I would say that thia movie is more of a forgotten classic. You don't hear it talked about much anymore. I loved this movie as a kid, yet I had all but forgotten about it until this video.
i have heard about this movie more once. infact i saw a trailer for it on fox once(this was just as spiderman had come out so they said meet the real spiderman) and showed footage of jhongoodmen as the exterminator lol.
There's a moment when the Old Doctor gets bitter by a Spider his wife laughs and says "Oh it was only a spider" being from Australia the idea of someone saying "It's only a spider bite" always made me laugh
I mean as an American I am very weary of spiders. Then again I have been bitten by a Recluse and lived in an area with lots of Black Widows. Spiders are no joke, especially when you have a giant hole rotting in your leg.
This is definitely a cult classic in every way. It’s beloved by just about everyone who’s managed to come across it, and it still holds up incredibly well today due to the incredible practical effects and the great suspense and dark humor. I’ll always adore this fun little movie.
I don’t have a ton of great memories of my mom, but maybe my favorite is the day she let me stay home from school and took me to see Arachnophobia. It wasn’t the kind of movie I expected it to be. I swear I remember the marketing make it look like a zany comedy w John Goodman as the lead. I still ended up loving it. I actually used to dress up as Goodman’s character and run around the yard looking for bugs to exterminate. I’m thinking of bringing that look back for Halloween.
This movie had me terrified to take a shower as a kid cause of a tiny spider in the corner of my bathroom. Recently rewatched this movie, and I have to say. It holds up so damn well. Classic jeff Daniel's and John Goodman.
I know John Goodman is recognized as a great actor but he really low-key is one of the greatest of all time. He gives 100% to every role. He even made Flight watchable past it's front-loaded opening scene.
We watched this every year in our family household. We are all terrified from spiders and come from a small town like the one protrayed in the film. Also being a huge fan of creature features this one takes the cake!
This movie really is such an underrated gem. Does NOT get enough love. And you can't find it anywhere 🤷 C'mon world, this is a Spielberg production for God sakes!
It's currently on Amazon Prime. I've been getting it recommended to me pretty much non-stop. I don't think I've seen it since it was in theaters but it was always a fun, light "scary nature" film.
Yeah I know. I can't find the damn thing anywhere either. Mind you, I don't online shop or have streaming services. I just want the classics of the grand old days of the videostore in my DVD collection.
I love spiders. I know some people are afraid of them and I can see why. But they are great pest control creatures and if you leave them alone, they'll leave you alone.
I feel the same way about snakes, the logic being they’re clean/sleek looking without all the weird parts and eyes of creepy spiders. We had two big fat ones build webs outside our door last night. They kept setting off the motion sensing light. Beautiful webs - we didn’t want to disturb them. That said, they were politely relocated to a new home today.
Yeah as the reviewer himself says, it got basically positive reviews and wasn't a flop. It obviously isn't an iconic film like The Thing or Psycho, but it clearly isn't trying to be.
As someone who’s had a fear of spiders throughout my life, I can say this film defiantly creeped me out. My arachnophobia has lessened thankfully over the years, but I still can’t watch this film without squirming a little bit throughout my viewing. The cast is amazing. Jeff Daniels is great as the lead and John Goodman is hands down the best part of the film. Whenever he’s on screen, I always get a smile on my face. Thank you for covering this film Joe, keep up the great work!
Loved this. Well done. When I was a kid this film scared the living hell out of me. I am deathly afraid of spiders so this is what I call a damn near perfect horror movie. There needs to be more made like this. Less reliance on CG and tons of cheap jump scares.
Watching Arachnophobia as a kid gave me arachnophobia. Perfect timing as I had to move two spiders earlier today because they kept building webs by the door and setting off the motion light (which I walked into twice this morning haha).
HOLY CRAP Thank you for reminding me about Matinee. I very vaguely remember seeing it as a kid, and I have a really strong nostalgic feeling of it being a really great movie. And apparently literally nothing has ever sparked my memory of it until now. Guess I know what Im watching later lol
When I was a senior in high school in 1991, one day we were told that the whole school would watch a movie for a couple of periods using our "Channel One" classroom TVs. Very very strangely, this movie turned out to be Arachnophobia which had swearing and a lot of other thing that are probably inappropriate for 9th graders. I never found out why this happened, but having a mild case of arachnophobia myself, this wasn't a very good experience.
