Director: Sam Raimi

Writer: David Koepp

Keywords: Action/Adventure, Superheroes, Comic Book, New York

Comic-book epic regales viewers with the origin fable of everyone's favorite crimefighting spider-like superhero.

ABSTRACT
Introverted high school student Peter Parker, bullied as a nerd by his peers and hopelessly smitten with classmate Mary Jane Watson, is bitten by a radioactive spider while out on a field trip to a laboratory one fateful day. Blessed with superpowers resembling that of a spider's not too long after the incident, Peter transforms into Spider-Man, soon acquiring a sworn enemy in the form of the Green Goblin after power-obsessed millionaire Norman Osborn becomes the guinea pig for an experimental cocktail of turbocharged performance-enhancing drugs.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Elizabeth Banks	Actor	10-Feb-1974		The Baxter
Bruce Campbell	Actor	22-Jun-1958		Evil Dead
Willem Dafoe	Actor	22-Jul-1955		Last Temptation of Christ
Kirsten Dunst	Actor	30-Apr-1982		Mary-Jane in Spider-Man
James Franco	Actor	19-Apr-1978		Freaks and Geeks
Macy Gray	Singer	6-Sep-1967		R&B vocalist
Rosemary Harris	Actor	19-Sep-1927		Aunt May in Spider-Man
Lucy Lawless	Actor	29-Mar-1968		Xena, Warrior Princess
Tobey Maguire	Actor	27-Jun-1975		Spider-Man
Joe Manganiello	Actor	28-Dec-1976		Alcide Herveaux on True Blood
Jim Norton	Comic	19-Jul-1968		Bald white guy on Tough Crowd
Bill Nunn	Actor	20-Oct-1953	24-Sep-2016	Do the Right Thing
Ted Raimi	Actor	14-Dec-1965		Joxer on Xena, Warrior Princess
Sara Ramirez	Actor	31-Aug-1975		Dr. Callie Torres on Grey's Anatomy
Cliff Robertson	Actor	9-Sep-1923	10-Sep-2011	Uncle Ben in Spider-Man
Randy Savage	Wrestling	15-Nov-1952	20-May-2011	WWF and WCW heavyweight champion
J. K. Simmons	Actor	9-Jan-1955		J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man
Octavia Spencer	Actor	25-May-1972		The Help

REVIEWS

Review by Michael Lesch (posted on 5-Oct-2010)

Anxiously awaited by both comic and cartoon fans alike, Sam Raimi brings the extremely popular 'Spider-man' to life on the big screen which is true-to-form and a very rewarding rendition of this much adored action hero. Tobey Maguire is perfectly cast and admirably pulls off the dual role of shy newsboy by day, crime-fighter extraordinaire by night with style and grace. Kirsten Dunst is equally endearing as Spidey's gal pal as there are more than one Kodak moments shared between the two which no doubt will be archived in cinematic annals if romance fans have their vote. Yet it is the title character's battle with the arch-enemy Green Goblin, effectively played by veteran actor Willem Dafoe, which provides the many suspenseful twists and turns evidenced in their high-flying acrobatic dealings courtesy of STA CGI. While the much welcomed side plot involving Spider-man's subdued alter-ego (the mild mannered newsboy Peter Parker) adds additional intrigue as he entangles with envious friend and rival Robert Franco for the affection of sweetheart Dunst, it is the humorous (borderline silly but still funny) antics provided by J.K. Simmons as Peter Parker's Daily Bugle boss that contributes a huge amount of laughs in this enjoyable adventure that certainly sets the standard for first rate comic book to big screen transitions.

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