Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius.

Trivia

• The elevator scene between Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man costume and Hal Sparks was improvised and allowed the two actors to just riff off each other. Approximately 25 takes were shot. What's used in the theatrical film is the first take, several of the others can be seen on the 2.1 Blu-ray edition.

• Phil LaMarr auditioned to play the elevator passenger. Hal Sparks got the role and LaMarr settled for an uncredited appearance as a train passenger.

Source: IMDB

Cameo

• Hal Sparks: (at around 29 mins) The man who meets Spider-Man inside the elevator (and compliments him on his Spidey outfit) is "Michael Novotny" from Queer as Folk (2000), a gay man obsessed with comics and superheroes, who'd always dreamed of meeting one on the show. An alternative version of this scene was used in the Spider-Man 2.1 cut of the film (at around 32 mins).

Source: IMDB

Continuity Goof

• (at around 29 mins) In the elevator scene when Peter/Spider-man first loses his powers, we see a man standing outside the elevator holding a dog on a leash. However, after Spider-man delivers the line about the costume riding up on the crotch, we see the man use both hands to adjust his jacket, and the leash is nowhere to be found, nor is there any indication that the dog is on the elevator.

Source: IMDB

Elevator scene from Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Quotes

[man steps into elevator. Spider-man is in the elevator]

Elevator Passenger: Cool Spidey outfit.

Spider-Man: Thanks.

Elevator Passenger: Where did you get it?

Spider-Man: I made it.

[pause]

Elevator Passenger: Looks uncomfortable...

Spider-Man: Yeah, it's kind of itchy...

[pause]

Spider-Man: ...and it rides up in the crotch a little bit, too.

Source: IMDB

Spider-Man 2 (2004) movie poster

Director

• Sam Raimi

Writer

Screenplay by

• Alvin Sargent

Story by

• Alfred Gough

• Miles Millar

• Michael Chabon

Based on Spider-Man by

• Stan Lee

• Steve Ditko

Cast

• Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker / Spider-Man

• Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson

• James Franco as Harry Osborn

• Alfred Molina as Dr. Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus

• Rosemary Harris as May Parker: Ben Parker's widow and Peter's aunt

• Donna Murphy as Rosie Octavius: Otto's wife and assistant

Sources: IMDB & WIKI

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