Jeff Daniels Reflects On His '90s Cult Classic Horror Movie Ahead Of James Wan Remake

Summary Reflecting on Arachnophobia, Jeff Daniels found working with a giant spider memorable.

Daniels enjoyed the experience, preferring spiders over snakes.

The actor's last two weeks on set included bidding farewell to John Goodman and sharing the spotlight with the massive spider.

Jeff Daniels fondly reflects on Arachnophobia as James Wan prepares a remake of the cult classic '90s comedy-horror movie.

Speaking exclusively to Screen Rant ahead of the premiere of his new Netflix miniseries A Man in Full, Daniels took time to reflect on the Kathleen Kennedy-produced Arachnophobia, recalling spending two weeks working with the movie's giant, rat-eating spider. Check out his remarks below:

No one's talked to me [about Wan's remake], but I enjoyed doing it. I'm glad it was spiders and not snakes, I couldn't have handled it, I'd still be in therapy if it was snakes. [Chuckles] All I remember is the last two weeks of that shoot, where we said goodbye to John Goodman, and everybody clapped, and then there were two weeks left of shooting with just me and that huge spider in the basement. My costar was that spider, as big as my hand that could rear up and hiss. They would put a rat in its cage on Friday to feed it, and then they would take out the tail on Monday.

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