Arachnid (2001)

Director:

Jack Sholder

Writer:

Mark Sevi (screenplay)

Release Date:

29 June 2001 (Spain)

Genre:

Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

It's coming from another world... TO STAY!

Plot:

A man is taken to a small clinic in Guam with mysterious bites on him. This sparks a search for what could have caused such wounds...

Plot Keywords:

Island | Guam | Expedition | Jungle | Pilot

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Chris Potter	...	Valentine
Alex Reid	...	Mercer
José Sancho	...	Dr. Samuel Leon
Neus Asensi	...	Susana
Ravil Isyanov	...	Henry Capri
Luis Lorenzo Crespo	...	Reyes (as Luis Lorenzo)
Rocqueford Allen	...	Bear
Jesús Cabrero	...	Lightfoot
Robert Vicencio	...	Toe Boy (as Robert Gabriel Vicencio)
Héctor Chiquín	...	Native 1
Conejo Wilson	...	Native 2
Fausto Gualsaqui	...	Native 3
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gavin Sims	...	Cult Member (2001) (uncredited)

Directed by
Jack Sholder

Writing credits
Mark Sevi		(screenplay)

Produced by
Sheri Bryant	....	co-producer
Carlos Fernández	....	executive producer
Julio Fernández	....	executive producer
Julio Fernández	....	producer
Miguel Torrente	....	line producer
Brian Yuzna	....	creative producer
Brian Yuzna	....	producer

Original Music by
Francesc Gener

Cinematography by
Carlos González

Film Editing by
Jaume Vilalta

Casting by
Greg Kyle
Américo Piñeiro
Naomi Yoelin

Production Design by
Llorenç Miquel

Art Direction by
Enrique Echeverría

Costume Design by
Catou Verdier

Makeup Department
Anthony C. Ferrante	....	special makeup effects consultant
José Antonio Sánchez	....	makeup supervisor
Susana Sánchez	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Adriana Aimo	....	production manager
Jordi Berenguer	....	production manager
Jesús L. Pérez Villar	....	post-production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Manuel L. Cañizares	....	first assistant director
M.A. Faura	....	second second assistant director
M.A. Faura	....	second unit director
LaCris García	....	second assistant director (as Cristina García)
Óscar Manero	....	second second assistant director
Santi Trullenque	....	assistant director

Art Department
Laura González	....	art department coordinator
Carlos Grané	....	assistant props
Jordi Huguet	....	storyboard
Jonás Martín	....	set construction
Xavier Mateu	....	set construction
Bernat Puig	....	art department buyer
Oriol Puig	....	on-set decorator
Roger Subirachs	....	construction manager
Guillem Velarde	....	set construction
David DeBartolomé	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Isaac Bonfill	....	second unit: boom operator
Manuel Carrión	....	foley artist
Salvador Enríquez	....	boom operator
Santiago Núñez	....	sound mixer: Mexico
Marc Orts	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jaume Puig	....	sound consultant: Dolby
José Luis Vázquez	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Arturo Balceiro	....	special effects makeup
Xavi Bastida	....	special effects makeup
R.S. Cole	....	creature designs
Mike Elizalde	....	mechanical designer
Mike Elizalde	....	puppeteer
Damian Fisher	....	special effects technician
Joe Gomez	....	mold technician
Steve Johnson	....	creature effects designer and creator
Tony López	....	special effects assistant
Cass McClure	....	foam department supervisor: XFX
José M. Meneses	....	special effects technician: DDT

Visual Effects by
Gloria Bernabeu	....	digital compositor
Cesc Biénzobas	....	visual effects
Jesús Luque	....	visual effects
Laura Maynadé	....	digital effects coordinator
Jaume Vilaseca	....	visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Eduardo Bonilla	....	lighting technician
Elisenda Cardona	....	first assistant camera
Salva Castellarnau	....	grip
Javier González Leonardo	....	grip
Javier Guerrero	....	electrician
Guillem Huertas	....	second assistant camera
Roger Martínez	....	first assistant camera
Núria Roldos	....	camera operator
Núria Roldos	....	director of photography: second unit
Tersi Roquer	....	still photographer
Javier Valderrama	....	director of photography: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Núria Anglada	....	seamstress

Other crew
Eduardo Albaladejo	....	management of rights: Filmax Entertainment
Iván Gómez	....	production assistant
Fernando Juncar	....	additional production assistant
Anna Kemp	....	script supervisor
Alberto Marini	....	development executive
Manuel Monzón	....	development executive
Carla Pérez de Albéniz	....	production assistant
Martin Samper	....	making-of crew coordinator
Elena Serra	....	development executive
Alejandro Sánchez de la Peña	....	key set production assistant
Fina Torrente	....	production coordinator
Isaac Torrás	....	production assistant
Santi Trullenque	....	assistant: Jack Sholder
Ursi Van der Herten	....	assistant: Brian Yuzna

Production Companies

• Castelao Producciones
• Fantastic Factory (Filmax)
• TVC
• Vía Digital

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films (????) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Sociedad General de Derechos Audiovisuales (SOGEDASA) (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (2001) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (2001) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Future Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Rough Trade Distribution (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
• Trimark Video (????) (USA) (DVD)
• VCI (2001) (Argentina) (VHS)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2000) (Germany) (VHS)

Special Effects

• DDT Efectos Especiales

Also Known As:

"Amazon" - Philippines (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for creature violence/gore and language

Runtime:

95 min | Argentina:102 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Peru:14 | Spain:T | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M | Philippines:R-18 | Netherlands:16 | Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | South Korea:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-18 (self applied)

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

Castelao Producciones

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Hours of the Day (2003)

Not really bad, but not really good either.

I was watching a cheesy horror flick (can't remember which one) at my grandparents house one day, and this movie happened to be showing right after it. I figured, 'What the hell? I'll give it a shot.' It didn't make my top ten list of cheesy horror flicks. I liked it. But I'm warning you right now, this one gets really gross. As in bugs crawling under your skin, literally, gross. Definitely not for the faint of heart. And leaves you with a not so happily ever after ending. If you like gore, you'll like this. If you're arachnaphobic, you'll hate it. For those of you who say all of these movies are alike, you'll be happy to know that this one is a little different. The title is more accurate than I thought. Though the story does concentrate mainly on the creature that the word 'arachnid' brings to mind, the spider, it is not limited to it. It includes other species of arachnids. And as an added bonus, there is a cute guy in it, who takes his shirt off for us. And for the guys, there is a girl in a bra. There is some comedy relief in small doses. I would recommend at least giving this movie a shot. There are worse movies out there that actually made it to the big screen.