Spider-Man (2002)

Directed by

Sam Raimi

Written by

David Koepp, Scott Rosenberg, Alvin Sargent

Cast

Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, Rosemary Harris, J. K. Simmons, Elizabeth Banks

Genre

drama film, action film, science fiction film, superhero film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 20,856 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A shy teenager named Peter Parker gets bitten by a genetically engineered spider and gains superhuman abilities. He takes on the identity of Spider-Man to fight crime in New York City, where he must confront a dangerous villain called the Green Goblin.

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What happens

Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Directed by Sam Raimi from a screenplay by David Koepp, it is the first film in Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). Produced by Columbia Pictures and Laura Ziskin Productions in association with Marvel Enterprises, it stars Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, and Rosemary Harris. The plot follows the timid teenager Peter Parker, who gains superhuman abilities after being bitten by a genetically engineered spider. He adopts the masked persona "Spider-Man" and begins to fight crime in New York City, facing the malevolent Green Goblin in the process. Development of a live-action Spider-Man film began in 1975, but stalled for nearly 25 years due to licensing and financial issues. Columbia Pictures finally licensed the project for a worldwide release in 1999. Koepp was hired to create a working screenplay, which was eventually rewritten by Scott Rosenberg and refined by Alvin Sargent. Various directors were considered before Raimi was hired in 2000. Filming took place in Los Angeles and New York City from January to June 2001. Danny Elfman composed the musical score, while Sony Pictures Imageworks handled the visual effects. Spider-Man premiered at both the Fox Westwood Village Theater and the Bruin Theater in Los Angeles on April 29, 2002, and was released in the United States on May 3, by Sony Pictures Releasing. It received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success, becoming the first film to reach $100 million in a single weekend, as well as the most successful film based on a comic book at the time. With a box office gross of $826 million against its $139 million budget, it was the highest-grossing superhero film, the sixth-highest-grossing film overall at the time, and third highest-grossing film of 2002. It garnered nominations for Best Sound and Best Visual Effects at the 75th Academy Awards, among numerous other accolades. Spider-Man is credited for redefining the modern superhero genre and the summer blockbuster. It was followed by two sequels, both directed by Raimi: Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). Maguire and Dafoe later reprised their roles in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), which explores the concept of the multiverse and links the Raimi trilogy to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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