Trivia: Future comedy star Bill Hader was a production assistant on the film and was the one who hit James Franco on the head with the piece of "rock" that knocked him out during the Unity Day battle about midway through the film. Years later, Franco hosted SNL and immediately recognized Hader as the guy who hit him in the head.
TedStixon
6th Dec 2024
Spider-Man (2002)
18th Mar 2023
Spider-Man (2002)
Continuity mistake: This is a little hard to explain. During the Unity Day Festival, after Goblin beats up the cops, the shot cuts and he turns around to face Spider-Man, who lands in front of him. The problem? He was facing the same direction as Spider-Man in the previous shot (you can tell from the background), so it makes no sense that he has to turn around when the camera cuts.
5th Mar 2023
Spider-Man (2002)
Continuity mistake: At the Unity Day Festival, when Goblin says "Impressive!" and kicks Spider-Man away, watch closely. Goblin goes from standing on top of a bare ground to standing on top of some sort-of tarp instantly between cuts as Spider-Man hits the first table.
5th Mar 2023
Spider-Man (2002)
Deliberate mistake: During the fight at the Unity Day Festival, at one point Goblin is confronted by some cops and beats them up. Watch closely... you can tell that the first and second shots are just different takes of the same stunt from a different camera angle. Goblin's movies are exactly the same (except slightly faster in the second shot), and you can also tell it's the exact same two cops he's hitting. They tried to artificially lengthen the scene by showing two slightly different takes of the stunt.
24th Mar 2021
Spider-Man (2002)
Trivia: Screenwriter David Koepp originally intended for the film to feature Gwen Stacey, whom he planned on killing off in the second film. However, as the script progressed, it was decided that Stacey would be left out in favor of Mary Jane Watson, whom is Peter Parker's main love interest in the comics.
24th Feb 2021
Spider-Man (2002)
Trivia: Up until the release of "Spider-Man: No Way Home," this was the highest grossing film in the "Spider-Man" franchise domestically. It managed to hold the record for nearly a full 20 years.
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