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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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Tagline:
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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Wonderful work 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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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Peter runs down the stairs to avoid the Russian landlord, the landlord says, in Russian, "Idiot! Why are guys like that even born?" more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the first battle scene with Doc Ock fighting Spider-Man, Spider-Man, who has strength proportionate to a spider, hits Ock plenty of times, not only with his fists, webs, and feet, but with a desk and a window, too. All of these times Ock barely flinches with the blows. And yet, at the end of this scene, the elderly Aunt May clubs Ock over the head with an umbrella hard enough not only to make him back off but to break his sun glasses which were previously unscratched. 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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Movie Connections:
References The French Connection (1971) more
Soundtrack:
Special Delivery more

FAQ

In the finale would it be possible to drown Doctor Octopus' "sun" in the river?
How many different cuts of this movie are available?
Who's the guy in the elevator?
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61 out of 113 people found the following review useful.
Wonderful work, 22 February 2005
10/10
Author: A_Cockwork_Orgasm from Sweden

It's hard not to love this movie unless you have absolutely no ability of knowing good entertainment when you see it. Tobey Maguire is great as Peter Parker, Kirsten Dunst lovely as MJ, Alfred Molina an outstanding classic machined villain as Dr. Octavious turned DocOck. Every member of the cast is superb in their big or small roles, Sam Raimi the director seems very sure of the script and his directing and makes every scene worth watching. Add to that a good story, fabulous, marvelous special effects and visual sequences, an outstanding, fully suitable score, sound effects beyond your wildest dreams, a red-blue spidey Spandex outfit, a chubby guy in a brown coat with four mecha-arms...well how can you not like it??? So, either you are a fan of the comics, like superhero movies, or not, you really have to enjoy this movie. DO NOT MISS IT!

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