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🎙 Podcast Episode 177

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Join the Guys as they leap into the multiverse with Miles Morales, a radioactive spider bite, a glitching team of alternate Spider-heroes, and one of the most visually jaw-dropping superhero movies ever made — proving anyone can wear the mask, but not everyone can stick the landing in Air Jordans.

Release Date December 14, 2018
Runtime 117 minutes
Director Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey & Rodney Rothman
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3 Guys and a Flick — Episode 177

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

ⓘ Details

Movie TitleSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Release DateU.S. release: December 14, 2018 / earliest international release: December 12, 2018
TaglineMore than one wears the mask.
Runtime117 minutes / 1 hour 57 minutes
DirectorBob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey & Rodney Rothman
Screenplay Written ByPhil Lord & Rodney Rothman
Based OnMarvel Comics characters, including Miles Morales created by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli
Is It a Remake?No. It is an animated Spider-Man feature set in its own multiverse continuity, separate from the live-action Spider-Man films.
BudgetApproximately $90 million
Box OfficeApprox. $190.2 million domestic / approx. $394.9 million worldwide
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👥 Main Cast

Shameik MooreMiles Morales / Spider-Man
Jake JohnsonPeter B. Parker / Spider-Man
Hailee SteinfeldGwen Stacy / Spider-Woman
Mahershala AliUncle Aaron / Prowler
Brian Tyree HenryJefferson Davis
Lily TomlinAunt May
Luna Lauren VélezRio Morales
Zoë KravitzMary Jane
John MulaneyPeter Porker / Spider-Ham
Kimiko GlennPeni Parker
Nicolas CageSpider-Man Noir
Liev SchreiberWilson Fisk / Kingpin
Chris PinePeter Parker / Spider-Man
Kathryn HahnDoc Ock / Olivia Octavius
Lake BellVanessa Fisk
Jorma TacconeGreen Goblin / Last Dude
Oscar IsaacMiguel O’Hara / Spider-Man 2099
Stan LeeStan
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🏆 Awards

⭐ Academy Award Winner — Best Animated Feature
⭐ Golden Globe Winner — Best Motion Picture: Animated
⭐ BAFTA Winner — Best Animated Film
⭐ Critics Choice Award Winner — Best Animated Feature
⭐ Annie Award Winner — Best Animated Feature
⭐ Annie Award Winner — Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
⭐ Annie Award Winner — Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production
⭐ Annie Award Winner — Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
⭐ Annie Award Winner — Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
⭐ Annie Award Winner — Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
⭐ Annie Award Winner — Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
⭐ IMDb lists the film with 85 wins and 60 nominations.
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📖 Short Plot Summary

Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is bitten by a radioactive spider and suddenly develops powers he does not understand. When Wilson Fisk’s collider tears open the multiverse, Miles meets Spider-heroes from other dimensions, including a worn-out Peter B. Parker, Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man Noir, Peni Parker, and Spider-Ham. As the team tries to get home before reality collapses, Miles must figure out what kind of hero he wants to be. To save his city, his family, and the multiverse, he has to stop copying Spider-Man and take the leap of faith as his own version of the hero.
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❝ Key Quotes

“Anyone can wear the mask.” — Miles Morales
“That’s all it is, Miles. A leap of faith.” — Peter B. Parker
“I see this spark in you. It’s amazing.” — Jefferson Davis
“When do I know I’m Spider-Man?” — Miles Morales
“You won’t. It’s a leap of faith.” — Peter B. Parker
“With great power comes great responsibility.” — Spider-Man
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💡 Trivia

Director

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman.
  • The screenplay was written by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman.
  • The film was produced by Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Christina Steinberg.
  • Sony developed the film as a standalone animated Spider-Man story separate from the live-action Spider-Man continuity.
  • The movie’s “anyone can wear the mask” theme made Miles Morales’ origin story feel both personal and universal.

