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Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2 is the sequel to the popular 2002 film Spider-Man and was released in the U.S. on June 30, 2004.

Credits

The film, directed by Sam Raimi, stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco reprising their roles of Peter Parker (Spider-Man), Mary Jane Watson and Harry Osborn, J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson. respectively. Alfred Molina plays the role of the villain, Doctor Octopus ("Doc Ock").

The screenplay is credited to Alvin Sargent, with screen story credit given to Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Michael Chabon. Stan Lee and Steve Ditko receive additional screen credit for "comic book & characters

Plot summary

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It has been two years since the end of the last film, and Peter Parker is finding a double life very difficult. He loses a job, is having trouble with his estranged friend, Harry Osborn, who still thinks that his father's death was the fault of Spider-Man (Harry doesn't know that Norman actually killed himself), struggles with his studies and school work, and finds that he is losing his powers. Moreover, he has learned that his potential girlfriend, M.J., has acquired a new boyfriend, John Jameson, the son of Peter's employer, J. Jonah Jameson. M.J. turns increasingly hostile to Peter after he fails to keep a promise to see a play in which she is the female lead.

Peter's idol, a brilliant, gentle scientist named Otto Octavius becomes a mechanically-controlled lunatic as the result of a fusion accident. "Doc Ock", as he is now called (due to the metal tentacles wired to his spine), desperately wants to rebuild his experiment, and Spider-Man must stop him from robbing a bank. Peter's morale hits a nadir when Harry lashes at him in a drunken rage, MJ and Jameson Jr. announce their engagement and he loses his powers due to a form of burn-out syndrome. Peter temporarily gives up Spider-Man.

As Peter has much more spare time now, his relationships improve. Peter and MJ connect once again, but as MJ is engaged, it seems too late. In the meanwhile, Doc Ock and Harry Osborn make a deal: Harry supplies him with tritium for his experiment, and the Doctor agrees to capture Spider-Man for him.

Peter Parker and Mary-Jane.

MJ remembers the upside-down kiss she had with her saviour Spider-Man in the first film, and that Peter's kiss suspiciously felt the same. She arranges a meeting with Peter, and although she is very fond of him, Peter's secretive behaviour estranges and intrigues her. But before things can go on, they are attacked by Doc Ock. Because he knows that Peter and Spider-Man are close (although he does not know that they are the same person), he attacks Peter. Doc Ock threatens Peter and tells him to tell Spider-Man to fight him, unless he wants MJ killed. Then he abducts her.

This shock brings back Peter's powers. He has a great fight with Doc Ock, and the crazy scientist forces Peter to rescue a rogue train. With an utmost effort, Peter stops the train before it falls from an unfinished bridge, is vanquished easily and brought before Harry. Harry unmasks him and is shellshocked that Spider-Man is Peter Parker. Peter implores him to tell him where Doc Ock went, or MJ will be killed.

Peter finds Doc Ock in an abandoned warehouse, where he holds MJ hostage and has just launched his doomsday experiment, which is clearly going rogue, just as the one at the beginning of the film (extending flares, sucking up and incinerating anything metal). They fight a second time, and in the end, Doc Ock regains his sanity. He ends his doomsday experiment by drowning it, sacrificing his life and dying a hero("I will not die a monster!"). MJ finds out that Peter is Spider-Man, and is stunned and full of joy at the same time. But Peter tells her they can never be together, as he will always have deadly enemies, and MJ should spare herself the grief of coming too close to him.

In the end, MJ runs away from her marriage with John Jameson. She gatecrashes Peter's apartment, telling him that she has decided to live with him - despite the risks - because a full dangerous life is better than a half, carefree life. She - almost forcefully - persuades Peter to finally be her boyfriend while accepting the need of his vows by letting him respond to a sudden call for help. As Peter joyfully swings to the rescue, Mary Jane remains, still somewhat apprehensive of the bizarre and potentially dangerous relationship they have committed themselves to.

Character analysis

Dr. Octopus

Dr. Otto Octavius is a deeply conflicted and ambiguous villain. The early scenes in the movie with his wife and Peter establish him as a gentle, peace-loving man who desires to help mankind. (He tells Peter: "Intelligence is a gift, and you use it for the good of mankind.")

