Where was Arachnophobia filmed
Arachnophobia
Year: 1990
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
<p>A 1990 American comedy horror film that was the directorial debut of Frank Marshall. The screenplay was written by Don Jacoby and Wesley Strick. Jeff Daniels and John Goodman starred in the main roles. The plot unfolds in a small California town, which is hit by an invasion of deadly poisonous spiders. The locals try to cope with the threat and prevent an ecological disaster. The movie was the first film released by Hollywood Pictures, a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios. The main filming took place in the town of Cambria, California, which became the prototype for the fictional coastal town of Kanaima. The initial scenes, including the tropical jungle scenes, were shot in Canaima National Park in southern Venezuela, a unique natural landscape with waterfalls, plateaus and dense forests. Some scenes were filmed at Coast Union High School in Cumbria. They involved real students and teachers, especially in the soccer game and mass action episodes. Locker room scenes were also filmed with student athletes from this school. Original methods were used to create sound effects. For example, the sound of spiders being crushed was reproduced using mustard packets and potato chips, which were stepped on by sound engineers. To simulate the rustle of spiders crawling on metal pipes, long fingernails were used to run over the metal pipes. The film combines humor, suspense and elements of a classic thriller, and has become one of the most recognizable film incarnations of the theme of phobia of spiders.</p>
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Margaret Hollins' house
In movie
Scene where Ross's first patient, Margaret Hollins, dies from a bite from one of the new spiders. This causes him to doubt Metcalfe's diagnosis, who claimed that her death was caused by a heart attack.
Real
Scene was shot in the Holter Ranch Vineyards area, located in the heart of the Paso Robles wine region in California. Surrounded by rolling hills in the Salinas Valley, this picturesque setting is famous for its vineyards and historic winery.
School stadium
In movie
Scene where spider kills Todd Miller, a player on the high school soccer team. The tragedy occurs just after Ross has given the team a routine checkup. This incident leads to Ross earning the nickname "Dr. Death".
Real
Scene was shot at Coast Union High School in Cambria, California. Cambria is a coastal town located along the scenic coast of central California. The school is set among rolling hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and its appearance was perfect for depicting the small-town American school where the events of the movie unfold.
The jungles of Venezuela
In movie
Scene where in a Venezuelan tepui, British entomologist James Atherton discovers and captures two members of a new, aggressive species of spider, presumably of prehistoric origin. The spiders lack sexual organs, indicating that they function as workers or soldiers in a colony, much like insects living in hives - which is highly unusual for spiders.
Real
Scene was shot at Angel Falls, located in the Canaima National Park in the Venezuelan state of Bolivar. These are some of the highest waterfalls in the world, reaching a height of 979 meters, of which 807 meters is the water fall. The filming took place amidst dense jungle, surrounded by the majestic and cut-off rock formations characteristic of the region.