232 (talk) 15:50, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Can people please stop changing it back to horror comedy? I have no idea where this is coming from.--2A02:C7F:A11:7C00:89E6:854E:3234:40A3 (talk) 00:58, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

Iraqnophobia
Could be mentioned that there were a lot of "Iraqnophobia" jokes during the first Gulf War and the build-up to the war (1990-1991), by David Letterman and such. AnonMoos (talk) 21:24, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Beechwood cast
I noticed a family of characters mentioned on IMDB who are not mentioned in the cast here:
 * 1) Becky Beechwood played by Cory Wellins
 * 2) Bunny Beechwood played by Theo Schwarz
 * 3) Edna Beechwood played by Jane Marla Robbins
 * 4) Henry Beechwood played by Peter Jason

If this is a real scene could we at least make a minor note of it in the plot? HearthHOTS (talk) 20:54, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Depicated
What is that word supposed to mean? It doesn't seem to exist. Second paragraph in plot. 2A02:810B:40C0:AA8:5D4B:32E4:431B:4321 (talk) 22:12, 15 July 2022 (UTC)


 * It was originally "desiccated." It was changed as part of an unconstructive edit a few days ago, which I've reverted.  Thanks for pointing it out. Squeakachu (talk) 22:23, 15 July 2022 (UTC)