Along Came a Spider (2001)

Director:

Lee Tamahori

Writers (WGA):

James Patterson (novel)
Marc Moss (screenplay)

Release Date:

6 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The game is far from over.

Plot:

A congressman's daughter under Secret Service protection is kidnapped from a private school by an insider who calls Det. Alex Cross, sucking him into the case even though he's recovering from the loss of his partner.

Plot Keywords:

School | Partner | Secret Service | Kidnapping | Police Detective

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Morgan Freeman	...	Alex Cross
Monica Potter	...	Jezzie Flannigan
Michael Wincott	...	Gary Soneji
Dylan Baker	...	Ollie McArthur
Mika Boorem	...	Megan Rose
Anton Yelchin	...	Dimitri Starodubov
Kimberly Hawthorne	...	Agent Hickley (as Kim Hawthorne)
Jay O. Sanders	...	Kyle Craig
Billy Burke	...	Ben Devine
Michael Moriarty	...	Senator Hank Rose
Penelope Ann Miller	...	Elizabeth Rose
Anna Maria Horsford	...	Vickie
Scott Heindl	...	Floyd the Fisherman
Christopher Shyer	...	Jim
Jill Teed	...	Tracie
Ian Marsh	...	Sam
Raoul Ganeev	...	Bodyguard
Samantha Ferris	...	Mrs. Hume
Ocean Hellman	...	Amy Masterson
Tom McBeath	...	Country Chief Cabell
Tamara Taggart	...	Reporter
Suzette Meyers	...	Reporter
Brian Arnold	...	Reporter
Chris Robson	...	Reporter
Jonathan Walker	...	Reporter
Debra Donohue	...	Reporter
Mila Dobrozdravich	...	Hannah
Aaron Joseph	...	Kennedy
Ravil Isyanov	...	Lermontov
Ronin Wong	...	Medical Examiner
Campbell Lane	...	Mathias
Charles Andre	...	Diplomatic Patrol Officer
Claire Riley	...	News Anchor
Paul Carson	...	News Anchor
Donna Lysell	...	News Anchor
Kevin Hayes	...	News Co-Anchor
Steve Makaj	...	News Co-Anchor
Nathaniel DeVeaux	...	Coast Guard Captain (as Nathaniel Deveaux)
Wynn Hall	...	Watergate Employee (as Nguyen Hall)
Charles Andison	...	McArthur Entourage
Tarie Tennessey	...	McArthur Entourage
Darryl Scheelar	...	McArthur Entourage
Craig March	...	McArthur Entourage
Darryl Dillard	...	D.C. Policeman
Carter Jahncke	...	Man Who Can't Answer Phone
Jim Hild	...	Potentially Evil Guy on Train
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Greg Cool	...	possible suspect on lightrail (uncredited)
Rick Kain	...	Train Passenger (uncredited)
Charles A. Lindbergh	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kyley Statham	...	Student (uncredited)

Directed by
Lee Tamahori

Writing credits (WGA)
James Patterson		(novel)
Marc Moss		(screenplay)

Produced by
David Brown	....	producer
Morgan Freeman	....	executive producer
Marty Hornstein	....	executive producer
Joe Wizan	....	producer

Original Music by
Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by
Matthew F. Leonetti

