Spider-Man [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray]

Director: Sam Raimi Sam Raimi

Overview

After incorporating elements of comic book style and design into many of his films, director Sam Raimi helms this straight-ahead, big-budget comic book adaptation, which also marks acclaimed young actor Tobey Maguire's first dip into live-action blockbuster filmmaking. Spider-Man follows the template of the original Stan Lee/Steve Ditko source material, with hero Peter Parker an orphaned, intellectual teen loner living in Queens with his aunt (Rosemary Harris) and uncle (Cliff Robertson), and dreaming of the girl next door, Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst). On a field trip to a Columbia University lab, Peter is bitten by a genetically altered spider and overnight he gains superhuman strength, agility, and perception. At first, Peter uses his powers for material gain, winning a wrestling match with a purportedly lucrative prize. But when Peter apathetically fails to stop a burglar from robbing the wrestling arena, a tragedy follows that compels him to devote his powers to fighting crime -- as the superhero Spider-Man. When he's not busy fighting crime in a spider suit, Peter moves into an apartment with his best friend, Harry (James Franco), and begins work as a photographer at the Daily Bugle. Meanwhile, his do-gooder alter ego finds a nemesis in the form of the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe), a super-powered, megalomaniacal villain who happens to be the alter ego of Harry's father, weapons-manufacturing mogul Norman Osborn. Spider-Man was written by the prolific blockbuster scribe David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Panic Room).

Product Details

Release Date:	06/12/2012
UPC:	0043396399921
Original Release:	2002
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Sony Pictures
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:01:00
Sales rank:	5,925

Special Features

Multi-angle webisodes; Behind the scenes of Spider-man; Screen tests: Tobey Maguire, J.K. Simmons & CGI Spider-man; Historical documentary - Spider-man: the mythology of the 21st century; Costume and makeup test; Gag/outtake reel

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tobey Maguire	Spider-Man / Peter Parker
Willem Dafoe	Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Kirsten Dunst	Mary Jane Watson
Cliff Robertson	Ben Parker
James Franco	Harry Osborn
Rosemary Harris	May Parker
J.K. Simmons	J. Jonah Jameson
Joe Manganiello	Flash Thompson
Gerry Becker	Maximilian Fargas
Jack Betts	Henry Balkan
Bill Nunn	Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson
Stanley Anderson	General Slocum
Ron Perkins	Dr. Mendel Stromm
Michael Papajohn	Carjacker
K.K. Dodds	Simkins
Ted Raimi	Hoffman
Elizabeth Banks	Miss Brant
Bruce Campbell	Ring Announcer
Taylor Gilbert	Madeline Watson
John Paxton	Houseman
Randy Savage	Bone Saw McGraw
Larry Joshua	Wrestling Promoter
Tim deZarn	Philip Watson
Timothy Patrick Quill	Wrestling Arena Guard
Lisa Danielle	Bone-ette
Natalie T. Yeo	Bone-ette
Erica D. Porter	Bone-ette
Kristen Davidson	Bone-ette
Shan Omar Huey	Teacher
Jason Padgett	Flash's Crony
Jill Sayre	Nurse
David Holcomb	Test Pilot
Evan Arnold	Doctor
Octavia Spencer	Check-In Girl
Jim Ward	Project Coordinator
Brad Grunberg	Heckler
Mackenzie Bryce	Times Square Child
Deborah Wakeham	Billy's Mom
Julia Barrie	Times Square Child
Macy Gray	Macy Gray,Tram Group Mother
Rachael Bruce	Times Square Child
Myk Watford	Cop at Fire
Sylva Kelegian	Mother at Fire
Kristen Marie Holly	Young Lady at Fire
Ajay Mehta	Cabbie
Bill Calvert	Fireman
Peter Appel	Cabbie
Sara Ramirez	Cop at Carjacking
Lucy Lawless	Punk Rock Girl
Scott Spiegel	Marine Cop
Jayce Bartok	Subway Guitarist
Matt Smith	Cop at Carjacking
Maribel González	Lady Dogwalker
Amy Bouril	Office Lady
Joseph D'Onofrio	Opinionated Cop
Corey Mendell Parker	Chaperone in Tram
Ashley Edner	Girl in Tram
Jim Norton	Surly Truck Driver
William Joseph Firth	Boy in Tram
Alex Black	Boy in Tram
Michael Edward Thomas	New Yorker on Bridge
Jeanie Fox	New Yorker on Bridge
Joe Virzi	New Yorker on Bridge
Robert Kerman	Tugboat Captain
Una Damon	Lab Tour Guide (uncredited)
Peter Aylward	Colonel (uncredited)
Jillian Clare	Crying Girl in Tram (uncredited)
Chris Coppola	Kyle (uncredited)
Jesse Heiman	Spectator at School Fight (uncredited)
Leroy Patterson	World Unity Festival Attendant (uncredited)
Benny Urquidez	Mugger (uncredited)
Scott L. Schwartz	Screaming Wrestler (uncredited)
Jophery C. Brown	Chef (uncredited)
Brian J. Williams	Young Thug #2 (uncredited)
Tia Dionne Hodge	Uptown Woman (uncredited)
Andray Johnson	Balkan's Aide (uncredited)
Martin Pfefferkorn	Thug on 8x10 (uncredited)
Lindsay Thompson	Mary Jane's Friend (uncredited)
Pete MacNamara	Pentagon Officer (uncredited)
Danny Elfman	Composer

