SPIDER-MAN 2
BY CHRISTOPHER HASKELL
JULY 24, 2013
One of the best superhero films of all-time, “Spider-Man 2,” develops such a strong emotional rapport, it is hard not to become engrossed in the world. With the struggle between being a superhero and a regular guy highlighted perfectly, the inner struggles match the exquisite outer efforts in the form of the brilliant Alfred Molina in the role of his career, as Doc Ock. With three epic battles sequences, a powerful and endearing love story, and a masterful soundtrack filled with original songs from famous artists (Dashboard Confessional, Yellowcard, and Train), “Spider-Man 2” is not only one of my favorite superhero films but one of my favorite movies of all-time.
RELEASE DATE
June 30, 2004
DIRECTOR
Sam Raimi
WRITTEN BY
Alvin Sargent
Alfred Gough (story by)
Miles Millar (story by)
Michael Chabon (story by)
BASED ON
“Spider-Man”
by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko
STUDIO
Columbia Pictures
PG-13
(for stylized action violence)
ACTION
ADVENTURE
SCI-FI
127 minutes
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Bill Pope
COMPOSER
Danny Elfman
EDITOR
Bob Murawski
CAST
Tobey Maguire
Kirsten Dunst
James Franco
Alfred Molina
Rosemary Harris
J.K. Simmons
Donna Murphy
Willem Dafoe
Elizabeth Banks
Bruce Campbell
Joel McHale
Stan Lee
Emily Deschanel
PRODUCED BY
Laura Ziskin
Avi Arad
BUDGET
$200 million
