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| - Ever since the first "Spider-Man" movie starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst was released in 2002, one particular scene has captivated viewers: the moment when Maguire, who played Spider-Man, caught items on Dunst's tray after it flew up in the air.
Social media users have repeatedly claimed that no visual effects (VFX) were used to film the stunt. One such Reddit post, which had received more than 6,000 upvotes as of this writing, claimed, "The food tray scene in the first Spider man [sic] movie wasn't CGI. Tobey Maguire genuinely caught the tray with all the food on it. [ …]"
The food tray scene in the first Spider man movie wasn't CGI. Tobey Maguire genuinely caught the tray with all the food on it. It took 156 attempts.
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X users have made similar claims, with examples appearing in both March and June 2024.
The full scene can be viewed below.
According to sites such as Screen Geek, The Independent, BuzzFeed and Metro, the scene was indeed executed without the use of visual effects. According to The Independent, both producer John Dykstra and Dunst stated in separate DVD commentaries that the scene was all Maguire, no special effects.
"This next gag here, where he catches all this stuff, he actually did that. Pretty good. Take 156," John Dykstra — the same head of VFX for the first film of the Star Wars franchise — allegedly stated. "Not CGI by the way, that's all Tobey, which is pretty impressive," Dunst allegedly said in the commentary. "They used sticky glue stuff to stick his hand to the tray."
Although we've been unable to confirm these accounts independently thus far, a user on YouTube uploaded footage of the DVD commentary video:
We reached out to representatives for Maguire, Dunst, Dykstra and director Sam Raimi seeking corroboration; we will update this story upon receiving a response.
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