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Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Directed by Sam Raimi from a screenplay by David Koepp, it is the first installment in Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel Enterprises and Laura Ziskin ...
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May 3, 2002 · Spider-Man: Directed by Sam Raimi. With Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco. After being bitten by a genetically-modified spider, a shy teenager gains spider-like abilities that he uses to fight injustice as a masked superhero and face a vengeful enemy.
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The film tells the story of Spider-Man's origins, beginning with Peter Parker's life before he became Spider-Man (his life as a geeky science nerd who desperately seeks attention from Mary Jane Watson, who he has had a crush on since he was six years old), all the way up to his web-slinging days as Spider-Man. The main antagonist is Norman Osborn, ...
Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), Harry Osborn (James Franco), and Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) visit a genetics laboratory with their high school class. While taking photos in the laboratory, Peter is bitten on the hand by a genetically engineered "super spider", and arrives home and passes out with the bite wound considerably swollen. Meanwhile, ...
Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-ManWillem Dafoe as Norman Osborn/Green GoblinKirsten Dunst as Mary Jane WatsonJames Franco as Harry OsbornReaction to the film was very positive among critics. The film currently holds an 89% rating, based on 216 reviews, on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Metacritic gave the film an average score of 73 out of 100, which signifies "generally favorable reviews". Many critics also praised the casting of Tobey Maguire as the title character. Eric Harri...
Main article: Spider-Man 2Main article: Spider-Man 3This movie received a PG-13 rating for stylized violence and action by the MPAA. The film is rated 12A by the BBFC for some scenes of strong fantasy violence.In 2013, Hugh Jackman said he was supposed to be in the first Sam Raimi Spider-Man film as Wolverine from X-Men. He said: "In the first 'Spider-Man' -- Kevin Feige reminded me of this -- we really...Due to the color schemes of their costumes, Spider-Man had to film most of his scenes behind a green screen, while Green Goblin had to film his behind a blue screen respectively.The green vapor from the human enhancement formula is just regular steam with computer graphics that made it green. Sam Raimi wanted the steam to be pure green, but there was no way it could happen...May 3, 2002 · Spider-Man is a commercially successful superhero film released in 2002 and directed by Sam Raimi. The film stars Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, and Kirsten Dunst. It tells the origin story of Spider-Man and fight against his first major enemy, Green Goblin. The film was the first movie to ever make more than US $100 million in one weekend.
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In 2002, Raimi was given a real opportunity to demonstrate his dynamic visual style with the big-budget film adaptation of the Stan Lee comic book superhero, Spider-Man (2002), and fans were not disappointed. The movie was strong in both script and effects, and was a runaway success at the box office.
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Apr 27, 2022 · None of that hue and cry ultimately mattered: When “Spider-Man” opened on May 3, 2002, it shattered box office records, becoming the first movie to break the $100 million barrier in its ...
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