What happens when you greenlight a sequel without a proper script or star? Somehow, you get the best superhero movie ever made.

Two years after the mega-success of the first Spider-Man feature film, Sam Raimi’s SPIDER-MAN 2 was released in the Summer of 2004 to wide acclaim among critics and fans alike. A film that almost starred Jake Gyllenhaal as Peter Parker; filmed with a Frankensteined script from multiple drafts rewritten on the fly; it’s a movie that has no right to be as good as it is.

Join Nick and Scott as they break down how a movie with multiple plot holes and questionable character arcs can be miraculously held together by good vibes and a strong central theme to become a superhero cinema classic.

(NOTE: This episode features clips from the podcast SPIDER-MAN MINUTE hosted by Scott Carelli and Zach Luna, originally released in April of 2018.)

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