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August 12, 2024 108 mins
If ARACHNOPHOBIA doesn’t leave you feeling itchy, nothing much will! Preying on paranoia & psychological terror, this 1990 “thrillomedy” teetered between being a family-friendly horror/comedy or box office poison. Shake out the bedsheets because this episode is billowing over with spiders coming to take over your town! 
///***Discussions include***\\\ Where director Frank Marshall was coming from, useful production connections, plus studio intentions & hesitations; inspirations, story origin, script revision, uniqueness among spider movies & the comedy/thriller vision; working with & finding the perfect real-life spiders, plus animatronics; filming locations & cast discussion; music, marketing, reaction to the film, memorable scenes & lotsa personal spider stories. Jeff Daniels, John Goodman, Harley Jane Kozak & Julian Sands star in ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990) /// Directed by Frank Marshall. ///***Picks of the Week***\\\ • Lindsay’s Pick: TICKS (1993). Seth Green, Alfonso Ribeiro, Peter Scolari, Clint Howard  /// Directed by Tony Randel. • Justin’s Pick: MIMIC (1997). Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Charles S. Dutton, Josh Brolin /// Directed by Guillermo del Toro. . ///***MurrayMoment***\\\ Billy & John Goodman go riding bikes together. ///***Final Thoughts on ARACHNOPHOBIA***\\\ Coming in September:  FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (1982) • Please rate, review & subscribe. • Follow on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok & YouTube. • Hosts: Justin Johnson & Lindsay Reber // Music: Matt Pace // Announcer: Mary Timmel // Logo: Beau Shoulders. www.dontpushpausepodcast.com dontpushpausepodcast@gmail.com Be Kind & Rewatch // August 13,  2024  
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