This makes it all the more tragic and horrifying when we see what he becomes later on: a half-mechanical lunatic who is willing to risk destroying the city to realize his ambitions. His descent into villainy is often interpreted as possession by the mechanical tentacles, but it is far deeper than that: when we see him on the waterfront after the accident, he is a broken man, having lost his wife and his fusion dreams, and he is contemplating suicide ("These monstrous things [the tentacles] should be at the bottom of the river, along with me," he says). The AI in the tentacles then offer him an escape from his failure and agony, and a chance to rebuild his experiment, since it is all he has left; and he willingly listens to them and lets them guide him. It is only at the end, when Peter makes him realize the true cost of his dreams, that he turns away from the tentacles' influence and reclaims his former identity. His final act of self-sacrifice redeems him, and, echoing Aunt May's speech on heroism earlier in the movie, he dies with honor.

Harry Osborn

Harry's character is also further developed in Spider-Man 2. Two years after his father's death, Harry has become an increasingly bitter personality, as demonstrated by his failure to laugh at jokes. Upon consuming alcohol, a hostility to Peter surfaces, as Harry begins to blame Peter for tolerating Spider-Man, and for ruining Harry's onetime romance with M.J. Harry's relationship with the memory of his father is also complex. On the one hand, Harry desires revenge on Spider-Man, who supposedly killed Harry's father. On the other hand, Harry seems especially grateful for a compliment that he has outdone his father's accomplishments, and also blames Peter for having been more respectable than Harry himself to Harry's father. In the end, Harry discovers Spider-Man's secret identity, and for the sake of the city and for his long-time friendship with Peter, he spares Peter's life. Harry's past friendship with Peter and hostility to Spider-Man, as well as growing bitterness with Peter, haunt him, to the point where he imagines a visit from his father's ghost revealing the Green Goblin's hide out. However, it is also possible the ghost was not a delusion. The true state of Harry's sanity is at the end of the film uncertain. His mental state is important, however, since he has discovered his father's villainous secrets. Harry now has the option of assuming incredible powers to take revenge on Spider-Man.

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Box office success

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In its first six days, Spider-Man 2 generated a record $180 million at the North American box-office, which is a record as of 2005. It generated $88 million at the box office in its first weekend of sale, and on its first day, it garnered a whopping estimate of $40 million, a record for a movie on opening (it was beat a year later by Revenge of the Sith, which grossed about $10 million more). Altogether, Spider-man 2 made $373,585,825 in North America, making it the 2nd highest grossing movie of 2004 (beaten by $68m by Shrek 2) and the 9th highest grossing movie in the U.S of all time. Worldwide, Spider-Man 2 made $783,964,497, which made it the 3rd highest grossing movie of 2004 worldwide (behind Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Shrek 2), as well as the 16th highest grossing movie worldwide of all time. Though this is not as much as its predecessor, it should still be considered excellent, considering it is a sequel to a very highly regarded movie, and those usually do not do that well in the box-office (such as Jaws 2).

Critical reaction

The general critical reaction to the film was enthusiastic, with many critics saying the film had a dramatic power and emotional content that many summer blockbusters lack. Metacritic gave the film a collective rating of 80 out of 100 based on an average of 41 reviews. [1] Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 93%, based on 195 reviews. [2]

Roger Ebert who panned the first film praised the second movie giving the movie four stars. He went on to call it the 'greatest super-hero movie since Superman'[3]

The film received excellent critical reviews from the following newspapers: Baltimore Sun, Chicago Sun-Times, Dallas Observer, Entertainment Weekly, Miami Herald, Newsweek, The Onion, Premiere, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, Variety, Portland Oregonian, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, Slate, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Austin Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, The Globe and Mail The New York Daily News, The New York Post, Rolling Stone Magazine

The following publications have given the film good reviews: Film Threat, LA Weekly, Los Angeles Times, TV Guide, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ReelViews, Chicago Reader, New York Magazine, Charlotte Observer

The movie was listed in AFI's Top Ten Films of 2004

The New Yorker rated it as average while Salon.com and Village Voice rated it as poor.

In the 77th Academy Awards, the movie won the Academy Award for Visual Effects. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Sound and the Academy Award for Sound Editing.

Featured Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for Spider-Man 2 has reached the top 10 of the US album charts and has also reached the top 40 of the Australian album charts. "Vindicated" by Dashboard Confessional reached the top of a world composite soundtrack chart in June 2004 and the top 20 of a composite world and US modern rock chart. "Ordinary" by Train has also reached the top 20 of the US adult top 40 singles charts. "I Am" by Killing Heidi has been added to the Australian version of the soundtrack and has been released as a single in the country. "I Am" debuted at #16 on the charts on July 19, 2004.