I want to watch it just mostly to see the performance from John Goodman, but I can barely even make it past seeing the spiders in the trailer. My arachnophobia is super strong. Great video as always. I always look forward to the next one popping up. You either review something I love or make me order a new movie I’m going to fall in love with!
MATINEE needs an (Almost) Cult Classic video too, because it is a magnificent slice-of-life- and timecapsule-comedy. And for this video: Once again excellent! Would’ve loved it to be five minutes longer with a bit more information - but only if available. Great stuff all around as usual, good Sir!
I remember having the VHS back when I was a kid and watching the hell out of it. It's still one of my favourite movies and one that deserves more love.
I love this movie, I own it. I thought it would have been considered a cult classic, but now that I think of it, you're probably right. I hardly hear anyone speak of it anymore...this was one of those "fun to catch on TV" movies, back when I had cable in the 90's. Ah, good times.
God, I absolutely loved this movie when I was young, at the same time I'm pretty sure it's fueled my fear of spiders since I saw it when I was like 6. Eight Legged Freaks was the fun version of this movie that I still love to this day.
I tried watching it as a kid, when it was released on cable. It freaked me out so bad I went to hide in the coat closet-- and ran right into a giant wolf spider on one of my dad's jackets. Haven't looked at them the same since! That being said, I've been curious to watch it as an adult; just to A) see how much it creeps me out now, B) see how it's aged and C) to enjoy the story and characters again.
I love this movie. I have no fear of spiders. It’s just a quality, unironic film. I was utterly shocked years after its initial release when I couldn’t find a copy of it available to rent or purchase. The realization that it was unappreciated was the true horror.
Siskle and Ebert had vacation homes in Grand Beach, Michigan, and would come to my theater to watch movies. Meet them both a few times! Very nice. Gene: Small popcorn, no butter, diet coke. Roger: Large popcorn, extra extra butter "in the middle too please" he's say...large coke.
I always thought this WAS a cult classic. Granted, I don't see any Arachnophobia shirts at Hot Topic, or any Funko Pops of John Goodman's exterminator character, so there aren't a whole lot of people OBSESSED with Arachnophobia, but I think everyone who sees it likes it, and certainly nobody hates it.
Love me some Arachnophobia, John Goodman's performance is underrated and my favorite part of the entire movie. Looking forward to the Congo video as its one of my "guilty" pleasures. Any chance of covering Mars Attacks!?
This film still resonates with modern audiences. Had my kids sit down to watch it and it was the first movie in years where they actually watched the movie and weren’t playing with their phones.
I have vague memories of this film, and I definitely remember thinking to myself about thirty minutes from the end: "I have got to finish this to see how they kill the things in case I need to fight them off in my nightmares."
I guess I would’ve been 11 when this came out on video, and it was HUGE here. One of the first, if not the first, horror movies I was allowed to watch, so combined with how popular it was, it’s an important cultural milestone for me. I love it to this day!
I'll be honest, I haven't watched the whole video yet. But I wanted to say, I wouldn't call this an "almost cult classic", it's kind of just a beloved classic film. I'm pretty sure most people have seen it and remember it fondly
Similar vein the original trailer for gremlins (before they ever showed gizmo or the gremlins and just little glimpses of them) kept me out of my creepy-ass basement for months.
I hate spiders. And I watched this entire video. That's how much I appreciate your work. (I am a horror junkie as well but I can't handle creepy crawlers)
I remember this movie, but not for watching it. Years ago when I was a kid my friends were going to have a sleepover and I was hanging out with them. They were about to watch the movie, but my mom wouldn’t let me stay. Never got to watch the movie. What could have been.
I adore this movie, it's one of my all time childhood favs! I even love the slip up of showing the spider glued to the piece of wood at the end of the film 😂🕷🕸 #classic
True story: I got my Granny good with this movie. I timed it perfectly. I walked in the living room and told her about this "Super cool movie" they were running on ABC I think it was. Now this was before the channel guide was a thing. She flips it over there RIGHT WHEN the big, giant mom spider jumps at the camera. She jumped near a damn foot.
