Spider-Man (film) - Hero (Chad Kroeger feat. Josey Scott)

Spider-Man (film) Directed by Sam Raimi Produced by Laura Ziskin Ian Bryce Associate Producer: Heidi Fugeman Steven P. Saeta Co-Producer: Grant Curtis Executive Producer: Avi Arad Stan Lee Written by Screenplay: David Koepp Alvin Sargent (uncredited) Comic Book: Stan Lee Steve Ditko Starring Tobey Maguire Willem Dafoe Kirsten Dunst James Franco Cliff Robertson Rosemary Harris JK Simmons Gerry Becker Bill Nunn Jack Betts Stanley Anderson Ron Perkins Music by Danny Elfman Cinematography Don Burgess Editing by Arthur Coburn Bob Murawski Studio Marvel Enterprises Laura Ziskins Productions Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date(s) May 3, 2002 Running time 121 min. Country United States Language English Budget $140 million Gross revenue $821,708,551[1] Followed by Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. The first installment in the Spider-Man series, the film, directed by Sam Raimi and written by David Koepp, stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, and Willem Dafoe. The film begins with Peter Parker, a high school student, being bitten by a genetically altered spider. After misusing his newly-given abilities, which indirectly causes the death of his Uncle Ben, he becomes the heroic Spider-Man. Peter hopes to win the heart of Mary Jane Watson, the girl he has loved since he was a boy. Meanwhile, he must battle the villainous Green Goblin, the alter ego of the father of his best friend, Harry Osborn. After being stuck in development hell for nearly 25 years, the film was released on May 3, 2002, by Columbia Pictures, to excellent reviews and a record-breaking opening weekend. With $821.71 million worldwide, it was 2002's third-highest-grossing film and is the 20th-highest-grossing film of all time. Spider-Man was, for its time, the most successful film based on a comic book. The film's success has led to two sequels, Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3. Spider-Man 3, like Spider-Man, would set a new record for opening-weekend gross.