SPIDER-MAN (1977) Nicholas Hammond | CBS TV Movie Pilot | Marvel | Stan Lee | Superhero | Columbia

Spider-Man aired on CBS in 1977 and had a theatrical release outside the US, which served as the pilot to the 1977 television series titled The Amazing Spider-Man. It was directed by E. W. Swackhamer, written by Alvin Boretz and starred Nicholas Hammond as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, David White, Michael Pataki, Jeff Donnell and Thayer David.

It is the first Spider-Man film by Columbia Pictures. Two sequels, Spider-Man Strikes Back and Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge, were eventually released.

Peter Parker, a freelance photographer for the Daily Bugle, is bitten by a radioactive spider and discovers he has gained superpowers, such as super-strength, agility and the ability to climb sheer walls and ceilings. When a mysterious Guru places people under mind-control - including a doctor and lawyer - to rob banks, Peter becomes the costumed hero Spider-Man to stop the crook's fiendish scheme. The Guru then announces that he will hypnotize ten New Yorkers, chosen at random, into committing suicide unless the city pays him $50 million, which becomes a Daily Bugle headline "Are You One of the Ten People?".

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