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| Credits | |
| Title: | Spider-Man |
| Genres: | Superhero fantasy |
| Directed by: | Sam Raimi |
| Written by: | David Koepp |
| Produced by: | Avi Arad; Ian Bryce; Grant Curtis; Heidi Fugeman; Stan Lee; Steven P. Saeta; Laura Ziskin |
| Music by: | Danny Elfman |
| Cinematography: | Don Burgess |
| Edited by: | Arthur Coburn Bob Murawski |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Columbia Pictures Marvel Enterprises |
| Released: | May 3rd, 2002 |
| Rating: | PG-13 |
| Running time: | 121 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $139,000,000 [1] |
| Gross: | $403,706,375 (US) $821,708,551 (Worldwide) [2] |
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| Next: | Spider-Man 2 |
Spider-Man. Spider-Man. Does whatever a spider can. Spins a web, any size. Catches thieves, just like flies. Look out! Here comes the Spider-Man. Spider-Man is an American feature film of the super-hero fantasy genre. It is based on the character of Spider-Man as seen in comic book titles published by Marvel Comics. The film was directed by Sam Raimi with a script written by David Koepp. It was produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Marvel Enterprises and released theatrically in the United States on May 3rd, 2002. The movie stars Tobey Maguire as nerdy student Peter Parker who, after being bitten by a radioactive spider, finds himself gifted with the proportionate strength and agility of a spider, and the ability to project webs from his hands. The film also stars Willem Dafoe as his nemesis, Norman Osborn, aka the Green Goblin, as well as Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson, James Franco as Harry Osborn, Cliff Robertson as Uncle Ben Parker, Rosemary Harris as May Parker, and J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tobey Maguire | Spider-Man, Peter Parker |
| Willem Dafoe | Green Goblin, Norman Osborn |
| Kirsten Dunst | Mary Jane Watson |
| James Franco | Harry Osborn |
| Cliff Robertson | Ben Parker |
| Rosemary Harris | May Parker |
| J.K. Simmons | J. Jonah Jameson |
| Joe Manganiello | Flash Thompson |
| Gerry Becker | Maximilian Fargas |
| Bill Nunn | Joseph "Robbie" Robertson |
| Jack Betts | Henry Balkan |
| Stanley Anderson | General Slocum |
| Ron Perkins | Doctor Mendell Stromm |
| Michael Papajohn | Carjacker |
| K.K. Dodds | Simkins |
| Ted Raimi | Hoffman |
| Bruce Campbell | Ring announcer |
| Elizabeth Banks | Betty Brant |
| John Paxton | Houseman |
| Tim deZarn | Philip Watson |
| Taylor Gilbert | Madeline Watson |
| Randy Savage | Bone Saw McGraw |
| Larry Joshua | Wrestling promoter |
| Timothy Patrick Quill | Wrestling arena guard |
| Lisa Danielle | Bone-ette |
| Natalie T. Yeo | Bone-ette |
| Erica D. Porter | Bone-ette |
| Kristen Davidson | Bone-ette |
| Jason Padgett | Flash's crony |
| Shan Omar Huey | Teacher |
| Sally Livingstone | Girl on bus |
| Evan Arnold | Doctor |
| Jill Sayre | Nurse |
| James K. Ward | Proejct coordinator |
| David Holcomb | Test pilot |
| Octavia Spencer | Check-in girl |
| Brad Grunberg | Heckler |
| Shane Habberstad | Little Billy |
| Deborah Wakeham | Billy's mom |
| Rachel Bruce | Times Square child |
| Mackenzie Bryce | Times Square child |
| Julia Barry | Times Square child |
| Macy Gray | Herself |
| Myk Watford | Cop at fire |
| William Calvert | Fireman |
| Sylva Kelegian | Mother at fire |
| Kristen Marie Holly | Young lady at fire |
| Ajay Mehta | Cabbie |
| Peter Appel | Cabbie |
| Scott Spiegel | Marine cop |
| Matt Smith | Cop at carjacking |
| Sara Ramirez | Cop at carjacking |
| Lucy Lawless | Punk rock girl |
| Jayce Bartok | Subway guitarist |
| Maribel Gonzalez | Lady dogwalker |
| Amy Bouril | Office lady |
| Joseph D'Onofrio | Opinionated cop |
| Jim Norton | Surly truck driver |
| Corey Mendell Parker | Chaperone in tram |
| Ashley Louise Edner | Girl in tram |
| William Joseph Firth | Boy in tram |
| Alex Black | Boy in tram |
| Laura Gray | Tram group mother |
| Joe Virzi | New Yorker on bridge |
| Michael Edward Thomas | New Yorker on bridge |
| Jeanie Fox | New Yorker on bridge |
| Robert Kerman | Tugboat captain |
Notes[]
- Production on Spider-Man began on January 8th, 2001. Principal photography concluded on June 2nd, 2001. [1]
- Spider-Man was released on DVD in Region 1 (widescreen) format on November 1st, 2002 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. [3]
- Production on this film started on the same day that production began on Eight Legged Freaks. Ironically, both films deal with spiders.
- Spider-Man was remade as The Amazing Spider-Man in 2012.
- Actor Tim DeZarn is credited as Tim deZarn in this film.
- Actress Sally Levi is credited as Sally Livingstone in this film.
- Actor Jim Ward is credited as James K. Ward in this film.
- Actor Bill Calvert is credited as William Calvert in this film.
- Actress Ashley Edner is credited as Ashley Louise Edner in this film.
- Randy Savage, who played Bone Saw McGraw, was an actual professional wrestler. His real name was Randy Poffo, and he usually performed under the stage name "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
- Another well known celebrity who appears in this film is Macy Gray, who is an American R&B jazz singer.
- Marvel Comics godfather, Stan Lee, who is the co-creator of Spider-Man, makes a cameo appearance in the film as a man at the fair. This is the beginning of a tradition for Stan Lee, who will continue to make cameo appearances in other Marvel Studios properties, including the Spider-Man film sequels, remakes, and movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Recommendations[]
Superhero films
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IMDB; Spider-Man (2002); Box office & business.
- ↑ Box Office Mojo; Spider-Man (2002).
- ↑ Amazon.com; Spider-Man (2002); DVD.