🌟Correction.. IS a cult classic. This is one of the best spider movies ever. I am a horror and spider fan so my opinion matters big time on this. 😎🕷 🦍 Congo is another favorite of mine! Two 90s diamonds. ❤
Your videos are underrated.....very well researched and presented in an entertaining way...and for the most part even your opinions are "fair" (meaning you dont seem bias..like you give an honest take)....well done keep it up👏🏽👏🏽
I actually straight up love this movie 1st saw it as a kid back in the early nineties, and I've watched it several times since. Definitely a family favorite of ours growing up
This movie is special to me. I was at an age where I knew it was a scary movie, but I wasn't "scared," so I was kind of proud of myself and thought it was cool. It's always stuck with me because of that.
If you want to get terminally pedantic with the science, a "common house spider" could not mate with what is obviously some sort of tarantula. And spider egg-sacs don't pulsate. For those claiming to not be arachnophobes, I would challenge you by watching, on as large a screen as possible, the William Shatner horrorfest, "Kingdom of the Spiders". If that film doesn't set any arachnophobic feelings to boil, then probably nothing will. I saw it when it first came out and I credit it as kicking off my own arachnophobia (which, thankfully, I've just-about eliminated). It's viewable in its entirety in the dark recesses of UA-cam. Anyway, Arachnophobia is quite the gem with many great performances. Julian Sands severely creeped me out during his Warlock stints, but shines quite brightly here in the opposite direction as the doomed Dr. Atherton. It feels like a cut-down Spielberg film or perhaps a generously funded extended episode of Amazing Stories. Well worth a watch.
Shatner acting while covered by spiders is worth it just by itself 😅 but the production of Kingdom of the Spiders resulted in a lot of real spiders being killed on screen. It’s a fun movie but it sucks so many were killed just for a crappy movie.
@@davidmuldowney Shatner is a real, honest-to-God living legend and a chad amongst chads. It was his idea to have a live tarantula stuck to his cheek via spirit gum during the scene where he emerges from the resort basement covered in the 8-legged monstrosities. Yeah, the production must've killed at least a hundred Ts, back before there was no real ethical animal treatment oversight. You can clearly see a bunch getting stomped on and driven over when the town is besieged. The bulk of the Ts used were Mexican Red Knees and they were dumb as rocks apparently, with many cooking themselves to death and falling off of things like tables, which often resulted in ruptured abdomens (a fatal injury). Speaking of abdomens, many can be seen as white as cue balls, as they were so stressed that they completely depleted their stores of urticating hairs. There's a rumor that the production clipped the fangs of almost all of the Ts featured. Which I can believe, as there were no bite reports that I've read, which would seem impossible given the sheer amount of spiders being used and abused. Red Knees are generally considered a more docile species, but any tarantula can be riled to the point that it lashes-out. If you think you might have latent arachnophobia, I would NOT watch KotS, as it will put it in full-on Fast & Furious overdrive.
I always thought it was jazzy how they tool the spider off the cover of a movie titled after the fear of spiders lol! I remember seeing this back in the day and using the restroom or taking a shower was pretty scary for a while lol!
i could have sworn he died at the end. i watched it the other day and was waiting, "so is this where he goes out swinging?" and nope. he just kicks spider ass and saves the day. i was glad, but i cursed my faulty memory.
Feels like a rather big stretch to call this an "(almost) cult classic". This film was both a commercial and critical success. Are you redefining the term "cult classic" to suit your format?
I bought it on LaserDisc. I think I've watched it once. Maybe I have arachnophobia, as I've seen Creepshow (with its cockroach segment) several times. Now that I think on it, I saw a giant spider movie on TV in the 60s as a kid which gave me nightmares. It wasn't "Them." I really like that movie for some reason.