Film Editing by
Neil Travis

Casting by
Denise Chamian

Production Design by
Ida Random

Art Direction by
Sandy Cochrane

Set Decoration by
Elizabeth Wilcox

Costume Design by
Sanja Milkovic Hays

Makeup Department
Deena Adair	....	hair stylist: Mr. Freeman
Ian C. Ballard	....	hair stylist department head (as Ian Ballard)
Heather Barreca	....	assistant hair stylist (as Heather Tilson)
Wyatt Belton	....	hair stylist: Washington D.C.
Nicole Bivens	....	assistant hair stylist (as Nicole Wise)
Rosalina Da Silva	....	personal makeup artist
Stan Edmonds	....	makeup department head
Michael Hancock	....	makeup artist: Mr. Freeman
Tone Rorvik	....	assistant makeup artist (as Tone Rorvick)
Michael Westmore	....	prosthetics makeup designer
Debra Wiebe	....	assistant hair stylist (as Debra Weibe)
Debi Young	....	makeup artist: Washington D.C.
Shannon Coppin	....	first assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Richard J. Gelfand	....	unit production manager: Washington D.C. (as Richard Gelfand)
Casey Grant	....	production manager (as B. Casey Grant)
Marty Hornstein	....	unit production manager: Los Angeles
Stewart Bethune	....	unit production manager: re-shoot (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Barry	....	second assistant director
Jim Brebner	....	first assistant director
Silver Butler	....	dgc trainee
Kevin Fair	....	second second assistant director
Jeff Mosuk	....	additional third assistant director
Darren Robson	....	third assistant director
Robert Schick	....	second second assistant director: Washington D.C. (as Bob Schick)
Tarnya Cook	....	assistant director: reshoot (uncredited)
Johanne Glyn-Jones	....	additional assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
J.P. Bagshaw	....	set dresser (as JP Bagshaw)
Nancy Anna Brown	....	set designer
Gordon Brunner	....	set dresser (as Gordi Brunner)
Chad W. Chilibeck	....	set dresser (as Chad Chilibeck)
Ron Clifford	....	construction foreperson (as Ronald W. Clifford)
Gregory Dewar	....	art department coordinator
Kasia Dzieciolowska	....	set dresser
Dave Emmonds	....	greensperson (as David Emmonds)
Bill Forster	....	construction foreperson
Steve George	....	property master
Haida Harper	....	assistant property master
Craig Henderson	....	construction coordinator
Leah Hong	....	graphic designer
Eric Hunsaker	....	assistant art director: Washington D.C.
Gail Irvine	....	property person
Ura Jones	....	property person
Patrick Kearns	....	set dresser
Teresa Kelly	....	scenic artist
Bryan Korenberg	....	property master
Gwendolyn Margetson	....	assistant art director
Oscar Mazzola	....	art department coordinator: L.A. (as L. Oscar A. Mazzola)
Ignacio McBurney	....	set dresser
Garry Frank Patt	....	construction foreperson (as Garry Patt)
Paul S. Power	....	storyboard artist (as Paul Power)
Matt Reddy	....	set dresser
James Summers	....	greensperson
Joyce Woods	....	scenic artist
Kristina Kilpe	....	on-set dresser: Washington DC (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
Eric Batut	....	production sound mixer (as Eric J. Batut)
Dean Beville	....	sound effects editor
Peter Brown	....	sound effects editor (as Peter Allen Brown)
Anne Couk	....	assistant sound editor
Scott Curtis	....	foley editor
Jason England	....	dialogue editor (as Robert Jason England)
Paula Fairfield	....	sound effects editor
Roger Fearing	....	assistant sound editor
Tammy Fearing	....	adr editor
Stephen Hunter Flick	....	supervising sound editor
Dana LeBlanc Frankley	....	assistant adr editor (as Dana LeBlanc)
Dana Gustafson	....	foley editor (as Dana A. Gustafson)
Michael Hamm	....	sound consultant: Dolby (as Mike Hamm)
Catherine Harper	....	foley artist
Ethan Holzman	....	assistant sound editor
William Jacobs	....	sound effects editor
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ryan Juggler	....	assistant sound editor
Martin Lopez	....	sound effects editor (as Martin Jacob Lopez)
Charles Maynes	....	sound effects editor
Ron Meredith	....	assistant sound editor
Jon Michaels	....	assistant sound editor
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Frank A. Montaño	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Frankie Montano)
Vic Radulich	....	dialogue editor
Karen Schell	....	sound assistant
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer (as Randy K. Singer)
Thomas W. Small	....	supervising foley editor (as Thomas Small)
Frank Smathers	....	dialogue editor (as Frank T. Smathers)
Mike Szakmeister	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Michael Szakmeister)
Robert Ulrich	....	supervising adr editor
Kelly Zombor	....	boom operator
Wendy Czajkowsky	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Jamie Hardt	....	sound intern (uncredited)
Rory O'Neill	....	sound assistant: day call (uncredited)
Greg ten Bosch	....	sound intern (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Michael Cassidy	....	special effects foreman: Washington D.C.
William H. Orr	....	special effects coordinator
Clay Scheirer	....	special effects foreman (as Clayton Scheirer)
Steve Newburn	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX (uncredited)
Matt Singer	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Erik Akutagawa	....	scanning and recording: Rhythm & Hues
Lee Berger	....	visual effects executive producer: Rhythm & Hues
Megan Bryant	....	scanning and recording: Rhythm & Hues
Pascal Chappuis	....	lighter: Rhythm & Hues
Yeen-Shi Chen	....	modeller: Rhythm & Hues
Jeffrey Cilley	....	scanning and recording: Rhythm & Hues (as Jeffery Cilley)
Lisa Clarity	....	lighter: Rhythm & Hues
Brian Dowrick	....	animation: Rhythm & Hues
Nicolas Imhof	....	modeller: Rhythm & Hues
Liz Kapinski	....	digital supervisor: Rhythm & Hues (as Liz Kupinski)
Josh Margolies	....	effects editor: Rhythm & Hues (as Josh Margoli)
Scott O'Brien	....	animation: Rhythm & Hues
Hideki Okano	....	effects animation: Rhythm & Hues
Hans Rijpkema	....	model/technical set-up: Rhythm & Hues
Mike Sandrik	....	lighter: Rhythm & Hues
Craig Seitz	....	2D compositing: Rhythm & Hues
Bert Terreri	....	visual effects producer: Rhythm & Hues
Eric Tsai	....	model/technical set-up: Rhythm & Hues
Chien-Hsiung Wang	....	modeller: Rhythm & Hues (as Chein-Hsiung Wang)
Bill Westenhofer	....	visual effects supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
Dawn Bowery	....	Inferno artist (uncredited)
Scot Byrd	....	publicist: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
Daniel Aristoteles Collins	....	systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
Brandon Craig	....	render supervisor (uncredited)
Phil Holland	....	scanning & recording operator (uncredited)
Adam Howard	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Joe Mancewicz	....	animation setup (uncredited)
Robert Rioux	....	modeler: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
Adam Stern	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Joe Strasser	....	texture painter (uncredited)

