The first installment of Sam Raimi's trilogy of live-action ]] films, Releasing in 2002, starring Tobey Maguire as [[Peter_Parker/Spider-Man_and_Willem_Dafoe_as_the_Green_Goblin._The_film_was_notably_one_of_the_first_financially_and_critically_successful_superhero_films_for_Marvel,_and_arguably_set_off_the_trend_for_superhero_movies_in_the_early_2000s._
Many_scenes_and_lines_from_the_movie_have_been_parodied_many_times_since_release_and_become_the_subject_of_memes,_including_">Peter Parker">Tobey Maguire as [[Peter_Parker/Spider-Man_and_Willem_Dafoe_as_the_Green_Goblin._The_film_was_notably_one_of_the_first_financially_and_critically_successful_superhero_films_for_Marvel,_and_arguably_set_off_the_trend_for_superhero_movies_in_the_early_2000s._
Many_scenes_and_lines_from_the_movie_have_been_parodied_many_times_since_release_and_become_the_subject_of_memes,_including_ and the iconic upside-down kiss in the rain between [[Spider-Man and Mary Jane Watson.
Followed by Spider-Man 2, released in 2004.
h4. External links
* Wikipedia: Spider-Man (2002 film)