Track listing

The track listing for the US version of the soundtrack is:

  1. "Vindicated" by Dashboard Confessional
  2. "Ordinary" by Train
  3. "Did You" by Hoobastank
  4. "Hold On" by Jet
  5. "Gifts and Curses" by Yellowcard
  6. "Woman" by Maroon 5
  7. "This Photograph Is Proof (I Know You Know)" by Taking Back Sunday
  8. "Give it Up" by Midtown
  9. "Lucky You" by lostprophets
  10. "Who I Am" by Smile Empty Soul
  11. "The Night That the Lights Went Out in NYC" by The Ataris
  12. "We Are" by Ana Johnsson
  13. "Someone to Die For" by Jimmy Gnecco and Brian May
  14. "Spidey Suite" by Danny Elfman
  15. "Doc Ock Suite" by Danny Elfman.

On the Australian version of the soundtrack, "I Am" by Killing Heidi appears as Track 17 and is a single. On the Japanese version of the soundtrack, "Web of Night" by T.M.Revolution appears and was a popular single in Japan.

Allmusic.com best tracks are "Hold On", "Someone to Die For" and "Spidey Suite."

Notes and trivia

  • At different points in the film, Peter and Harry both sport the same outfit as Ash from the Evil Dead films.
  • Promotion, marketing and anticipation for this film had grown so much in late 2003, Sony was considering putting webbing along with the Spider-Man 2 logo on the bases at the 2003 World Series.
  • Elements of the film's plot are taken from the Stan Lee written Spider-Man storylines "If this be My Destiny" (Amazing Spider-Man 31-33), Amazing Spider-Man #50, and the first Spider-Man annual.
  • Fans were somewhat skeptical when Alfred Molina was cast as Dr. Octopus, because Molina has a Latino outward appearance and speaks British English, unlike his comic counterpart, who is a Caucasian American and speaks American English. However, after the film, Molina was widely lauded for his performance.
  • Before the film was released, it was well-publicised that Tobey Maguire may have had to pull out of doing the film due to severe back pain. At one point, the producers had Jake Gyllenhaal on standby to take up the part. However, Maguire was in the end cleared to reprise his role as Peter Parker. The controversy was rumored to have made early shooting on the movie somewhat uncomfortable, as Kirsten Dunst was dating Gyllenhaal at the time, but the actors were eventually able to put the controversy behind them.
  • Throughout the whole movie, the only points when Otto Octavius is called 'Doc Ock' or 'Doctor Octopus' are when Jonah Jameson suggests the names at the Daily Bugle, and in the final battle at the docks, where Spider-Man calls him "Ock." One of the suggested names is Doctor Strange, which is Steve Ditko's other major co-creation for Marvel Comics.
  • The name of Peter's landlord, "Ditkovitch", was an obvious hat-tip to Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko.
  • Spider-Man creator Stan Lee makes yet another cameo appearance (as he did in Spider-Man) during Spidey's first battle with Doc Ock at the side of building walls.
  • Actor Bruce Campbell also makes another cameo as the usher who won't let Peter into Mary Jane's play.
  • Voice actor Phil LaMarr makes a cameo as an extra. He is the man in the far right during the scene where Spider-Man stops the train.
  • Tobey Maguire is a vegetarian. In the scene where Parker watches police cars go by, he is actually eating a tofu hot dog.
  • At the end of the movie, when Harry Osborn, played by James Franco, discovers his father's hidden Green Goblin hideout, he walks up to a wall of shelves filled with pumpkin bombs. When he turns to look down the enormous wall of shelves and bombs, his reflection can be seen in a mirror used to create the illusion of a wall of pumpkin bombs.
  • Before Spider-Man 2 was even released, it was announced that Spider-Man 3 would be released in 2007. Reports claim that the studio hopes to make at least six films.
  • When Doctor Octopus kidnaps Mary Jane, he knocks down a banner attached to a building. Moments later, when Peter exits the ruined cafe, the banner has reattached to the building.
  • A hospital scene with the attempted removal of Octavius' tentacles is an allusion to scenes in Raimi's earlier Evil Dead films.
  • Spider-Man 2 is the first movie to be released in UMD format for the PSP. The first one million copies of the US PSP included the movie free.
  • Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina) uses tritium to create nuclear fusion. The device he uses seems to be inspired by those used for inertial confinement fusion.
  • In the film, Peter Parker is a physics major at Columbia University, interested in experimental nuclear physics and fusion power, while his comic book counterpart studies biochemistry/biophysics at the fictitious Empire State University
  • When MJ runs through the park in her wedding dress, she passes a man in black on the right side of the screen. That's Thomas Jane's stunt double from the Punisher, a covert reference to the character (since Sony Pictures didn't have the film rights to use him explicitly).
  • The movie includes multiple references to the comic story arc where John Jameson becomes Man-Wolf. Jameson wears the same medallion that in the comics turned him into Man-Wolf. Jameson is portrayed next to a full moon in one scene, and in John Jameson's final scene, he makes a mildly-superhuman leap from the docks onto a platform while coming to the aid of Mary Jane.
  • When Peter stops the runaway subway, he makes references to two separate characters from literature/history. His first attempt, sticking his foot out onto the tracks, is reminiscent of Superman's usual method of stopping a train by catching it by the locomotive and planting his feet until it stops. His second attempt, when Peter fires webs against the buildings and uses himself as the lynchpin to stop the train is reminiscent of Jesus Christ's crucifixion; his physical appearance with feet down and arms outstretched is very much like a man on the cross. Also, when he is passed back through the car afterwards, the wound Doc Ock inflicted on his side is very similar to the stigmata inflicted when a Roman guard stabbed Christ with a spear.
  • The second time Spider-Man lost his spidey powers, he fell down into a back alley. That alley was the same place he discovered his powers.
  • When Peter went up to the rooftops to test his powers, the building he was on was the same building used in the first movie, where Peter was practicing his web slinging.
  • Some of the ideas in this movie were also in the Spider-Man animated cartoon (with 3D buildings).
    • The scene in which Peter is late for MJ's theater performance was taken from the animated episode involving the Chameleon (with the Chameleon disguising himself as Peter).
    • The scene with Aunt May receiving bills was from the animated episode in which Peter is asked to take a photograph of the Lizard.
    • The scene with Peter losing his powers was taken from the animated episode where he had problems with his powers, prior to turning into a six-armed monster.
  • The woman with the violin sings a song about Spider-Man. That song was actually the theme song of the original early cartoon series. The tone and tempo was changed in the movie. It was also used in the first movie with the guy singing inside the subway station.
  • The scene in which J.K. Simmons (as J. Jonah Jameson) shouts "Spider-Man was... A THIEF!", caused much hilarity. During shootings, Simmons is wearing false teeth for Jameson's trademark scrooge smile, and whenever he tried to form the "TH", he spat out his false teeth. These scenes can be seen on the blooper reel of the DVD.
  • Spider-Man's costume is different from the first movie: This time his outline shines all the time, and the spider sign on his chest has increased in size.
  • The typeface used for publicity and title purposes within the film is also used for the logo of PlayStation 3, also made by Sony.
  • The film is often compared to another superhero film, Superman II, in that there are some basic plot elements that are apparent in both films, including the hero losing his powers, the love interest finding out the secret identity, etc. This film is not looked at as trying to copy those, as the story stands on its own in a very profound way.
  • There is a cameo of Queer as Folk star Hal Sparks, in the elevator scene when Spider-Man had lost his powers, as a reference to the character of Michael Novotny, a comic nerd in the television series.

