Spider-Man (2002) on Netflix
Bitten by a genetically engineered spider, shy high school student Peter Parker gains powers and takes the masked name Spider-Man. Scientist Norman Osborn tests a chemical on himself for Oscorp.
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Plot summary
Peter Parker is a shy high school student in New York City. During a school visit to a Columbia University genetics lab, a genetically engineered spider bites him, and he falls ill at home. By the next morning he can cling to walls, and he has new strength, speed and senses, plus webbing that comes from his wrists. Harry's father, Norman Osborn, is after a military contract for Oscorp, his own company, and tries an experimental chemical on himself; it gives him superhuman strength and drives him insane. To earn money for a car that would impress Mary Jane Watson, Peter enters an underground wrestling match and wins, only to be cheated out of his earnings.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Spider-Man (2002)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- A construction worker named Tim Holcombe was killed during filming in Downey, California, when a forklift modified as a construction crane crashed into the basket he was in; the resulting court case led California to fine Sony $58,805.
- The shot of Peter Parker catching Mary Jane's food tray was done without visual effects, with Tobey Maguire's hand glued to the tray, and took 156 takes and 16 hours to complete.
- During its opening weekend, Spider-Man earned $114.8 million, beating Sorcerer's Stone's record for the biggest opening weekend ever. It was the first film to make $100 million in one weekend and the first to hit that amount in three days.
- The genetically modified spider that bites Peter Parker was played by a Steatoda grossa spider painted with red and blue makeup.
- On April 4, Spider-Man costumes were stolen, and Sony offered $25,000 for their return. They turned up 18 months later, and a former studio security guard and an accomplice were arrested.
- Willem Dafoe chose to wear the Green Goblin costume himself, believing a stuntman could not convey the character's body language. Putting on the 580-piece suit took half an hour.
- After the September 11 attacks, Sony recalled a Spider-Man teaser poster and trailer that depicted the Twin Towers, and a shot of the Twin Towers was removed from the film.
- In the United Kingdom, Spider-Man was initially rated "12", but after local councils changed the rating and cinema operators complained, the BBFC changed it to "12A", allowing children under 12 to see the film if accompanied by an adult.
