The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 movie)

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.

The Amazing Spider-Man
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Directed by	Marc Webb
Screenplay by	James Vanderbilt Alvin Sargent Steve Kloves
Story by	James Vanderbilt
Based on	Spider-Man by Stan Lee Steve Ditko
Produced by	Laura Ziskin Avi Arad Matt Tolmach
Starring	Andrew Garfield Emma Stone Rhys Ifans Denis Leary Campbell Scott Irrfan Khan Martin Sheen Sally Field
Cinematography	John Schwartzman
Edited by	Alan Edward Bell Pietro Scalia
Music by	James Horner
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Marvel Entertainment Laura Ziskin Productions Arad Productions Matt Tolmach Productions
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	June 13, 2012 (2012-06-13) (Tokyo) July 3, 2012 (2012-07-03) (United States)
Running time	136 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$200–230 million
Box office	$758.7 million

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.