Dr. Ross Jennings Quotes in Arachnophobia (1990)

[noticing the dead spider Lloyd took out of the cereal box]

Milt Briggs: What could have killed it?

Dr. Ross Jennings: The shock of seeing Lloyd?

Molly Jennings: What's wrong?

Dr. Ross Jennings: Metcalf - he's having a seizure.

Molly Jennings: Thank God you didn't examine him this morning.

Delbert McClintock: Spiders would find your barn a tad breazy this time of year. In that respect, spiders are a bit like you and me. No, I frankly doubt there are any spiders in your barn.

Dr. Ross Jennings: Well, I frankly know there is Delbert. I saw a web! There is a web in my barn!

Delbert McClintock: ...A web would indicate an arachnoid presence.

Dr. Ross Jennings: [after killing a spider] Therapy.

Dr. Ross Jennings: Not the Chateau.

Dr. Ross Jennings: Chris, I'm scared to death.

Collins: Yeah, we all are, but our brains secrete a neurotransmitter that enables us to deal with them.

Dr. Ross Jennings: I don't think I have that particular neurotransmitter.

Molly Jennings: I'm sure you knew exactly what you were doing when you took Margaret off those pills.

Dr. Ross Jennings: Like I knew what I was doing when I chose this town... with the country doctor from hell!

Dr. Ross Jennings: What do you wanna bet they're gonna go chase fireflies?

Bunny: Wanna blow up a bullfrog?

Shelley: OK.

Dr. Ross Jennings: In my opinion...

Margaret Hollins: In my opinion, Dr. Metcalf isn't aware of the difference between his ass and a hole in the ground

Dr. Ross Jennings: [Dr. Ross Jennings has just informed his wife that Dr. Sam Metcalf has postponed his retirement, and that he is seeing his only patient Tomorrow]

Dr. Ross Jennings: We're gonna be fine, we'll be alright, just like you said.

Molly Jennings: With ONE patient?

Dr. Ross Jennings: Well, I mean, you know? Maybe I'll get lucky and all of her systems will be ravaged by disease. Ya know, kinda like having seven patients in one.

[scene changes to Dr. Jennings surgery where he has just completed his examination of Margaret Hollins]

Dr. Ross Jennings: Fit as a fiddle, not a damn thing wrong with ya.

Margaret Hollins: Dr. Jennings, I'm sorry.

Dr. Ross Jennings: Oh, sorry? What do ya mean you're sorry?

Dr. Ross Jennings: [under his breath] You think I was hoping you were ravaged by disease?

Dr. Ross Jennings: The itsy-bitsy spider crawled up the water spout; down came the rain and washed the spider out.

Dr. Ross Jennings: Milt, why don't you cover the living room.

[sighs]

Dr. Ross Jennings: Chris, why don't you check out back. And uh Lloyd, take the kitchen. And I'll just uh, I'll oversee the uh, I'll just coordinate the uh, I'll just stay right here.

Dr. Ross Jennings: Come on, let's go find that spider. And let's find your mom to take care of that spider. Honey, we're in the living room. We need you to kill a spider.

Dr. Ross Jennings: Respect is fine, but actually I've always wanted to be feared.