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.

Based on Marvel comic book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Special features: Disc 1: "Weaving the web": subtitled factoids; commentary by director Sam Raimi, Kirsten Dunst, producer Laura Ziskin & co-producer Grant Curtis; SFX commentary by special effects designer John Dykstra & 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 & 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 & CGI Spider-Man; costume and make up tests; gag/outtake reel; conceptual art & production design gallery; historical documentary - Spider-Man: the mythology of the 21st century; the Spider-Man comic archives; rouges gallery; the loves of Peter Parker; comic book artists gallery; activision game: hints & 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.