Based on the classic Marvel Comics series, Sam Raimi's SPIDER-MAN deftly details the origin of the web-slinging superhero. When awkward New York City teenager Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) attends a class field trip to a laboratory, he gets bitten by a genetically altered spider while taking photos of his longtime crush, the lovely Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst). Soon he discovers this bite has given him remarkable powers--heightened strength, dexterity, and awareness, along with the ability to cling to walls and shoot webs from his wrists. Hoping to win Mary Jane's heart using his new talents, Peter becomes distracted from home life with his doting Aunt May (Rosemary Harris) and Uncle Ben (Cliff Robertson), ultimately leading to tragedy--and his new role as the crime-fighting Spider-Man. Meanwhile Harry Osborn (Willem Dafoe), the industrialist father of Peter's friend Norman (James Franco), undergoes a transformation of his own, bringing about the creation of Spider-Man's arch-nemesis: The Green Goblin. In order to save his loved ones--and all of New York City--from the devastating force of the deluded Goblin, Spider-Man must take on the villain in a series of stunning battles.
DVD Features:
– Region 1
– Keep Case
– 2-Disc Set
Disc One: SPIDER-MAN (Feature with Bonus Material)
– Widescreen - 1.85
– Audio:
– 6Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
– Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
– Additional Release Material:
– Audio Commentary - 1. Sam Raimi - Director, Kirsten Dunst - Star, Laura Ziskin - Producer, Grant Curtis - Co-Producer 2. John Dykstra - Special Effects Designer, Visual Effects Crew
Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer 2. TV Spots
– Alternate Subtitles - 1. Production Notes, Historical Facts
– Music Video - 1. Sum 41 "What We're All About" 2. Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott "Hero"
– Interactive Features:
– Interactive Menus
– Scene Access
– Branching Web-i-sodes
– Text/Photo Galleries:
– Filmographies
– Character Files
– DVD-ROM Features:
– Comic to Feature Comparison
– Record Your Own Commentary
– Countdown to Spider-Man 2
– Weblinks
Disc Two: (Bonus Material)
– Documentary - 1. HBO MAKING OF SPIDER-MAN 2. SPIDER-MANIA: An E! Entertainment Special (40 mins) 3. SPIDER-MAN: The Mythology of the 21st Century (Historical - 25 mins)
– Featurette - 1. Director Profile: Sam Raimi (7 mins) 2. Composer Profile: Danny Elfman (7 mins)
– Bonus Footage - 1. Screen Test - Tobey Maguire - Star, J.K. Simmons - Star, CGI Spider-Man 2. Costume and Make-up Tests 3. Outtakes and Gag Reel (3 mins)
– Text/Photo Galleries:
– Gallery - 1. Conceptional Art and Production Design Gallery 2. Rogues Gallery 3. Comic Book Artist Gallery
– Archives - 1. Spider-Man Comics 2. The Loves of Peter Parker
– Hints & Tips - ActiVision Spider-Man Game
– DVD-ROM Features:
– Games - 1. ActiVision PC Game (2 Playable Levels)
– Weblinks - 1. Exclusive Marvel dot.comics ("Blue #1," "Black Cat #1," and "Peter Parker: Return of the Goblin")
– Spider-Man Visualizer
