Arachnid is a 2001 film directed by Jack Sholder

Jack Sholder

Jack Sholder is a director, best known for his work in the horror film genre, notably Alone in the Dark, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, The Hidden, and Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies.In the DVD commentary of The Hidden Jack Sholder states that his favorite film director is Jean...

. In this movie, giant killer spiders menace survivors of a plane crash.

Release

This film had a limited release. For its low budget, it did well at the box office, scoring 1.1 million dollars. It opened #9 opening weekend. On its second weekend, it fell to #26, and went downhill from there. It made 81% of its gross on its opening weekend.

Reception

This film received mixed to negative reviews, mainly negative. One reviewer said "This film was so bad, I went to the doctor to get my eyeballs cleaned." However, some people have shown some likeness towards the movie. Movie actor Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Stephen Dreyfuss is an American actor best known for starring in a number of film, television, and theater roles since the late 1960s, including the films American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Stakeout, Always, What About...

claims to have seen it at a local theater, saying in one of his blogs "It was better than expected, by far."