Ben ParkerPeter? I know things have been difficult lately and I'm sorry about that. I think I know what you're feeling. Ever since you were a little boy, you've been living with so many unresolved things. Well, take it from an old man. Those things send us down a road... they make us who we are. And if anyone's destined for greatness, it's you, son. You owe the world your gifts. You just have to figure out how to use them and know that wherever they take you, we'll always be here. So, come on home, Peter. You're my hero... and I love you!
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Spider-ManAhem. You know, in the future, if you're going to steal cars, don't dress like a car thief, man.
Car ThiefWho are you? Are you a cop?
Spider-ManReally? You seriously think I'm a cop? Cop in a skin-tight red and blue suit?
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Peter Parker[eating meat loaf from the fridge exhausted]This beats all of the meat loafs.
Peter ParkerI don't know. Just, uh... Um... I don't know, we could, I don't know, we could uh... Or we could do something else, or we could, with no... We, like, we could...
Ben ParkerYou are a lot like your father. You really are, Peter, and that's a good thing. But your father, he lived by a philosophy, a principle, really. He believed that if you could do good things for other people, you had a moral obligation to do those things! That's what's at stake here. Not choice. Responsibility.
Peter ParkerThat's nice. That's great... That's all well and good. So where is he?
Gwen Stacy[finds out Peter is Spider-Man]Oh, I'm in trouble.
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George StacyI was wrong about you, Peter. This city needs you. Here. You're gonna need this.
[gives Peter his Spider-Man mask]
George StacyYou're gonna make enemies. People will get hurt. Sometimes the people closest to you. So I want you to promise me something, okay? Leave Gwen out of it. Promise me that. Huh? You promise me.
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May ParkerSecrets have a cost. They're not free. Not now, not ever.
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Car Thief CopFreeze! You in the tights, don't move!
Gwen StacySorry, Dad. I can't, um, have cocoa right now, because I'm work... I'm doing this, um... I have, uh... cramps. I feel kinda pukey and... just emotional. I keep crying. It's brutal. You don't want to know.
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George StacyYou know, recently, Dr. Connors gave Gwen a glowing college recommendation. It was beautiful. I read it, I cried. But you would have me believe that he is running around dressed up like a giant dinosaur?
Peter ParkerNot dressing up, not a dinosaur. He has transformed himself into a giant lizard.
George StacyLet me ask you a question. Do I look like the mayor of Tokyo to you?
Gwen StacyI thought it was great what you did out there. Stupid, but great.
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Philip StacyDid you catch that spider guy yet?
George StacyNo, we didn't catch him yet. But we will. An amateur who's assaulting civilians in the dead of night. He's clumsy, he leaves clues, but he's still dangerous.
Peter ParkerHe's assault - He's assaulting people? I'm not sure. I mean, I saw that video with him and the car thief and I think most people would say he was providing a public service.
George StacyMost people would be wrong. If I wanted the car thief off the street, he'd already be off the street.
Peter ParkerI gave him an equation... that made all of this possible. Something my father had been working on, you know. Secretly. Now I realize why he kept it a secret. Point is, this is my responsibility. I have to fix it.
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Ben Parker[sees Flash's Spider-Man t-shirt]That's a cool shirt.
Flash ThompsonYeah. Dude's... dude's crazy. But chicks dig him.
May ParkerPeter, listen to me. Secrets have a cost. They're not free. Not now, not ever.
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Miss RitterI had a professor once who liked to tell his students that there were only 10 different plots in all of fiction. Well, I'm here to tell you he was wrong. There is only one: "Who am I?"
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Ben Parker[to Gwen]He's got you on his computer. I'm his probation officer.
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Peter Parker[answering Dr. Connor's question]Cross-species genetics. Person gets Parkinson's when the brain cells that produce dopemine start to disappear. But the zebra fish has the ability to regenerate cells on command. If you could somehow give this ability to the woman you're talking about, that's that. She's... She's curing herself.
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May ParkerBen Parker, don't you even think about leaving that filthy box in my kitchen!
George StacySomething the police can't? What do you think we do up there? You think we're just sitting around eating doughnuts with our thumbs planted firmly up our asses?
Philip StacyUp your what, Dad?
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Spider-Man[while The Lizard is slamming him against the walls]Don't... make me... have to... hurt you!
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George StacyOh. You saw a video on the Internet? Well, then the case is closed.
Peter ParkerSo you really think it's possible, cross-species genetics?
Dr. Curt ConnorsYes. Of course. But for years, your father and I were mocked for our theories. Not just in the community at large, but also at OsCorp, as well. They called us mad scientists. And then your father bred the spiders, and everything changed. The result were beyond encouraging. They were spectacular. We were going to change the lives of millions. Including my own. Then it was over. He... He was gone. Took his research with him. And I knew without him, I... I... I was angry. So I stayed from you and your family. And for that, I'm truly sorry.
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George StacyMayor, if there was a large dinosaur running around New York, you would be the first to know.
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The LizardAll these souls, lost and alone. I can save them. I can cure them. There's no reason to stop me, Peter.
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George StacySo 38 of New York's finest versus one guy in a unitard. Am I correct?
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Dr. Curt ConnorsI'm sure you're a very nice young man, but this is a home. Make an appointment with my office.
Peter Parker[after getting beaten up by Flash for not taking the picture]I'm still not taking the picture.
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Ben Parker[as Peter tends to his injured face]How's the other guy look?
[Peter looks at him in confusion]
Ben ParkerCome on. You think I don't know a right cross when I see one? Yes or no: do I need to call somebody's father?
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Dr. Curt ConnorsWelcome. My name is Dr. Curtis Connors. And yes, in case you're wondering, I'm a southpaw. I'm not a cripple, I'm a scientist, and I am the world's most foremost authority in herpetology. That's reptiles, for those of you who don't know.
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Dr. Curt ConnorsI spent my life as a scientist trying to create a world without weakness, without outcasts. I sought to create a stronger human being, but there's no such thing. Human beings are weak, pathetic, feeble-minded creatures. Why be a human at all when we can be so much more? Faster, stronger, smarter. This is my gift to you.
Ben ParkerListen I don't have much education. You know that, Peter. Hell I stopped being able to help with your homework, when you were 10. What I'm trying to say is... I Know it's been rough for you without your dad. And I know we don't talk much about them.
Ben ParkerNo, it is not all right. I wish I could change it, but I can't. Curt Connors. That's the name of the guy in the picture with your dad. They worked together for years and they were close. But after that night, we never saw him again. He never even called. Not once. Go figure.
[Ben looks the screen of Peter's computer a photo of Gwen]