This movie is the reason there haven’t been more Roger rabbit movies and why all the merch stopped being sold by the early 90s. Spielberg wanted a Roger rabbit short to be attached to this film, Roller Coaster Rabbit. However Disney was planning to attach it to Dick Tracey. Speilberg was apparently not happy when he found this out, and stopped giving permission for more Roger content. Only one more short was ever made, and there was the Disneyland ride, but the planned Florida Hollywood Studios expansion was cancelled.
I worked at Blockbuster when this came out on VHS. They removed the spider in front of the moon from the movie poster version - many people rented this without really knowing it was about spiders! They marketed it as a "Thrill-omedy!" and many families came back to the store very upset!
There's nothing "almost" about this classic.
yeah it seems like the 'almost cult classics' are split between 'not quite popular enough to be classic' and 'a bit too well-liked to be cult'
I would say that thia movie is more of a forgotten classic. You don't hear it talked about much anymore. I loved this movie as a kid, yet I had all but forgotten about it until this video.
Or 'cult'. Of all of Joe's reviews, this is the most well-known/appreciated film
Plain Classic is a valid grade for this film.
@@Gatorade69 I see you everywhere now lol
Thank you so much for talking about this. One of my favourite movies of all time and one of the most underrated scores in my opinion!
I couldn't click fast enough. This is one of my all time favorites.
Same! I love this movie!
Same, loved this ever since I first saw it on TV
same! 🤘
Mine as well! Always check the popcorn!
Totally a cult classic
My dad loves this movie despite having arachnophobia himself. We watched it recently and I always assumed everyone knew about this one.
I think being an arachnophobe makes the movie better
Wtf is with the pfp
i have heard about this movie more once. infact i saw a trailer for it on fox once(this was just as spiderman had come out so they said meet the real spiderman) and showed footage of jhongoodmen as the exterminator lol.
There's a moment when the Old Doctor gets bitter by a Spider his wife laughs and says "Oh it was only a spider" being from Australia the idea of someone saying "It's only a spider bite" always made me laugh
I mean as an American I am very weary of spiders. Then again I have been bitten by a Recluse and lived in an area with lots of Black Widows. Spiders are no joke, especially when you have a giant hole rotting in your leg.
Yeah I get bit by a hobo spider $10000 later in hospital bills smh 🤦 😑
@@jimmyjames3819 worst part about hobo spiders is they're not even sure if they're actually poisonous or why they cause a reaction
@@Gatorade69 *wary
@@schechter01 *werry
This is definitely a cult classic in every way. It’s beloved by just about everyone who’s managed to come across it, and it still holds up incredibly well today due to the incredible practical effects and the great suspense and dark humor. I’ll always adore this fun little movie.
was on tv all the time when I was a kid, such a great movie
@@NGRevenant yup, saw this on tv many times growing up haha
I love arachnophobia. Aside from the creepy spiders, John Goodman as the Oddball exterminator is my favorite part of the whole movie.
Goodman and Daniels are super underrated.
That right im bad.
The music that accompanies Goodman is perfect too.
I don’t have a ton of great memories of my mom, but maybe my favorite is the day she let me stay home from school and took me to see Arachnophobia. It wasn’t the kind of movie I expected it to be. I swear I remember the marketing make it look like a zany comedy w John Goodman as the lead. I still ended up loving it. I actually used to dress up as Goodman’s character and run around the yard looking for bugs to exterminate. I’m thinking of bringing that look back for Halloween.
that'd be great. brandish your spraying wand menacingly at kids dressed as spiders.. or failing to find any, kids dressed as spider-man.
I love the part when John Goodman squishes a spider and says "Oh yeah I'm bad" his delivery just makes it so funny
He's such a joker hahaha
This movie had me terrified to take a shower as a kid cause of a tiny spider in the corner of my bathroom. Recently rewatched this movie, and I have to say. It holds up so damn well. Classic jeff Daniel's and John Goodman.
I loved how it ends with the family moving back to the city, just in time for earthquake season.
Season?
I know John Goodman is recognized as a great actor but he really low-key is one of the greatest of all time. He gives 100% to every role. He even made Flight watchable past it's front-loaded opening scene.
and Denzel of course cmon now
We watched this every year in our family household. We are all terrified from spiders and come from a small town like the one protrayed in the film. Also being a huge fan of creature features this one takes the cake!