Stunts
Charles Andre	....	stunts
Guy Bews	....	stunts
Jophery C. Brown	....	stunts (as Jophery Brown)
Peter Bucossi	....	stunt coordinator: Washington D.C. (as Peter Buccosi)
Victor Chan	....	stunts: Washington D.C.
John Copeman	....	stunts: Washington D.C.
Marny Eng	....	stunts
Frank Ferrara	....	stunts: Washington D.C.
Jery Hewitt	....	stunts: Washington D.C.
Chuck Jeffreys	....	stunts: Washington D.C.
Janet Paparazzo	....	stunts: Washington D.C.
Melissa R. Stubbs	....	stunt coordinator (as Melissa Stubbs)
Jeff Ward	....	stunts: Washington D.C.
Kym Washington	....	stunts: Washington D.C.
Jophery C. Brown	....	stunt double: Morgan Freeman (uncredited)
Douglas Chapman	....	stunt double: Michael Wincott (uncredited)
Kelsi Chartrand	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dean Choe	....	stunts (uncredited)
Michael Langlois	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mary-Ann Message	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Rick Pearce	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Melissa R. Stubbs	....	stunt double: Monica Potter (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Adams	....	chief rigging electrician
Ken W. Anderson	....	lamp operator (as Ken Anderson)
Stephen Arnott	....	grip (as Steve Arnott)
Kristian Bailey	....	grip
Roger Bailey	....	generator operator
Zoe Black	....	lamp operator
Pat Blymyer	....	chief lighting technician
Dillard Brinson	....	first company grip
John Clothier	....	Steadicam operator
John Clothier	....	camera operator
Rob Coughlin	....	electrician
George Dunagan	....	assistant chief lighting technician: Washington D.C.
Noah Farrell	....	grip
Douglas R. Field	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Doug Field)
Gil Forrester	....	dolly grip operator
Bryan Fransen	....	rigging grip
Tim Gordon	....	electrician
David Goyer	....	chief rigging electrician (as Dave Goyer)
Tom Gregg	....	second company grip
Stuart Haggerty	....	lamp operator (as Stuart Hagerty)
Elizabeth House	....	second assistant camera
David Insley	....	camera operator: Washington D.C.
Jay Kemp	....	chief rigging technician: Washington D.C.
Tony King	....	lamp operator
Derek Leblanc	....	rigging electrician (as Derrick LaBlanc)
Joseph Lederer	....	still photographer (as Joe Lederer)
John Le Roy	....	first company rigging grip (as John Leroy)
Don Linsley	....	second company rigging grip: Washington D.C.
Michael Mayo	....	assistant chief rigging electrician
Stan McClain	....	aerial director of photography
Dave Mikutsky	....	electrician: Washington D.C.
Kelly Moore	....	lamp operator
Randal W. Morton	....	film loader (as Randy Morton)
Bruce Murray	....	lamp operator
Rod Newby	....	rigging electrician
Tom Nichols	....	grip: Washington D.C.
Cam North	....	first assistant camera
John Sanderson	....	video assist
Aki Shigematsu	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Ted Spiegler	....	chief rigging electrician: Washington D.C.
Stuart Stein	....	second assistant photographer: Washington D.C. (as Stu Stein)
Bruce W. Talamon	....	still photographer: Washington D.C. (as Bruce Talamon)
Keith Thomson	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jeff Trebenski	....	assistant chief rigging electrician
Mark Walpole	....	camera loader: Washington D.C.
Thomas E. Watson	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Tom Watson)
Carrie Wilson	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
R. Brock Woodman	....	grip (as Brock Woodman)
Greg Beaton	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Greg Beaton	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Al Campbell	....	key grip: re-shoots (uncredited)
Enrique del Rio	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Jim Filippone	....	pilot: camera helicopter (uncredited)
Rob Graham	....	video playback operator (uncredited)
Kevin Haverty	....	clapper loader: additional photography (uncredited)
Richard Klompus	....	video assist: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
David Kohler	....	lamp operator (uncredited)
Taggart Lee	....	camera operator: additional unit (uncredited)
John Le Roy	....	key grip: second unit (uncredited)
John Le Roy	....	key rigging grip: second unit (uncredited)
Carol Macdonald	....	second assistant camera: enhancements (uncredited)
Prem Marimuthu	....	electrician (uncredited)
Stan McClain	....	aerial camera operator (uncredited)
Klaus Melchior	....	video playback coordinator (uncredited)
James Salberg	....	dolly grip: re-shoots (uncredited)
Ian Seabrook	....	focus puller: additional photography (uncredited)
Richard Walden	....	camera operator: additional photography (uncredited)

