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 24 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:

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

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Taglines:

This summer a man will face his destiny. A hero will be revealed

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for stylized action violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tobey Maguire's agent asked for $25 million or 10% of the gross, whichever was better, from Columbia Pictures and was denied.

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Goofs

(at around 26 mins) When Peter Parker arrives at the theater playhouse to see Mary Jane's play, he is driving the car of the criminals whom he had just bagged as Spider-man. In the first wide shot, the car's windshield is intact. However, the subsequent shots show the windshield ripped off at its base. This is because the preceding chase sequence originally included the car driving underneath a semi-truck, but once that part was cut, CGI artists went in and replaced the windshield for the establishing shot.

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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

On some US TV versions, there is some alternate dialogue between Peter and Mary Jane when he takes out the garbage after his birthday party that wasn't in the theatrical or DVD releases. The most notable is a two-line addition after Mary Jane says, "I'm seeing somebody now." Peter responds, "Oh, therapy." Mary Jane answers, "No, a man." That part of the dialogue especially gives the whole scene a less optimistic feel.

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Connections

Referenced in Conan: And the Wind Whispered 'Balls' (2011)

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Soundtracks

Love Is The Sweetest Thing
Written by Ray Noble
Performed by Peter Cincotti and The Peter Cincotti Trio
Courtesy of Concord Records

User Reviews

Just rewatching in 2020

I was a kid when I watched this in cinema back in 2004 I just want to say after all these years after a few version of Spider-Mans and all the MCU movie. This one is hands down the best Superhero movie. It has everything done within 2 hours. Perfectly caught up what it left of from the previous Spider-Man and Toby Maguire will always be my Spider-Man.

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:

$88,156,227, 4 July 2004

Gross USA:

$373,585,825

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$788,976,453

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) Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1