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.

Director:

Sam Raimi

Writers:

Stan Lee (comic book), Steve Ditko (comic book)

Stars:

Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina

Won 1 Oscar. Another 23 wins & 60 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tobey Maguire	...	Spider-Man / Peter Parker
Kirsten Dunst	...	Mary Jane Watson
James Franco	...	Harry Osborn
Alfred Molina	...	Doc Ock / Dr. Otto Octavius
Rosemary Harris	...	May Parker
J.K. Simmons	...	J. Jonah Jameson
Donna Murphy	...	Rosalie Octavius
Daniel Gillies	...	John Jameson
Dylan Baker	...	Dr. Curt Connors
Bill Nunn	...	Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson
Vanessa Ferlito	...	Louise
Aasif Mandvi	...	Mr. Aziz
Willem Dafoe	...	Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Cliff Robertson	...	Ben Parker
Ted Raimi	...	Hoffman

Storyline

Peter Parker is an unhappy man: after two years of fighting crime as Spider-Man, his life has begun to fall apart. The girl he loves is engaged to someone else, his grades are slipping, he cannot keep any of his jobs, and on top of it, the newspaper Daily Bugle is attacking him viciously, claiming that Spider-Man is a criminal. He reaches the breaking point and gives up the crime fighter's life, once and for all. But after a failed fusion experiment, eccentric and obsessive scientist Dr. Otto Octavius is transformed into super villain Doctor Octopus, Doc Ock for short, having four long tentacles as extra hands. Peter guesses it might just be time for Spider-Man to return, but would he act upon it?

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Plot Keywords:

older actors younger roles | may parker character | spider man character | peter parker character | ben parker character | 

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Taglines:

Sacrifice

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for stylized action violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian Chinese

Release Date:

30 June 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Spider-Man 2 Lives

Filming Locations:

Spring Street Towers - 650 S. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$115,817,364, 4 July 2004

Gross USA:

$373,585,825

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$783,766,341

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Marvel Enterprises, Laura Ziskin Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min 135 min (extended cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS (8 channels)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For his stunt sequences as Peter Parker, Tobey Maguire's glasses contain no glass. This was less for safety reasons but more to avoid reflections. The glass was then added back in digitally later.

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Goofs

Dr. Ock is showing his tentacles and says "Let the show begin" and walks by a round platform on his left. When the angle changes he is behind the platform and is walking past it again.

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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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Crazy Credits

Alfred Molina is credited as Doc Ock and Dr. Otto Octavius, but not "Dr. Octopus", the character's official comic book name.

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Alternate Versions

Depending on which country you see the film, much of the soundtrack is influenced by that country's local artists - or artists presently being promoted in that country. For example, in Britain the film's primary song is Switchfoot's "Meant to Live" while in the U.S. the focus in the movie (and on the radio) is Dashboard Confessional's Vindicated.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Sympathetic Villains in Movies (2015)

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Soundtracks

I Only Have Eyes For You
Written by Al Dubin and Harry Warren
Performed by Peter Cincotti and The Peter Cincotti Trio
Courtesy of Concord Records

User Reviews

Quite surprisingly good

Well I saw the first and Thought .. OK, nice movie, but nothing special. So I wasn't looking much forward to the second one. Boy was I wrong.. The second one has it all... And I mean all. Suspense, romance, action and some quite nice Effects. Tobey Maguire is performing well, and Kirsten Dunst... wauw.... she is breathtaking...And only 22, so we can only hope to see more of her the coming years. Last but not least, Alfred Molina, who is the bad guy. He is very convincing and very very nasty. The computer-effects used are better than I have ever seen. Now you get the feeling of flying. I recommend all to see this movie, yes girls too. Remember.. movies are best in the cinema!