Episode 33: Spider-Man | Amazing Fantasy: A Genre Reborn |

In the summer of 2002, a radioactive spider bit a mild mannered teenager and the world would never be the same. Gaining the proportionate strength of a spider along with tensile webbing and the ability to crawl on walls, Peter Parker became Spider-Man. Director Sam Raimi did what many had tried to do for years and brought the webhead from Amazing Fantasy to the big screen. With a stellar ensemble cast and crew, it would set a standard for a genre in its infancy and serve as a template for the next 20 years for superhero movies and film itself.