This movie really is such an underrated gem. Does NOT get enough love. And you can't find it anywhere 🤷 C'mon world, this is a Spielberg production for God sakes!
I got that Amazon firestick thing. Arachnophobia is either on netflix or HBO max right now. Can't remember which one I saw it on.
@@biggreen1569 def not Netflix
I bought the bluray for 5 bucks on ebay new its not hard to find its just not common most people today just don't know about it
It's currently on Amazon Prime. I've been getting it recommended to me pretty much non-stop. I don't think I've seen it since it was in theaters but it was always a fun, light "scary nature" film.
Yeah I know. I can't find the damn thing anywhere either.
Mind you, I don't online shop or have streaming services.
I just want the classics of the grand old days of the videostore in my DVD collection.
I LOVE Arachnophobia! To me it *is* a classic. When the dog barks at John Goodman and he says "That's right... I'm bad" is one of the best parts 😆
"Take my breath away" -- a masterful soundtrack choice!
I love spiders. I know some people are afraid of them and I can see why. But they are great pest control creatures and if you leave them alone, they'll leave you alone.
I feel the same way about snakes, the logic being they’re clean/sleek looking without all the weird parts and eyes of creepy spiders. We had two big fat ones build webs outside our door last night. They kept setting off the motion sensing light. Beautiful webs - we didn’t want to disturb them. That said, they were politely relocated to a new home today.
With you dude
Used to live in funnel Web hot spot. Saw lots of " holes", big shells and corpse's of giants too.
Goodtimes
Barefoot
@@mickkimmings6186 What are you talking about?🤨
Don't they crawl in your mouth when you sleep?
It would certainly be a cult classic... if only it weren't for the fact that it was a definite commercial success.
Yeah as the reviewer himself says, it got basically positive reviews and wasn't a flop. It obviously isn't an iconic film like The Thing or Psycho, but it clearly isn't trying to be.
It may have been commercially successful, but it's fallen into obscurity. Nobody ever really talks about it.
@@frankreads8618 yes i noticed that too.
As someone who’s had a fear of spiders throughout my life, I can say this film defiantly creeped me out. My arachnophobia has lessened thankfully over the years, but I still can’t watch this film without squirming a little bit throughout my viewing. The cast is amazing. Jeff Daniels is great as the lead and John Goodman is hands down the best part of the film. Whenever he’s on screen, I always get a smile on my face. Thank you for covering this film Joe, keep up the great work!
Loved this. Well done.
When I was a kid this film scared the living hell out of me. I am deathly afraid of spiders so this is what I call a damn near perfect horror movie. There needs to be more made like this. Less reliance on CG and tons of cheap jump scares.
Watching Arachnophobia as a kid gave me arachnophobia. Perfect timing as I had to move two spiders earlier today because they kept building webs by the door and setting off the motion light (which I walked into twice this morning haha).
Goodman is a golden star of modern comedy
He deserves much more praise for his great chops.
John Goodman is so good. I can watch just about any of his work.
HOLY CRAP Thank you for reminding me about Matinee. I very vaguely remember seeing it as a kid, and I have a really strong nostalgic feeling of it being a really great movie. And apparently literally nothing has ever sparked my memory of it until now. Guess I know what Im watching later lol
When I was a senior in high school in 1991, one day we were told that the whole school would watch a movie for a couple of periods using our "Channel One" classroom TVs. Very very strangely, this movie turned out to be Arachnophobia which had swearing and a lot of other thing that are probably inappropriate for 9th graders. I never found out why this happened, but having a mild case of arachnophobia myself, this wasn't a very good experience.
I just watched this the other day. Still holds up after all these years.
I loved this movie as a kid. Always remember seeing the VHS and the poster at the rental stores.
I want to watch it just mostly to see the performance from John Goodman, but I can barely even make it past seeing the spiders in the trailer. My arachnophobia is super strong. Great video as always. I always look forward to the next one popping up. You either review something I love or make me order a new movie I’m going to fall in love with!
