Based on the Marvel comic book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired
Special features: Disc 1: "Weaving the web": subtitled factoids; Commentary by director Sam Raimi, Kirsten Dunst, producer Laura Ziskin and co-producer Grant Curtis; SFX commentary by special effects designer John Dykstra and visual effects crew; branching web-i-sodes; music videos: Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott "Hero" and Sum 41 "What we're all about"; TV spots; theatrical trailer; filmographies and character files; DVD-ROM: comic/feature comparison; record your own commentary; countdown to Spider-Man 2; weblinks.
Special features: Disc 2: HBO making-of Spider-Man; Spider-mania: an E! Entertainment special; director profile: Sam Raimi; composer profile: Danny Elfman; screen tests: Toby Maguire, J.K. Simmons and CGI Spider-Man; costume and make up tests; gag/outtake reel; conceptual art and production design gallery; historical documentary-- Spider-Man: the mythology of the 21st century; the Spider-Man comic archives; rogues gallery; The loves of Peter Parker; comic book artists gallery; Activision game: hints and tips; DVD-ROM: Activision PC game; 2 playable levels; 3 exclusive Marvel dot.comics; Spider-Man: Blue #1, Black cat #1 & Peter Parker: Return of the Goblin; Spider-Man visualizer.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002.