Spider-Man [videorecording]

Resource Information

The work Spider-Man [videorecording] represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Coweta Public Library System. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Spider-Man [videorecording]

Statement of responsibility

Columbia Pictures presents a Marvel Enterprises/Laura Ziskin production ; produced by Laura Ziskin, Ian Bryce ; screenplay by David Koepp ; directed by Sam Raimi

Title variation

Spiderman

Creator

• Spider-Man (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Columbia Pictures
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Marvel Enterprises
• Acheson, James
• Bryce, Ian
• Burgess, Don, 1956-
• Coburn, Arthur
• Dafoe, Willem
• trueDitko, Steve
• Dunst, Kirsten, 1982-
• Dykstra, John, 1947-
• Elfman, Danny
• trueFranco, James, 1978-
• Harris, Rosemary, 1930-
• trueKoepp, David
• Lee, Stan, 1922-
• Maguire, Tobey, 1975-
• Murawski, Bob
• Raimi, Sam
• Robertson, Cliff, 1923-2011
• Simmons, J. K
• Spisak, Neil
• Ziskin, Laura

Subject

• Action and adventure films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Science fiction films
• Spider-Man (Fictitious character) -- Drama
• Spider-Man (Personaje literario) -- Teatro
• Superhero films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Action and adventure films
• trueDrama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Science fiction films
• Superhero films
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

After being bitten by a radioactive spider on a school field trip, Peter Parker finds himself gaining spider-like qualities. Adopting the name Spider-Man, Peter first uses his new skills to make money, but when the Green Goblin, another altered super-human, kills Peter's uncle, he swears to use his "spider-skills" to fight evil. Along the way he has to juggle a new job as a local reporter, and a budding romance with a beautiful former-classmate, MJ

Cataloging source

TEF

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Don Burgess ; editors, Bob Murawski, Arthur Coburn ; music, Danny Elfman ; production designer, Neil Spisak ; costume designer, James Acheson ; visual effects designer, John Dykstra

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; stylized violence and action; Canadian Home Video rating: PG

Language note

English or French soundtracks; subtitles in English, French or Spanish. Closed captioned

PerformerNote

Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, Rosemary Harris, J. K. Simmons, Gerry Becker, Bill Nunn, Jack Betts, Stanley Anderson, Ron Perkins

Runtime

121

Target audience

general

Technique

live action