Spider-Man (2002)
- Documented locations
- 57
- Year
- 2002
- Directed by
- Sam RAIMI
- Cities
- New York, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Burbank, Valhalla, Downey, Santa Clarita, Culver City, New York City
New York, United States
Building on Sixth Avenue at the corner of 47th Street West, in the heart of the Diamond District.
The scene : In the montage of his first patrols, Spider-Man slams two jewelry thieves against the window of the 'Diamond Center'.
New York, United States
The scene : Oscorp headquarters: the board of directors informs Norman Osborn of the end of his term and the sale of the company.
New York, United States
Office tower occupying the block bounded by Madison Avenue, East 42nd Street, and Vanderbilt Avenue; it was still under construction at the time of filming.
The scene : Construction workers from the tower are interviewed in the street interview dedicated to Spider-Man.
New York, United States
The scene : Peter Parker's first flight attempt: he aims for the roof across, launches himself, and crashes miserably.
New York, United States
The scene : Opening shot of the film: the school bus descends 44th Street towards Queens Boulevard, and Peter narrowly misses it.
New York, United States
The scene : Peter runs after the bus that has just left; a few streets further, Mary Jane reaches the stop on foot.
New York, United States
The scene : On Thanksgiving Day, Spider-Man pulls a child from the burning building and then goes back in to rescue another victim, who turns out to be the Green Goblin in disguise.
New York, United States
The scene : Final shot of the bus sequence: the vehicle departs on 47th Avenue, the Empire State Building in sight.
New York, United States
Arsenal of the 69th Regiment, on Lexington Avenue between 25th and 26th East Streets.
The scene : Exterior of the New York Wrestling League venue, where Peter presents himself masked to confront Bone Saw McGraw.
New York, United States
The scene : Harry Osborn's apartment building: Peter announces to Norman that he has just lost his position at Doctor Connors' laboratory.
New York, United States
The scene : House immediately next door to the Parkers': the film places Mary Jane Watson here, whose window faces Peter's.
New York, United States
The scene : The semi-detached house in Forest Hills where Peter Parker lives with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben; it is there that the couple becomes alarmed by the change in their nephew's behavior.
New York, United States
The scene : After a new humiliation inflicted by Flash in the hallways of the high school, Peter crosses this intersection in Forest Hills in search of a deserted place to test his powers, then bolts down Austin Street.
New York, United States
Former municipal ferry terminal at the southern tip of Manhattan, from where the shuttle to Governors Island still departs.
The scene : End of the chase: the thief who killed Uncle Ben falls through a window of the warehouse and crashes onto the dock below.
New York, United States
The scene : Spider-Man takes Mary Jane into the air from the destroyed balcony of the Empire Grand and crosses this intersection before landing on the rooftops of the Rockefeller Center.
New York, United States
The scene : Midtown Park listed by IMDb among the filming locations of the film, with no scene attached by the sources.
New York, United States
The scene : Meeting point for the school outing: Peter's class arrives on campus to visit the new genetics laboratory.
New York, United States
A large cemetery straddling the border of Brooklyn and Queens, with internal pathways named after proper names such as Cypress Road or East Dolorosa.
The scene : Norman Osborn's funeral: Peter attends the ceremony without revealing what he knows, while Harry vows to avenge his father on Spider-Man. It is also in front of Uncle Ben's grave that Mary Jane finally confesses her feelings.
New York, United States
The scene : A shot of the plate filmed on Fifth Avenue, at the height of the Fred F. French Building, onto which a digital Spider-Man was later superimposed in a cutaway.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : Section of 5th Street, between Los Angeles Street and Hill Street, filmed for the same swinging sequence.
New York, United States
Triangular skyscraper built in 1902, one of the oldest in New York, located at the point formed by the intersection of Broadway, 5th Avenue and 23rd Street. It was designed by architect Daniel Burnham and holds the designation of National Historic Landmark and New York City Landmark.
The scene : Establishing shot of the Daily Bugle headquarters, the newspaper where Peter sells his Spider-Man snapshots.
New York, United States
The scene : On the curved benches of the Hunters Point dock, facing the Midtown skyline, a passerby interviewed about Spider-Man is particularly enthusiastic about his backside.
New York, United States
The scene : Segment of Grand Street between Sixth Avenue and Thompson Street, listed by onthesetofnewyork among the filming locations of the film, without a specific scene mentioned by the source.
Beverly Hills, United States
The scene : Interiors of the Osborn penthouse, where Norman descends into madness as the Goblin takes over.
Burbank, United States
Hennesy Street is a permanent set street in the backlot of Warner Bros Studios in Burbank, California. Built in 1935 under the name "Frisco Street," this horseshoe-shaped street was once called "Tenement Street" before being renamed in the early 1980s in honor of set designer Dale Hennesy, who died during the reworking of the set to which his name is still attached. Its architecture recreates the Lower East Side of New York, featuring brick facades, metal fire escapes, and shopfronts. Still standing and well-maintained, it is among the outdoor sets presented to the public during the Warner Bros Studio Tour. One of its fire escapes also served as the backdrop for the album cover photograph of Prince's Purple Rain.
The scene : Warner backlot street decor serving as New York for several scenes: the thwarted robbery at Ling Deli, the assault on a passerby in front of number 853, the armored truck heist, the attack on Mary Jane in the alley, and the upside-down kiss in the rain.
Valhalla, United States
The scene : Cemetery sequence from the film, located by IMDb and globalfilmlocations in Valhalla, Westchester County.
New York, United States
The scene : Queens Boulevard intersection listed by onthesetofnewyork among the filming locations of the film, with no scene specified by the source.