Casting Department
Stuart Aikins	....	casting: Canada
Andrea Brown	....	extras casting
Sean Cossey	....	casting associate: Canada
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Michael Hothorn	....	casting assistant
Carol Ness	....	extras casting: Washington D.C.
Wendy Spooner	....	extras casting
Dagmar Wittmer	....	extras casting: Washington D.C.

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Isabel Bloor	....	costume supervisor
Johnetta Boone	....	costume supervisor: Washington D.C.
Tess Brummitt	....	costumer (as Tess Brummit)
Luisa Dalmagro	....	set costumer
Debbie Douglas	....	costume coordinator (as Deborah Douglas)
Jessica Fasman	....	costumer: Mr. Freeman
Slavica Grkavac	....	assistant costume designer
Julie O'Rourke	....	costumer
Garet Reilly	....	costume coordinator: L.A. (as Garet Reily)
Irena Stepic	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Jason Dale	....	assistant editor: Canada
Nicolas De Toth	....	additional editor (as Nicolas de Toth)
Adam M. Duthie	....	assistant editor (as Adam Duthie)
Dana L. Marker	....	negative cutter
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer (as Denny McNeill)
Cedric Nairn-Smith	....	apprentice editor
Michael Smith	....	assistant editor: Canada
Sarah Thiessen	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Robert Bayless	....	assistant music editor (as Bob Bayless)
Bruce Botnick	....	music mixer
Bruce Botnick	....	music recordist
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Norman Dlugatch	....	music technical engineer (as Norm Dlugatch)
Robert Garrett	....	preview music editor
Jerry Goldsmith	....	conductor: orchestra
Dominic Gonzales	....	music floor person
Kenneth Hall	....	supervising music editor (as Ken Hall)
Mark McKenzie	....	orchestrations
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Paul Wertheimer	....	music recordist

