Patron Episode 39: Arachnophobia

About this episode

The episode discusses the 1990 film Arachnophobia and its connections to classic cinema.

Hey! Did you know we have a Patreon page? Check out this free Patron episode in lieu of your normal episode while MJ is on vacation! If you like what you hear, maybe drop by and subscribe at patreon.com/jawforaminute. This month's Patron Episode takes us to Northern California (which, ironically, is where MJ is spending some of his vacation), to witness a small town terrorized by spiders in Amblin's 1990 film, Arachnophobia. They discuss the "good ole days" of cinema, practical effects, and discover some similarities between Arachnophobia and a certain movie about a certain shark (hint: it is not Shark Exorcist).

People in this episode

Hosts: Sarah Buddery, MJ Smith

Topics covered

• film analysis
• practical effects
• horror movies
• cinema history
• Patreon content

Keywords

• Arachnophobia
• spiders
• horror
• Amblin
• practical effects
• cinema
• Patreon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Amblin

Books & works: Arachnophobia, Shark Exorcist

Places: Northern California

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