The Amazing Spider-Man
Movie, 2012, Amazing, Set in 2012
The Amazing Spider-Man is #4 of 13 in release order and #4 of 13 in chronological order in the Spider-Man.
The story
A teenage Peter Parker grapples with both high school and amazing super-human crises as his alter-ego Spider-Man.
The Amazing Spider-Man recap
As a child, Peter Parker is left with his Uncle Ben and Aunt May when his scientist parents flee and die in a plane crash. As a teenager, he finds his father Richard's briefcase and tracks down Richard's old partner at Oscorp, Dr. Curt Connors, a one-armed scientist researching cross-species genetics. At Oscorp, Peter is bitten by a genetically altered spider. He gives Connors a missing equation, and after an argument, Uncle Ben is shot by a thief Peter let go. Peter hunts the killer in a mask, builds web-shooters and becomes Spider-Man, falls for his classmate Gwen Stacy and clashes with her father, police Captain George Stacy. Connors, under pressure from Oscorp, tests the serum on himself, regrows his arm and turns into the Lizard, who plans to turn all of New York into reptiles.
The Amazing Spider-Man ending explained
Spider-Man stops the Lizard's release of the serum from Oscorp's tower with an antidote that Gwen made, and Connors returns to human form. Captain Stacy is killed by the Lizard and, dying, makes Peter promise to stay away from Gwen. Peter keeps the promise at first, then hints in class that he will break it.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. In a mid-credits scene, a man in the shadows visits Connors in his prison cell and asks if he told Peter the truth about his father; Connors says no and tells him to leave Peter alone. It sets up the mystery of Richard Parker in the sequel.
Where to watch The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man is streaming on Disney+, fuboTV, YouTube TV, and FXNow in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes 71%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Spider-Man 3, before The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
- Chronological order: after Spider-Man 3, before The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
What to watch before The Amazing Spider-Man
Nothing. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own.
Cast
- Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man / Peter Parker
- Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy
- Rhys Ifans as The Lizard / Dr. Curt Connors
- Denis Leary as Captain Stacy
- Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben
- Sally Field as Aunt May
- Irrfan Khan as Rajit Ratha
- Campbell Scott as Richard Parker
- Embeth Davidtz as Mary Parker
- Chris Zylka as Flash Thompson
- Max Charles as Peter Parker (Age 4)
- C. Thomas Howell as Jack's Father
Directed by Marc Webb.