Spider-man

S P I D E R - M A N screenplay by Ted Newsom and John Brancato based on characters created by Stan Lee First Draft November 24,1985 For Cannon Films Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA90028 INT.BASEMENT - DAY A single glistening strand of a spider's web bisects the BLACK FRAME.As CLASSICAL MUSIC caresses our ears, we see the strand criss-crossing others in a perfect orb web.A spider-- black with an intricate pattern-- drops INTO FRAME. It gracefully gathers and weaves the strands together. The web and spider become small, a gray mass against a basement ceiling corner. Thefurther BACK we go, the grimier the scene becomes:peeling industrial green paint, tangles of pipes and electrical cable, harsh lighting. We hear a low WHIR, the pitch growing higher-- a cyclotron. The colossal donut-shaped accelerator dominates the basement lab.It's a cylindrical, metallic tube, suspended from the ceiling, with wires and fixtures over its length. Utilitarian, a patchwork of technology from the 40s to the 80s, with radioactivity warnings. INT.EXPERIMENTAL CHAMBER - DAY A steel and glass chamber is built around and below a section of the cyclotron.Metal shelves of equipment, a large electrical transformer with heavy cables leading to it from the floor. A three-fingered mechanical claw-- a "waldo"-- thrusts INTO FRAME. Its telescoping arm extends, lifts a tiny one-gram cylinder from a rack of standard weights on a shelf.