Claim:

Tobey Maguire did the “tray catch” scene in “Spider-Man” (2002) without any special effects.

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. by…

“That’s all Tobey, which is pretty impressive,” Kirsten Dunst supposedly recalled.