Awards and Nominations

2005 Academy Awards (Oscars)

  • Won - Best Visual Effects — John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier
  • Nominated - Best Sound Mixing — Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Joseph Geisinger
  • Nominated - Best Sound Editing — Paul N.J. Ottosson

2005 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (Saturn Awards)

  • Won - Best Actor (Film) — Tobey Maguire
  • Won - Best Director — Sam Raimi
  • Won - Best Special Effects — John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier
  • Won - Best Writing — Alvin Sargent
  • Nominated - Best Supporting Actor (Film) — Alfred Molina
  • Nominated - Best DVD Special Edition Release
  • Nominated - Best Music — Danny Elfman

2005 BAFTA Film Awards

  • Nominated - Best Sound — Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Paul N.J. Ottosson
  • Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects — John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier

2005 BMI Film & TV Awards

  • Won - BMI Film Music Award — Danny Elfman

2005 [Broadcast Film Critics Association]] Awards

  • Won - Best Popular Picture
  • Nominated - Family Film (Live Action)

2005 Cinema Audio Society

  • Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures — Joseph Geisinger, Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush

2005 Empire Movie Awards

  • Won - Best Director — Sam Raimi
  • Nominated - Best Actor — Tobey Maguire
  • Nominated - Best Actress — Kirsten Dunst
  • Nominated - Best Film
  • Nominated - Scene of the Year — Spider-Man battles Doc Ock on the train

2005 Hugo Awards

  • Nominated - Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

2005 Kids Choice Awards (Blimp Award)

  • Nominated - Favorite Movie
  • Nominated - Favorite Movie Actor — Tobey Maguire

