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Synopsis
Peter Parker (Maguire) was a shy, quite nerdy teenager...until he was bitten by a genetically altered spider. Now with the heightened senses and incredible strengths and abilities of a spider, Parker has become the amazing Spider-Man.
Directed by
Sam Raimi
Written by
Stan Lee (Marvel comic book); Steve Ditko (Marvel comic book); David Koepp (screenplay).
Starring
Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man / Peter Parker); Willem Dafoe (Green Goblin / Norman Osborn); Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane Watson); James Franco (Harry Osborn); Cliff Robertson (Ben Parker); Rosemary Harris (May Parker); J.K. Simmons (J. Jonah Jameson); Joe Manganiello (Flash Thompson); Gerry Becker (Maximilian Fargas); Bill Nunn (Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson); Jack Betts (Henry Balkan); Stanley Anderson (General Slocum); Ron Perkins (Dr. Mendell Stromm); Michael Papajohn (Carjacker); K.K. Dodds (Simkins). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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