The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 movie)

The Amazing Spider-Man
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Directed byMarc Webb
Screenplay by
Story byJames Vanderbilt
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Schwartzman
Edited by
  • Alan Edward Bell
  • Pietro Scalia
Music byJames Horner
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
  • June 13, 2012 (2012-06-13) (Tokyo)
  • July 3, 2012 (2012-07-03) (United States)
Running time
136 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200–230 million[3]
Box office$758.7 million[3]

The Amazing Spider-Man is a 2012 American superhero movie by Marvel Entertainment and Columbia Pictures. It stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. It is a reboot of the Spider-Man movie series. It was released in the United States in 2012.

It is about Peter Parker in high school while his super powers are evolving. A sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, was released in 2014.

Plot

Abandoned by his parents and raised by an aunt and uncle, teenager Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) is trying to figure out why his parents left. When Peter finds a mysterious briefcase that was his father's, he tries to figure out what it means. His search takes him to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors who created a genetically engineered spider which bites Peter Parker and gives him superpowers. After his uncle Ben Parker is murdered, Peter becomes a Superhero called Spider-Man. Peter falls in love with Gwen Stacy whose policeman father hates Spider-Man. Dr. Connors transforms himself into a Supervillain called The Lizard and Spider-Man stops the Lizard from turning everyone in New York City into a Lizard.

References

  1. ↑ Mintzer, Jordan (June 21, 2012). "The Amazing Spider-Man: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  2. ↑ "The Amazing Spider-Man". British Board of Film Classification. August 8, 2012. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.

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