Spider-Man / Columbia Pictures presents a Marvel Enterprises/Laura Ziskin production ; produced by Laura Ziskin, Ian Bryce ; screenplay by David Koepp ; directed by Sam Raimi.
After being bitten by a radioactive spider on a school field trip, Peter Parker finds himself gaining spider-like qualities. Adopting the name Spider-Man, Peter first uses his new skills to make money, but when the Green Goblin, another altered super-human, kills Peter's uncle, he swears to use his...
| Uniform Title: | Spider-Man (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Language: | English French Spanish |
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English |
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English or French soundtracks; optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish ; Closed captioned. |
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Culver City, Calif. :
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment,
[2002]
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| Edition: | Widescreen special edition. |
| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Variant Title: |
Spiderman. |
| Other Uniform Title: | Spider-Man (Motion picture)
Container of (work): Spider-Man (Motion picture). Container of (expression): French. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
After being bitten by a radioactive spider on a school field trip, Peter Parker finds himself gaining spider-like qualities. Adopting the name Spider-Man, Peter first uses his new skills to make money, but when the Green Goblin, another altered super-human, kills Peter's uncle, he swears to use his "spider-skills" to fight evil. Along the way he has to juggle a new job as a local reporter, and a budding romance with a beautiful former-classmate, MJ. |
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| Note: | Title from disc label. Based on the Marvel comic book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002. Special features: Disc 1: "Weaving the web": subtitled factoids; Commentary by director Sam Raimi, Kirsten Dunst, producer Laura Ziskin and co-producer Grant Curtis; SFX commentary by special effects designer John Dykstra and visual effects crew; branching web-i-sodes; music videos: Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott "Hero" and Sum 41 "What we're all about"; TV spots; theatrical trailer; filmographies and character files; DVD-ROM: comic/feature comparison; record your own commentary; countdown to Spider-Man 2; weblinks. Special features: Disc 2: HBO making-of Spider-Man; Spider-mania: an E! Entertainment special; director profile: Sam Raimi; composer profile: Danny Elfman; screen tests: Toby Maguire, J.K. Simmons and CGI Spider-Man; costume and make up tests; gag/outtake reel; conceptual art and production design gallery; historical documentary-- Spider-Man: the mythology of the 21st century; the Spider-Man comic archives; rogues gallery; The loves of Peter Parker; comic book artists gallery; Activision game: hints and tips; DVD-ROM: Activision PC game; 2 playable levels; 3 exclusive Marvel dot.comics; Spider-Man: Blue #1, Black cat #1 & Peter Parker: Return of the Goblin; Spider-Man visualizer. |
| Call Number: | AJ1 D0020310 VideoDVD |
| Audience: |
MPAA rating: PG-13; stylized violence and action; Canadian Home Video rating: PG. |
| ISBN: | 0767898729 9780767898720 1404923268 9781404923263 |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Don Burgess ; editors, Bob Murawski, Arthur Coburn ; music, Danny Elfman ; production designer, Neil Spisak ; costume designer, James Acheson ; visual effects designer, John Dykstra. |
| System Details: | DVD, widescreen (1.85:1), Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Cast: |
Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Gerry Becker, Bill Nunn, Jack Betts, Stanley Anderson, Ron Perkins. |