I'm not particularly afraid of spiders but having that many large spiders on screen interacting with people freaks me out
i'm not afraid of a spider. i'm terrified of THOUSANDS of spiders!
MATINEE needs an (Almost) Cult Classic video too, because it is a magnificent slice-of-life- and timecapsule-comedy.
And for this video: Once again excellent! Would’ve loved it to be five minutes longer with a bit more information - but only if available.
Great stuff all around as usual, good Sir!
I remember seeing the spider slide down to claim the Best Horror Award trophy at the 1991 Saturn Awards.
always loved this movie. exactly the right amount of scary. super well made.
I remember having the VHS back when I was a kid and watching the hell out of it. It's still one of my favourite movies and one that deserves more love.
I love this movie, I own it. I thought it would have been considered a cult classic, but now that I think of it, you're probably right. I hardly hear anyone speak of it anymore...this was one of those "fun to catch on TV" movies, back when I had cable in the 90's. Ah, good times.
Well needed comic relief from the great John Goodman.
God, I absolutely loved this movie when I was young, at the same time I'm pretty sure it's fueled my fear of spiders since I saw it when I was like 6. Eight Legged Freaks was the fun version of this movie that I still love to this day.
I tried watching it as a kid, when it was released on cable. It freaked me out so bad I went to hide in the coat closet-- and ran right into a giant wolf spider on one of my dad's jackets. Haven't looked at them the same since!
That being said, I've been curious to watch it as an adult; just to A) see how much it creeps me out now, B) see how it's aged and C) to enjoy the story and characters again.
I absolutely love Arachnophobia and it still freaks me out! I always check the toilet and the cereal box before hand! I feel like it's underrated!
I love this movie. I have no fear of spiders. It’s just a quality, unironic film.
I was utterly shocked years after its initial release when I couldn’t find a
copy of it available to rent or purchase.
The realization that it was unappreciated was the true horror.
Siskle and Ebert had vacation homes in Grand Beach, Michigan, and would come to my theater to watch movies. Meet them both a few times! Very nice.
Gene: Small popcorn, no butter, diet coke.
Roger: Large popcorn, extra extra butter "in the middle too please" he's say...large coke.
I always thought this WAS a cult classic. Granted, I don't see any Arachnophobia shirts at Hot Topic, or any Funko Pops of John Goodman's exterminator character, so there aren't a whole lot of people OBSESSED with Arachnophobia, but I think everyone who sees it likes it, and certainly nobody hates it.
Loving all your content, Joe! Just listened to the Quick Change podcast!
I have watched this movie about 8 times and it still gets me every. single. time
Love me some Arachnophobia, John Goodman's performance is underrated and my favorite part of the entire movie. Looking forward to the Congo video as its one of my "guilty" pleasures. Any chance of covering Mars Attacks!?
This film still resonates with modern audiences. Had my kids sit down to watch it and it was the first movie in years where they actually watched the movie and weren’t playing with their phones.
I have vague memories of this film, and I definitely remember thinking to myself about thirty minutes from the end: "I have got to finish this to see how they kill the things in case I need to fight them off in my nightmares."
I’d love a video on House or House 2 more specifically.
House 2 has John Katzenberg as a repair man and he’s the 2nd best character behind grandpa.
i saw House when i was way too young to appreciate it. it was just "ooh spooky movie, skelly man"
it's an interesting story though.
I love house one and two. The others not so much but whichever one has the singing pizza I like that part I think it’s house 3
I just checked the pizza is house 4 haha
I love this movie so much. One movie that popped into my head recently that I think you might like is 'Crimewave'. It's over-the-top and bizarre.
For some reason I have this in my head as a horror comedy due to John Goodman
Thank you for showing me that this amazing movie exists. After seeing this video I instantly bought it and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.
Earliest I've ever been. This movie scared the hell out of me when I was young. Love your videos, thanks.
Great work Joe! This is the movie that got me into horror films, and you really did it justice. Would be awesome if you did Congo sometime soon.
Thanks Drew! Glad you’ve been enjoying my work
I guess I would’ve been 11 when this came out on video, and it was HUGE here. One of the first, if not the first, horror movies I was allowed to watch, so combined with how popular it was, it’s an important cultural milestone for me. I love it to this day!
