Film guide · 2012
The parts that are hard to follow from the film alone, explained with a story summary, a character map and key terms.
It's a new Spider-Man story, separate from the Tobey Maguire films. You don't need to have seen them.
Why Peter's parents disappeared is the thread running through this series.
The love interest here is Gwen Stacy, not Mary Jane.
A short scene partway through the credits sets up the next film.
Who's who in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), with Peter at the center.
Because of copyright, we can't use stills, posters or any other images of the characters as they appear in the film. All face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors themselves (non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site; people without a photo are shown with initials).
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Peter Parker (Spider-Man)Center ・ Andrew GarfieldHigh school student
Gwen StacyMain ・ Emma StonePeter's classmate
Dr. Curt ConnorsMain ・ Rhys IfansOscorp scientist
Captain George StacyMain ・ Denis LearyNYPD captain
Ben ParkerSupporting ・ Martin SheenPeter's uncle
May ParkerSupporting ・ Sally FieldPeter's aunt
Richard ParkerSupporting ・ Campbell ScottPeter's father
Dr. Rajit RathaSupporting ・ Irrfan KhanOscorp executiveFace photos are freely licensed photos of the actors from Wikimedia Commons, cropped to a square and resized. Non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site, and people without a photo are shown with a placeholder (initials).
Peter finds his father's old briefcase and research papers in the basement.
Sneaking into Oscorp, Peter is bitten by a special spider and gains strange powers.
After a small argument, Uncle Ben is shot by a robber.
Peter makes a suit and starts acting as Spider-Man.
Peter heads for Oscorp Tower to stop a threat to the whole city.
Contains spoilers about the ending.
No. It's a separate series that retells Spider-Man from the start. The two Peters do eventually meet in Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Dr. Connors. Pressured by Oscorp to rush human trials, he injects himself with the unfinished serum and becomes the monster.
As he dies, the captain makes Peter promise to keep Gwen out of danger. Peter pulls away from her, but the final scene hints he may not keep that promise.
A shadowy figure visits Connors in his cell and asks whether he told Peter the truth about his father. His identity isn't revealed in this film.
When Peter is injured, crane operators line up their cranes to give him a path to the tower.
Stan Lee plays a school librarian who, headphones on, completely misses the fight going on behind him.
This Spider-Man cracks jokes mid-fight and is handy on a skateboard.
Mid-credits: a mysterious man visits Dr. Connors in his cell.