New York, United States
The scene : On the steps of the Low Library, Norman Osborn drops off his son Harry and meets Peter Parker, just before the visit to the laboratory.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : Scenes filmed inside the school bus: unlike the rest of the opening sequence, they were not shot in Queens but in Los Angeles.
New York, United States
Small diner from the southwest of SoHo, at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Grand Street. The building left New York: it was dismantled and then reassembled at La Barge, in Wyoming.
The scene : Peter watches Mary Jane as she leaves her shift at the Moondance Diner, heading to an audition.
Los Angeles, United States
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History (1913), located in Exposition Park.
The scene : Interiors of the genetics laboratory where Peter's class is received, and where the modified spider bites him on the hand.
New York, United States
Hotel skyscraper in Times Square, opened in 1985 according to designs by John Portman, in a brutalist style.
The scene : The hotel provides the background plans for the festival, on the south side of Times Square; on screen, its façade is digitally replaced by that of the 'Empire Grand Hotel'.
Los Angeles, United States
Former terminal of the Pacific Electric, located in the Historic Core of Los Angeles, repurposed into housing under the name Pacific Electric Lofts.
The scene : Interiors of the Daily Bugle offices, including J. Jonah Jameson's: Peter sells his exclusive photos of Spider-Man there, and Jameson retrieves the costume after his resignation.
New York, United States
Queens Public Hospital, at the corner of 164th Street and the Grand Central Parkway. The building seen on screen dates back to before the renovation campaigns and its appearance has changed since.
The scene : Aunt May is hospitalized after the Green Goblin's attack; Peter comes to her bedside, weighing what his double life puts his loved ones through.
New York, United States
The scene : Climax of the film: the Green Goblin holds Mary Jane at the top of the bridge and demands Spider-Man choose between her and a cable car full of civilians.
Downey, United States
The scene : Exterior of the Unity Day Festival: the street festivities and ground stunts were filmed at this former industrial site, transformed into the backdrop for the New York parade.
New York, United States
Hotel on Lexington Avenue, in Midtown Manhattan, opened in 1929.
The scene : From the domed rooftop where he has just landed, Peter watches the thief's car speeding south on Lexington Avenue and passing in front of that hotel.
New York, United States
Gardens arranged on the stepped setbacks of the south tower of the Rockefeller Center, closed to the public.
The scene : After rescuing Mary Jane from the Green Goblin, Spider-Man lands on the terrace gardens of Rockefeller Center.
New York, United States
The scene : The climax's cable car truly exists: it connects Second Avenue to Roosevelt Island along the Queensboro Bridge.
Santa Clarita, United States
The scene : Northern municipality of Los Angeles County listed by IMDb among the filming locations of the movie, with no specific scene provided by the source.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : First flight of Spider-Man over the city, in the montage where he performs a series of interventions; the shot is revisited at the end of the film for his final swing.
Culver City, United States
Large film studios of Culver City, located on the former MGM lot, home to Sony Pictures.
The scene : Welcome studio of the shoot, where a large part of the interior sets of the film were assembled.
Culver City, United States
The scene : Oscorp Laboratory, dome, inside the Marine Battery building, rooftop of the factory and top of the Chrysler Building — this is where Peter, perched near the Art Deco eagle, measures what his powers have cost his uncle.
Culver City, United States
The scene : Interiors of the New York Wrestling League hall, where Peter faces Bone Saw McGraw in the cage, followed by a sequence from the balcony where the Green Goblin bursts onto the scene at the Unity Day Festival.
Culver City, United States
The scene : Interiors of the Parker house in Forest Hills.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : Segment of Grand Avenue, between 3rd Street and Hope Place, held for the swinging sequence in the streets of 'Manhattan'.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : Pursuit of the thief who has just shot Uncle Ben: Peter, still in his wrestler costume, chases him through a city that the film sets on Fifth Avenue.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : Segment of Spring Street, between 4th and 5th Street, also filmed for the aerial route of Spider-Man.
New York, United States
Main building of the New York Public Library, located on Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street; it has been named the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building since 2008 and had recently been restored at the time of filming.
The scene : Uncle Ben drops Peter off in front of the library, promising to pick him up at 10 PM, and gives him a speech about responsibility; Peter actually speeds off to the wrestling match. The same porch later welcomes Lucy Lawless's cameo, being interviewed about Spider-Man in front of Fifth Avenue.
Los Angeles, United States
Public high school in the Crenshaw neighborhood of West Adams in Los Angeles.
The scene : Interiors of Midtown High: hallways, classrooms, and cafeteria, where Peter catches Mary Jane who has just slipped.
Culver City, United States
Administrative building of the Sony Pictures Studios lot, in Culver City.
The scene : Graduation ceremony of Midtown High, filmed in front of the building's facade, on the lot of Culver City.
New York City, United States
Iconic crossroads of Manhattan at the intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue, famous for its giant advertising screens and constant crowds.
The scene : Wide shots of the real Times Square, where the film sets the Oscorp Unity Day Festival and the emergence of the Green Goblin.
New York, United States
The scene : Exterior of Midtown High, Peter Parker's high school.
Burbank, United States
The scene : Burbank lot plateau used by the production, without a specific scene mentioned by the source.
Burbank, United States
Warner Bros. Historic Studios in Burbank, one of the largest filming complexes in Hollywood. They were founded in 1926.
The scene : Burbank lot where the New York street sets of the film were constructed.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : Segment of 4th Street, between Beaudry Avenue and Hill Street, used in the sequence where Spider-Man swings through the streets of a reconstructed "Manhattan" in Los Angeles.
New York, United States
Residential tower of the Tudor City complex, in the Turtle Bay neighborhood.
The scene : Exterior of the Osborn penthouse, which the film situates a block away from the United Nations headquarters.