One of my favorite father-daughter memories was laughing through all the jump scares with my dad seeing this in the movie theater! 👨👧
I'll be honest, I haven't watched the whole video yet. But I wanted to say, I wouldn't call this an "almost cult classic", it's kind of just a beloved classic film. I'm pretty sure most people have seen it and remember it fondly
First watched this as a middle school kid at my friend's house, still remember it to this day, so much nostalgia
I remember being really creeped out by the trailer as a kid (I was only about 7 or 8 when it would've come out)
Similar vein the original trailer for gremlins (before they ever showed gizmo or the gremlins and just little glimpses of them) kept me out of my creepy-ass basement for months.
ALMOST? THIS IS A CULT CLASSIC! HELL, IT'S A CLASSIC. I love this movie (And I HATE spiders!!!)!
I hate spiders. And I watched this entire video. That's how much I appreciate your work.
(I am a horror junkie as well but I can't handle creepy crawlers)
I remember this movie, but not for watching it. Years ago when I was a kid my friends were going to have a sleepover and I was hanging out with them. They were about to watch the movie, but my mom wouldn’t let me stay. Never got to watch the movie. What could have been.
Don't know what planet you're from, but in the circles of friends I have, Arachnophobia IS a cult classic. Love your videos 🤙
Holy baloney! John Goodman from Arachnophobia + Christopher Walken from Mouse Hunt???
Pure comedy gold right there! Genius!
I adore this movie, it's one of my all time childhood favs! I even love the slip up of showing the spider glued to the piece of wood at the end of the film 😂🕷🕸 #classic
True story: I got my Granny good with this movie. I timed it perfectly. I walked in the living room and told her about this "Super cool movie" they were running on ABC I think it was. Now this was before the channel guide was a thing. She flips it over there RIGHT WHEN the big, giant mom spider jumps at the camera.
She jumped near a damn foot.
Fun fact!
John Goodman plays an exterminator as well in an episode King of the Hill.
I can't even watch this video, let alone crawl into that empty space inside John Goodman's soul and do battle with eight-legged hell spawn.
🌟Correction.. IS a cult classic. This is one of the best spider movies ever. I am a horror and spider fan so my opinion matters big time on this. 😎🕷
🦍 Congo is another favorite of mine! Two 90s diamonds. ❤
Your videos are underrated.....very well researched and presented in an entertaining way...and for the most part even your opinions are "fair" (meaning you dont seem bias..like you give an honest take)....well done keep it up👏🏽👏🏽
Saw this movie when I was pretty young, and it is entirely where my life long fear of spiders came from
Can you review The New Addams Family show this year???
I actually straight up love this movie 1st saw it as a kid back in the early nineties, and I've watched it several times since. Definitely a family favorite of ours growing up
I've loved this film since I first saw it when I was 8. Stayed with me ever since. I think it's legitimately great today!
Now do Shatner's "Kingdom of the Spiders" :-D
I always preferred Kingdom of the Spiders but this is most certainly a classic
This is a cult claasic
This movie is special to me. I was at an age where I knew it was a scary movie, but I wasn't "scared," so I was kind of proud of myself and thought it was cool. It's always stuck with me because of that.
I always checked my football helmet because of this movie lol
This movie freaked me out as a kid and more than 30 years later I was still getting the heebie-jeebies watching the scenes.
I went to the cinema to see this as a kid. Scared the shit out of me.
A full on cult classic. I remember watching this with my parents as a kid and revisiting it a few years back and loving it. Great film
One of the few films that still scare me after the 1st viewing love it!
If you want to get terminally pedantic with the science, a "common house spider" could not mate with what is obviously some sort of tarantula. And spider egg-sacs don't pulsate.
For those claiming to not be arachnophobes, I would challenge you by watching, on as large a screen as possible, the William Shatner horrorfest, "Kingdom of the Spiders". If that film doesn't set any arachnophobic feelings to boil, then probably nothing will. I saw it when it first came out and I credit it as kicking off my own arachnophobia (which, thankfully, I've just-about eliminated). It's viewable in its entirety in the dark recesses of UA-cam.
