Making the Amazing (Video 2004)

A comprehensive 12-part documentary on the making of "Spider-Man 2," covering everything from pre-production to premiere. Available on Disc 2 of the "Spider-Man 2" Special Edition DVD.

Director:

Charles de Lauzirika

Stars:

James Acheson, Avi Arad, Lydia Bottegoni

Cast

Credited cast:
James Acheson	...	Himself
Avi Arad	...	Himself
Lydia Bottegoni	...	Herself
Dan Bradley	...	Himself
Bruce Campbell	...	Himself
Joseph M. Caracciolo	...	Himself (as Joe Caracciolo)
Grant Curtis	...	Himself
Kirsten Dunst	...	Herself
Eric Durst	...	Himself
John Dykstra	...	Himself
Danny Elfman	...	Himself
Jody Fedele	...	Herself
John Fedynich	...	Himself
James Franco	...	Himself
John Frazier	...	Himself

Storyline

A comprehensive 12-part documentary on the making of "Spider-Man 2," covering everything from pre-production to premiere. Available on Disc 2 of the "Spider-Man 2" Special Edition DVD.

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Plot Keywords:

Making Of

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 November 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Making the Amazing: Spider-Man 2

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lauzirika Motion Picture Company, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Spider-Man 2 DVD was the second DVD release (after Seinfeld) to be used under the new home video name for Columbia TriStar Home Entertinament, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

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Connections

References The Evil Dead (1981)
Mentioned by Bob Murowski and Bruce Campbell

User Reviews

How can something this great be TOO long?

MAKING THE AMAZING is a superb, thoroughly-detailed documentary about the making of SPIDER-MAN 2. Fortunately, for those with ADD, the documentary is nicely broken up into several topical chapters. Interviews with everyone on the cast & crew nicely illuminate what it was like to make this massive sequel. In fact, the documentary begins on a refreshingly bold note with Sam Raimi expressing doubt that he's going to succeed. Right off the bat, MAKING THE AMAZING informs us that this won't be yet another PR-friendly lovefest. It's an incredibly detailed and informative "making of," vastly superior to everything on the first SPIDER-MAN DVD.

I'll never understand people who whine that a DVD has too many bonus features or that documentaries are too long. That's like saying a library has too many books or iTunes has too many songs. This isn't the main attraction. It's all background information for you to learn more about later. And for the curious, you can never learn enough.