Cast / Casting

  • Shameik Moore voices Miles Morales, the Brooklyn teenager who becomes his universe’s Spider-Man.
  • Jake Johnson voices Peter B. Parker, a tired, older, emotionally bruised Spider-Man from another dimension.
  • Hailee Steinfeld voices Gwen Stacy, also known as Spider-Woman.
  • Mahershala Ali voices Uncle Aaron, whose role as the Prowler gives Miles’ story its emotional sting.
  • Brian Tyree Henry and Luna Lauren Vélez voice Miles’ parents, Jefferson Davis and Rio Morales.
  • Nicolas Cage, John Mulaney, and Kimiko Glenn voice Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Ham, and Peni Parker, helping turn the multiverse idea into a full comic-book playground.

Soundtrack / Score

  • The score was composed by Daniel Pemberton.
  • The soundtrack features “Sunflower” by Post Malone and Swae Lee, which became one of the film’s signature songs.
  • Other soundtrack artists include Nicki Minaj, Juice WRLD, Lil Wayne, Ty Dolla Sign, Jaden Smith, Vince Staples, and Blackway.
  • The music helps give Miles’ Brooklyn world a modern, youthful energy distinct from earlier Spider-Man films.
  • The mix of hip-hop, pop, electronic scoring, and comic-book action music is central to the film’s identity.

Location

  • The story is set primarily in Brooklyn, New York.
  • Miles attends Visions Academy and moves between home, school, subway tunnels, rooftops, and city streets.
  • The film uses New York as a stylized comic-book environment rather than a photorealistic city.
  • Brooklyn is central to Miles’ identity, especially through his family, school, graffiti art, neighborhood life, and music.
  • Kingpin’s collider gives the movie its multiverse setting, pulling different Spider-heroes into Miles’ city.

Behind-The-Scenes

  • The film was produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation in association with Marvel.
  • The animation style was designed to feel like a living comic book, blending CG animation with hand-drawn textures, halftone dots, speed lines, offset printing effects, and comic-panel language.
  • The film’s visual style intentionally broke away from the smoother look of many mainstream animated features.
  • The production used different animation styles for different Spider-characters, helping each universe feel distinct.
  • The film’s success helped reshape expectations for what a superhero animated feature could look and feel like.
  • Its worldwide box office was nearly $395 million against a reported $90 million budget.

Nostalgia

  • Into the Spider-Verse brought together decades of Spider-Man mythology while still making Miles Morales the emotional center.
  • The movie references Spider-Man’s familiar origin beats — spider bite, uncle tragedy, responsibility — but remixes them through Miles’ point of view.
  • Its visual language feels like a comic book come to life, making it a major nostalgia hit for readers and animation fans.
  • Stan Lee’s cameo became especially emotional because the film was released shortly after his death in 2018.
  • For many viewers, this became one of the definitive Spider-Man movies because it understands the core idea: the mask matters because anyone could be behind it.

Easter Eggs

  • Stan Lee appears as the costume-shop owner and delivers a quietly meaningful line about the suit always fitting eventually.
  • The post-credits scene introduces Miguel O’Hara / Spider-Man 2099.
  • The movie includes visual nods to different Spider-Man comics, suits, villains, and earlier screen versions of the character.
  • The “leap of faith” sequence became one of the film’s most iconic images, visually flipping Miles from falling to rising.
  • Each Spider-person uses a different visual style, from Spider-Man Noir’s black-and-white pulp look to Peni Parker’s anime influence and Spider-Ham’s cartoon logic.

Misc.

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is rated PG.
  • Box Office Mojo classifies the film as action, adventure, animation, family, fantasy, and sci-fi.
  • The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
  • Rotten Tomatoes’ critical consensus praises the film for bold storytelling, striking animation, heart, humor, and superhero action.
  • Your 3 Guys and a Flick ratings page lists the episode as Episode 177, with Don rating it 4.75, Ken rating it 5.00, Jon rating it 4.75, and an overall rating of 4.83.
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🔗 Sources Cited

3 Guys and a Flick — Ratings Sony Pictures — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse IMDb — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse IMDb — Full Cast & Crew IMDb — Awards IMDb — Quotes IMDb — Taglines IMDb — Soundtrack Box Office Mojo — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse The Numbers — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Rotten Tomatoes — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Metacritic — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse The Academy — 91st Oscars Wikipedia — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Wikipedia — Accolades
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