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Spider-Man 2 (2004) -- Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius, who becomes Doctor Octopus (aka Doc Ock), after an accident causes him to bond psychically with mechanical tentacles that do h
Spider-Man 2 (2004) -- Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius, who becomes Doctor Octopus (aka Doc Ock), after an accident causes him to bond psychically with mechanical tentacles that do h
Spider-Man 2 (2004) -- Spanish Trailer, Julio 2004
Spider-Man 2 (2004) -- Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius, who becomes Doctor Octopus (aka Doc Ock), after an accident causes him to bond psychically with mechanical tentacles that do h
Spider-Man 2 (2004) -- Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius, who becomes Doctor Octopus (aka Doc Ock), after an accident causes him to bond psychically with mechanical tentacles that do h

Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Stan Lee (comic book) and
Steve Ditko (comic book) ...
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Release Date:
30 June 2004 (USA) more
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Sacrifice more
Plot:
Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius, who becomes Doctor Octopus (aka Doc Ock), after an accident causes him to bond psychically with mechanical tentacles that do his bidding. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 14 wins & 39 nominations more
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(304 articles)
Decade in Review: 2004 Top Ten
 (From FilmExperience. 14 December 2009, 6:56 PM, PST)

Disney Is "Just Fine" with Leaving Spider-Man Franchise at Sony
 (From ReelzChannel. 12 December 2009, 1:33 AM, PST)

User Comments:
A Fan's Dream Come True more (1248 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Spider-Man 2 Lives (USA) (working title)
Spider-Man 2.1 (USA) (recut version)
Spider-Man 2: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
Spider-Man: No More (USA) (working title)
Spiderman 2 (USA) (alternative spelling)
The Amazing Spider-Man (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for stylized action violence.
Runtime:
127 min | USA:135 min (DVD extended cut)
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2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)
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Trivia:
Doc Ock's pier lab is supposed to be an old building that is slowly sinking into the river (exterior shots show that one end is already partially collapsed). For the interior set, the floor and ceiling were tilted at skewed angles to each other - which is extremely unusual and difficult to construct safely. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Henry - the little boy helping Aunt May pack ? says, "Hi" to Peter, he is standing by the driveway, yet in the next shot when Peter tells him "You're getting tall", they both are standing several feet away, right in front of the garage door. The same switch takes place when Aunt May tells Peter "Everybody loves a hero". more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Peter Parker: [narrating] She looks at me everyday. Mary Jane Watson. Oh boy! If she only knew how I felt about her. But she can never know. I made a choice once to live a life of responsibility. A life she can never be a part of. Who am I? I'm Spider-Man, given a job to do. And I'm Peter Parker, and I too have a job.
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Special Delivery more

FAQ

In the finale would it be possible to drown Doctor Octopus' "sun" in the river?
What's the song playing when Peter gets ready to go see M.J.'s performance?
Who's the guy in the elevator?
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179 out of 237 people found the following comment useful.
A Fan's Dream Come True, 30 June 2004
10/10
Author: Ryan from NYC

I went to the midnight show last night and was completely blown away !! I am 30 years old and had begun reading the Amazing Spider-Man back when I was 11 and leaving the theater last night, I felt like I was a kid again- I was amazed, I was in awe, I really felt... satisfied.

Every scene crackled. There was an energy, there was an effort put into every moment of the movie. No scene went on too long, no plot holes fell through. It was the comic, come alive.

Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire did a great job of making Peter Parker sympathetic, you feel for him, you wince with him, he is the boy, becoming a man, and you watch it, and you keep watching it.

Even as a long-time fan who knew where some of the story lines were going- with MJ, with Harry Osborne- to see HOW the movie chose to play out these stories, provided great surprises for me, I almost wished I didn't know... I can't wait to see the reactions of my friends who haven't followed the Spider-man comics, the twist of the story and the hints at what is to come...

A great movie. Great fun. Great story. Great action. A blockbuster movie. You leave the theater, definitely feeling like you got your money's worth !

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