Anniversary Brothers Movie Podcast: Spider-Man 20th Anniversary

Aaron and Josh Sarnecky are here for the latest movie retrospective. For May they’re talking about Spider-Man, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. Joining the brothers is special guest Al Mannarino, Managing Editor of The Pop Break. Spider-Man is a superhero movie directed by Sam Raimi, based on the comic book character of the same name. It opened in theaters on May 3, 2002. The film stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker. Peter starts out as a normal high schooler from Queens, but his life changes when a spider’s bite gives him superpowers. After the murder of his uncle Ben Parker (Cliff Robertson), Peter begins fighting crime as Spider-Man. Opposing Spider-Man is the villainous Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe). Other characters include Peter’s love interest Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst), his best friend Harry (James Franco), Aunt May (Rosemary Harris), and his boss J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons). Spider-Man garnered praise from critics and moviegoers and grossed $821 million. It was nominated for Sound and Visual Effects at the Oscars and spawned two sequels. For another superhero podcast, you can listen to Josh and Aaron talk about the old Adam West Batman. Spider-Man is streaming on Prime Video and Apple TV.