When geeky Peter Parker gets bit by a spider on a class trip, he's gifted with superpowers like the arachnid that nibbled on him. He soon uses them to battle city crime and the notorious Green Goblin as Spider-Man while trying to win the heart of Mary Jane Watson.
A slew of directors and actors were considered before it was narrowed down to Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire. After 9/11, the Twin Towers were erased from sequences and the teaser poster was recalled as was the teaser trailer. Unsurprisingly, Spider-Man made a bundle at the box office the following spring and two more sequels followed with Raimi and Maguire.
Spider-Man was filmed in Queens, Forest Hills, Flushing, Long Island City, Valhalla, New York, NY & Burbank and Los Angeles, CA
Location: Peter Runs for the Bus
Address: 42nd Street & Queens Boulevard, Queens, NY
The establishing shot of the bus is seen at 44th Street & Queens Boulevard...
Location: The Class Trip
Address: 116th Street & Broadway, New York, NY Columbia University
I originally visited Columbia back in '16 for Ghostbusters (1984) so these don't exactly match up but you get the idea...
Location: Mary Jane Watson and Aunt May & Uncle Ben's Houses
Address: 88-37 & 88-39 69th Road, Flushing, NY
Location: Peter Runs Home
Address: Austin Street & Ascan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY
Location: Peter's First Failed Swing
Address: 44-04 43rd Avenue, Long Island City, NY
Of course the building I needed to get a shot of had scaffolding around it, just 95% of the other buildings in the NYC area I need to visit, so here's a little cheat from the next building over...
Location: Peter & Uncle Ben Talk
Address: 476 5th Avenue, New York, NY New York Public Library
This area is also seen later when Peter realizes Uncle Ben has been attacked...
This was also seen in Ghostbusters (1984) and The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Location: Moondance Diner
Address: 80 6th Avenue, New York, NY
After 70 years, The Moondance Diner closed its doors due to rising rents and was transported to Wyoming after being donated to the American Diner Museum, where it eventually closed in 2012. A high-rise building now stands in its place...
Location: Harry's Apartment Building
Address: 704 Broadway, New York, NY
Location: Oscorp Building
Address: 135 E 57th Street, New York, NY
Location: The Green Goblin Attacks Times Square
Address: 47th Street & 7th Avenue, New York, NY
The Times Square sequence was actually shot on a soundstage, which is pretty obvious. But a few quick establishing shots are seen...
Location: The Daily Bugle
Address: 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
This was also Communique Headquarters on Central Park West (1995)
Location: Spider-Man & Mary Jane Kiss
Address: Warner Brothers Studio - New York Street, Burbank, CA
This is also where the break-in takes place in Christmas With The Kranks (2004)
Location: Queens General Hospital
Address: 82-68 164th Street, Queens, NY
The building seen in the film has been demolished but the building to the far right is still standing...
Location: The Green Goblin Attacks Cable Car
Address: Queensboro Bridge, New York, NY
The Queensboro Bridge has been seen in many films including Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992)
Locations Visited: March 2016, June 2017, December 2018
Related Locations:
Spider Man: Homecoming (2017)
When Peter chases after the bus and talks with Mary Jane, they are on 42nd Street & Queens Boulevard...
Location: The Class Trip
Address: 116th Street & Broadway, New York, NY Columbia University
I originally visited Columbia back in '16 for Ghostbusters (1984) so these don't exactly match up but you get the idea...
Location: Mary Jane Watson and Aunt May & Uncle Ben's Houses
Address: 88-37 & 88-39 69th Road, Flushing, NY
Location: Peter Runs Home
Address: Austin Street & Ascan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY
Location: Peter's First Failed Swing
Address: 44-04 43rd Avenue, Long Island City, NY
Of course the building I needed to get a shot of had scaffolding around it, just 95% of the other buildings in the NYC area I need to visit, so here's a little cheat from the next building over...
Location: Peter & Uncle Ben Talk
Address: 476 5th Avenue, New York, NY New York Public Library
This area is also seen later when Peter realizes Uncle Ben has been attacked...
This was also seen in Ghostbusters (1984) and The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Location: Moondance Diner
Address: 80 6th Avenue, New York, NY
After 70 years, The Moondance Diner closed its doors due to rising rents and was transported to Wyoming after being donated to the American Diner Museum, where it eventually closed in 2012. A high-rise building now stands in its place...
Location: Harry's Apartment Building
Address: 704 Broadway, New York, NY
Location: Oscorp Building
Address: 135 E 57th Street, New York, NY
Location: The Green Goblin Attacks Times Square
Address: 47th Street & 7th Avenue, New York, NY
The Times Square sequence was actually shot on a soundstage, which is pretty obvious. But a few quick establishing shots are seen...
Location: The Daily Bugle
Address: 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
This was also Communique Headquarters on Central Park West (1995)
Location: Spider-Man & Mary Jane Kiss
Address: Warner Brothers Studio - New York Street, Burbank, CA
This is also where the break-in takes place in Christmas With The Kranks (2004)
Location: Queens General Hospital
Address: 82-68 164th Street, Queens, NY
The building seen in the film has been demolished but the building to the far right is still standing...
Location: The Green Goblin Attacks Cable Car
Address: Queensboro Bridge, New York, NY
The Queensboro Bridge has been seen in many films including Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992)
Locations Visited: March 2016, June 2017, December 2018
Related Locations:
Spider Man: Homecoming (2017)
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