Spider-Man (1969)
January 1, 1969Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Donald F. Glut
Spider-Man / Producer / Writer / Director
Rick Mitchell
Randy Robertson
Jim Harmon
Rekov
Bill Obbagy
bystander
Bob Rosen
Dr. Lightning
Donna Shannon
Dr. Lightning's daughter
Jim Harmon
Rekov
Stan Lee
Characters
Details.
This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Spider-Man is a 1969 American superhero short film written and directed by Donald F. Glut, who also stars. It is an unauthorized fan film, one of several made by Glut and the last one of its type that he created. The short was later released along with several of Glut's other shorts as a special feature of I Was a Teenage Movie Maker, a 2006 documentary about Glut. The short's plot centers around Spider-Man, who must rescue a woman from her father, the devious villain Dr. Lightning, an original character Glut created for the film.
Filming took place in Glut's apartment home as well as at Bronson Canyon, and Glut achieved the wall-climbing scenes by turning the camera sideways. He also utilized other effects such as stop-motion animation and backwards photography, as well as the use of miniature figures. Glut initially screened the film at the home of Michael Nesmith, a friend of his, and later persuaded a projectionist into showing the short at a theater showing student shorts from the University of Southern California.