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Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978)

Spider-Man Strikes Back poster
Directed by
Ron Satlof
Genre
science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
6
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 84 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Spider-Man tries to stop a stolen nuclear weapon from being used by a criminal organization. A college student by day he must balance his secret identity with his superhero duties.

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What happens

Spider-Man Strikes Back is a 1978 American superhero film that had a theatrical release abroad, a composite of the two-parter episode "Deadly Dust" of the contemporary television show The Amazing Spider-Man, released on 8 May 1978. It was directed by Ron Satlof, written by Robert Janes, and stars Nicholas Hammond as the titular character, Robert Alda, Robert F. Simon, Joanna Cameron, and Michael Pataki. The film was preceded by Spider-Man and followed by Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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