Spider-Mania

E! Entertainment special on the making of Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man film.

Cast

Stan Lee

as Self

Tobey Maguire

as Self

Kirsten Dunst

as Self

James Franco

as Self

Willem Dafoe

as Self

Sam Raimi

as Self

John Romita Jr.

as Self

Avi Arad

as Self

Laura Ziskin

as Self

Steven R. Kutcher

as Self

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