Technical Credits

David Koepp

Alvin Sargent

Sam Raimi	Director
Ian Bryce	Producer
Laura Ziskin	Producer
Grant Curtis	Producer
Avi Arad	Executive Producer
Kevin Feige	Executive Producer
David Koepp	Screenwriter
Sony Pictures Imageworks	Special Effects
Ed Novick	Sound/Sound Designer
Marc-Jon Sullivan	Sound/Sound Designer
Susan Dudeck	Sound/Sound Designer
Kevin O'Connell	Sound/Sound Designer
Greg Russell	Sound/Sound Designer
Stephen Flick	Sound/Sound Designer
Alvin Sargent	Screenwriter
Ari Avad	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

Certainly the most popular comic-book superhero created during the baby-boom years, the amazing Spider-Man makes an impressive live-action debut in director Sam Raimi’s colorful and dynamic adventure film. Best of all, this extravagantly produced tribute to the character created in 1962 by Marvel Comics’ Stan Lee and Steve Ditko is refreshingly free of the condescension and campiness that mars so many movies adapted from comics. Tobey Maguire, whose screen persona is that of a mild-mannered, perceptive young man, is perfectly cast as Peter Parker, the socially maladroit high school student who develops strange powers after being bitten by a genetically altered super-spider. Winsome Kirsten Dunst plays Mary Jane, the popular girl whom he secretly loves, even though she’s dating his best friend, Harry (James Franco). Willem Dafoe all but steals the show with his bombastic portrayal of Spider-Man’s archenemy, the grotesquely costumed Green Goblin -- the genetically altered alter ego of Harry’s troubled father. While taking minor liberties with the character’s origin, Spider-Man remains remarkably faithful to both the spirit and the letter of Marvel’s four-color favorite. Flamboyant stunt work and computer-generated special effects lend credibility to the film’s elaborate fight scenes, but Raimi never loses sight of the human element, the fact that his young protagonist feels burdened by the awesome powers bestowed upon him. Maguire’s likability makes his Peter Parker a figure with whom audiences can empathize, no matter how outlandish his feats while garbed as the web-crawling superhero. A perfect popcorn movie, Spider-Man will delight adventure-loving viewers of all ages. The two-disc DVD Special Edition features a cornucopia of supplemental features, including: commentaries by Raimi, Dunst, and other members of the production team; an HBO "making-of" special; the E! Entertainment documentary "Spider-Mania"; screen tests; outtakes; DVD-ROM content; and much more.