2. Director, producer, screenwriter, actor
Was born in Royal Oak, Michigan 1959
Raimi became fascinated with making films when his
father bought a movie camera home one day and he
began to make Super 8 (Super 8 mm film is a motion
picture film format) movies with childhood friend
In addition to film, Raimi has worked in television, producing such
series as Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its spin-off Xena:
Warrior Princess
Raimi achieved great critical and commercial success with
the blockbuster Spider-Man, generating two sequels: Spider-Man
2 and Spider-Man 3, both directed by Raimi
3. Set two years after the events of Spider-Man, the film
focuses on Peter Parker struggling to manage both his
personal life and his duties as Spider-Man, while Dr.
Otto Octavius (Doctor Octopus) becomes diabolical
following a failed experiment and his wife's death. He
uses his mechanical tentacles to threaten and
endanger the lives of New York City's residents.
Spider-Man must stop him from annihilating the city.
Spider-Man 2 was released in both conventional and IMAX theaters
on June 30, 2004, to widespread critical acclaim. It grossed over
$783 million worldwide and won the Academy Award for Best Visual
Effects. It also received five awards at the Saturn Awardsceremony
including Best Fantasy Film and Best Director for Raimi. The film's
success led to Spider-Man 3, released in 2007.
4. Starring
Tobey Maguire
Kirsten Dunst
James Franco
Alfred Molina
Rosemary Harris
In the Making The Amazing documentary on the Spider-Man 2 his friends
describe Raimi's hobby like a "abusing" actors. To obtain detailed close ups
of a character getting hit by waste Raimi stands off-camera throwing items,
swinging tree branches, etc., at the actor at the center of the shot. Scenes
from the documentary show that Raimi is the one throwing popcorn to
Peter Parker during the walk to the wrestling ring in Spider-Man and
tossing gold coins around during the bank robbery scene in Spider-Man 2.
