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It’s the movie that finally made it cool to be a geek, albeit one with super-powers.

- Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich and Robert De Niro all passed on playing the Green Goblin before the role eventually went to Willem Dafoe.

- Because Sam Raimi is a hardcore comic book collector, with over 25,000 he was able to successfully lobby for the director's job.

- To buff up for the part Tobey Maguire went through a strict five-month regimen of exercise, weight training and martial arts six times a week, as well as eating a high protein meal four to six times a day.

Spider-Man

Rating: PG-13 Genre: Action

Synopsis:

SPIDER-MAN - The web-spinning superhero has a mission to save New York from his nemesis, the GreenGoblin, and to win the heart of Mary Jane, the girl next door.

Starring:

Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe , Kirsten Dunst

Director:

Sam Raimi