Transportation Department
Lawrence Albright	....	transportation captain
Robert Gaskill	....	driver: Mr. Freeman
Kim Harmer	....	picture car coordinator (as Kim B. Harmer)
Ken Marsden	....	transportation co-captain
Wayne Nelson	....	transportation coordinator: Washington D.C.
Rob Vreugde	....	transportation coordinator
Gilbert Young	....	transportation captain: Washington D.C.
Blake Zickefoose	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Allison Adams	....	production assistant: Washington D.C.
Michael Alvarado	....	production assistant: L.A. (as Miguel Alvarado)
Inge Bailey	....	assistant: Mr. Hornstein
Doreen Beaulac	....	first assistant auditor: Canada
Matthew J. Birch	....	production coordinator: Washington D.C.
Ron Blecker	....	technical advisor
Paul Burger	....	production assistant (as Paul Berger)
Seana Carroll	....	production assistant: Washington D.C.
Jason Collier	....	trainee location manager
Dan Crosby	....	marine coordinator
Brett Davies	....	production assistant
Jessica Dewey	....	assistant: Ms. Potter
Katherine Dorrer	....	assistant production coordinator: Washington D.C.
Kevin Dugard	....	medic: Washington D.C.
Brian Feeney	....	production assistant: Washington D.C.
Jim Filippone	....	aerial coordinator
Carol Flaisher	....	location manager: Washington D.C.
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator
Gina Galvan	....	title producer
Scott Glazer	....	medic: Washington D.C.
Crystal Hawkins	....	production auditor (as Crystal A. Hawkins)
Paul Hunt	....	medic
Jeff Johnson	....	medic: Washington D.C.
Jina Johnson	....	production assistant
Carol Keith	....	production coordinator: L.A.
Cheri Larsen	....	production assistant
Terry Mackay	....	assistant location manager (as Terry MacKay)
Mary Jo Macvey	....	tutor (as Mary Jo MacVey)
Helen Medrano	....	first assistant auditor (as Helena M. Ruiz)
Nolan B. Medrano	....	assistant auditor (as Nolan Medrano)
Yvonne Melville	....	production coordinator
Lee Anne Muldoon	....	unit publicist
Troy Nimmer	....	production assistant: L.A.
Rino Pace	....	location manager
Karen Pelrine	....	assistant production coordinator
Quentin Pierre	....	assistant: Mr. Freeman
Dru Ransom	....	assistant: Mr. Wizan
Jonathan Reich	....	assistant location manager: Washington D.C.
Helena Rogozinski	....	production assistant: Washington D.C.
Diane Rosenberg	....	production secretary: Washington D.C.
Gil Seltzer	....	production assistant: Washington D.C.
Lynne Spencer	....	production coordinator
Jason Tamez	....	production secretary
Gerry Therrien	....	animal coordinator
Sasha Turjak	....	assistant: Mr. Tamahori
Christine Wilson	....	script supervisor
Doris Wood	....	executive assistant: Mr. Brown
Angela Athayde	....	additional production assistant (uncredited)
Danny Ho	....	computer playback operator (uncredited)
Alan Jacques	....	projectionist (uncredited)
David Kurvers	....	computer playback operator (uncredited)
Stephanie Lovell	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
John Marston	....	location projectionist: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Chooch Paglaro	....	computer playback operator (uncredited)
Michael Riley	....	title designer (uncredited)
Ruben Flores Rios II	....	production assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Christopher Scott	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Xanthus Valan	....	production assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Daniel Villagomez	....	credits administrator (uncredited)
Shayne A. Wilson	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
Robert Zorella	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• David Brown Productions
• Phase 1 Productions
• Revelations Entertainment (in association with)
• Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Non-USA) (theatrical)
• Eagle Pictures (2001) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2005) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Net5 (2004) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (Brazil) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2001) (Canada) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Rhythm and Hues (visual effects) (as Rhythm & Hues Studios)

Other Companies

• Cable News Network (CNN)  courtesy of (use of the CNN logo, CNN is a registered trademark of Cable News Network, an AOL Time Warner Company, All rights reserved.)
• Central Casting  extras casting: Washington D.C.
• DGC  acknowledgment (as The Directors Guild of Canada - British Columbia District Council)
• Howard Anderson Company, The  titles and opticals (as Howard Anderson Company)
• Imaginary Forces  main title design
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as Jo Ann Kane Music Service)
• Molokai Productions  video playback
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M  music recorded and mixed at
• Paramount Studios  digital sound editing (as Paramount Pictures)
• Province of British Columbia  with the participation of (as The Province of British Columbia)
• Reel Chefs Catering  catering
• State of Maryland Mass Transit Administration  the producers wish to thank
• Tivoli Catering  catering
• Tomkats Catering  catering: Washington D.C. (as Tomkats, Inc.)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation  used with permission of ("FOX" is the trademark of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)
• Union of B.C. Performers  acknowledgment
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Im Netz der Spinne (Germany)
Le masque de l'araignée (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA | Germany | Canada

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX | DTS-ES

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Netherlands:12 (TV version) (slightly cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Australia:M (TV rating) | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:16 | Iceland:16 | Ireland:15 | Italy:T | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (NO. 37942) | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Kiss the Girls (1997) director Gary Fleder turned down the chance to direct this film, opting to make Impostor (2001) instead.

Goofs:

Factual errors: While going through the files on the computer at Megan's desk, Agent Hickley describes GIFs to Dr. Cross as being made up of billions of ones and zeros. In fact, even just one billion binary bits (ones and zeros) would be over 100 megabytes - at least a hundred times the size of typical GIF images.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Tracie: Tonight was your first night at the club, wasn't it?
Jim: No. I've been there a few times before.
Tracie: Really? Well, how come I haven't seen you?
Jim: I noticed you the first night I walked in. You always stand out.

Movie Connections:

References The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

C+

"Along Came a Spider", with Freeman leading the way as a super sleuth cop who sets about to solve the kidnapping of a Senator's daughter, is strictly Hollywood formula film-making. The flick follows the rules, lacks in creativity, twists and turns a little in the middle, and provides a modicum of entertainment. With the always good Freeman and the always delicious Potter in the foreground, there's little to fault and little to rave about in this middle-of-the-road thriller.