Anyway, Arachnophobia is quite the gem with many great performances. Julian Sands severely creeped me out during his Warlock stints, but shines quite brightly here in the opposite direction as the doomed Dr. Atherton. It feels like a cut-down Spielberg film or perhaps a generously funded extended episode of Amazing Stories. Well worth a watch.
Shatner acting while covered by spiders is worth it just by itself 😅 but the production of Kingdom of the Spiders resulted in a lot of real spiders being killed on screen. It’s a fun movie but it sucks so many were killed just for a crappy movie.
@@davidmuldowney Shatner is a real, honest-to-God living legend and a chad amongst chads. It was his idea to have a live tarantula stuck to his cheek via spirit gum during the scene where he emerges from the resort basement covered in the 8-legged monstrosities.
Yeah, the production must've killed at least a hundred Ts, back before there was no real ethical animal treatment oversight. You can clearly see a bunch getting stomped on and driven over when the town is besieged. The bulk of the Ts used were Mexican Red Knees and they were dumb as rocks apparently, with many cooking themselves to death and falling off of things like tables, which often resulted in ruptured abdomens (a fatal injury). Speaking of abdomens, many can be seen as white as cue balls, as they were so stressed that they completely depleted their stores of urticating hairs.
There's a rumor that the production clipped the fangs of almost all of the Ts featured. Which I can believe, as there were no bite reports that I've read, which would seem impossible given the sheer amount of spiders being used and abused. Red Knees are generally considered a more docile species, but any tarantula can be riled to the point that it lashes-out.
If you think you might have latent arachnophobia, I would NOT watch KotS, as it will put it in full-on Fast & Furious overdrive.
I love Matinee, doesn't get the love it deserves!
I always thought it was jazzy how they tool the spider off the cover of a movie titled after the fear of spiders lol! I remember seeing this back in the day and using the restroom or taking a shower was pretty scary for a while lol!
Ghoulies 2 did that for a few people.
Hold on, "Hats off" is talking about a movie I've actually seen (many times)? You sir, get a thumbs up.
Literally relieved as a kid when John Goodman survived. I really wished they had made a sequel!
i could have sworn he died at the end. i watched it the other day and was waiting, "so is this where he goes out swinging?" and nope. he just kicks spider ass and saves the day. i was glad, but i cursed my faulty memory.
I see seinfeld I upvote
Could you do a video on what about bob?
Feels like a rather big stretch to call this an "(almost) cult classic". This film was both a commercial and critical success. Are you redefining the term "cult classic" to suit your format?
The top gun clip!!! 😂
5:32 You are a fucking genius.
When I see those spiders dissolve in the pesticide Goodman is spraying I always think "WTF kind of pesticide is THAT????"
It is a cult classic lol
I bought it on LaserDisc. I think I've watched it once. Maybe I have arachnophobia, as I've seen Creepshow (with its cockroach segment) several times. Now that I think on it, I saw a giant spider movie on TV in the 60s as a kid which gave me nightmares. It wasn't "Them." I really like that movie for some reason.
This Movie would Play like every Friday on the Discovery Family Channel in 2016, I remember really liking it.
This movie is the reason there haven’t been more Roger rabbit movies and why all the merch stopped being sold by the early 90s. Spielberg wanted a Roger rabbit short to be attached to this film, Roller Coaster Rabbit. However Disney was planning to attach it to Dick Tracey. Speilberg was apparently not happy when he found this out, and stopped giving permission for more Roger content. Only one more short was ever made, and there was the Disneyland ride, but the planned Florida Hollywood Studios expansion was cancelled.
RIP John Goodman
Oh my goodness! A tarantula is lurking while every human gets into the R.E.M cycle.
I worked at Blockbuster when this came out on VHS. They removed the spider in front of the moon from the movie poster version - many people rented this without really knowing it was about spiders! They marketed it as a "Thrill-omedy!" and many families came back to the store very upset!
Frank Marshall should’ve married the spider matriarch......
She would’ve done a way better job “running” Lucasfilm.