2005 Motion Picture Sound Editors (Golden Reel Award)

  • Nominated - Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features: Sound Effects/Foley — Paul N.J. Ottosson, Christopher Flick, Scott G.G. Haller, Ruben Simon, Jussi Tegelman, Lisa Hannan, Ai-Ling Lee, Martin Lopez, Bernard Weiser

Movie Facts

  • Release Date June 30, 2004
  • Dvd Release Date November 30, 2004
  • Running Time 127 minutes
  • Rating PG-13 for stylized action violence

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His final act of self-sacrifice redeems him, and, echoing Aunt May's speech on heroism earlier in the movie, he dies with honor. Broadcasted by CNBC-E (www.cnbce.com). It is only at the end, when Peter makes him realize the true cost of his dreams, that he turns away from the tentacles' influence and reclaims his former identity. Rachel Bilson and particularly Adam Brody are very successful among the Italian public. The AI in the tentacles then offer him an escape from his failure and agony, and a chance to rebuild his experiment, since it is all he has left; and he willingly listens to them and lets them guide him. is successful in Italy. His descent into villainy is often interpreted as possession by the mechanical tentacles, but it is far deeper than that: when we see him on the waterfront after the accident, he is a broken man, having lost his wife and his fusion dreams, and he is contemplating suicide ("These monstrous things [the tentacles] should be at the bottom of the river, along with me," he says). Like Dawson's Creek and Beverly Hills 90210, The O.C.

This makes it all the more tragic and horrifying when we see what he becomes later on: a half-mechanical lunatic who is willing to risk destroying the city to realize his ambitions. The complete first is avaiable on DVD. (He tells Peter: "Intelligence is a gift, and you use it for the good of mankind."). is named simply "O.C.". The early scenes in the movie with his wife and Peter establish him as a gentle, peace-loving man who desires to help mankind. The O.C. Otto Octavius is a deeply conflicted and ambiguous villain. Italia 1 is now showing the second season on Wednesday at 9:00pm.

Dr. Broadcasted by Italia 1(Mediaset). As Peter joyfully swings to the rescue, Mary Jane remains, still somewhat apprehensive of the bizarre and potentially dangerous relationship they have committed themselves to. The complete first and second seasons are available on DVD. She - almost forcefully - persuades Peter to finally be her boyfriend while accepting the need of his vows by letting him respond to a sudden call for help. Shows on Monday at 8:00 pm with re-runs the next Sunday at 1:00pm. She gatecrashes Peter's apartment, telling him that she has decided to live with him - despite the risks - because a full dangerous life is better than a half, carefree life. Broadcasted by ETC.

In the end, MJ runs away from her marriage with John Jameson. Unlike other series, this drama does not have a Chinese-translated name, or is just simply called "OC". But Peter tells her they can never be together, as he will always have deadly enemies, and MJ should spare herself the grief of coming too close to him. It's still showing on Wednesdays at 9:30 pm with Chinese subtitles. MJ finds out that Peter is Spider-Man, and is stunned and full of joy at the same time. - Obsessed Completely"), then Season 2 immediately started on the next Wednesday (which was already September) at 9:30 pm. He ends his doomsday experiment by drowning it, sacrificing his life and dying a hero("I will not die a monster!"). Season 1 was shown on Monday to Thursday at 9:30 pm in August 2005 (the last Thursday after episode 27 was the television special "The O.C.

They fight a second time, and in the end, Doc Ock regains his sanity. Broadcasted by TVB Pearl. Peter finds Doc Ock in an abandoned warehouse, where he holds MJ hostage and has just launched his doomsday experiment, which is clearly going rogue, just as the one at the beginning of the film (extending flares, sucking up and incinerating anything metal). Inital two-hour slot (9:00 pm to 10:00 pm; 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm) on Tuesdays, presently Tuesday 9:00 pm on Star World -- Monday 9:00 pm on Zee Cafe; although both channels are still in the first season, Zee Cafe is about three episodes ahead of Star World. Peter implores him to tell him where Doc Ock went, or MJ will be killed. Broadcasted by both Star World and Zee Cafe. Harry unmasks him and is shellshocked that Spider-Man is Peter Parker. The complete first and second seasons are available on DVD.

With an utmost effort, Peter stops the train before it falls from an unfinished bridge, is vanquished easily and brought before Harry. Translated name: "O.C., California". He has a great fight with Doc Ock, and the crazy scientist forces Peter to rescue a rogue train. ProSieben is now repeating the first season on Saturday at 3:00pm. This shock brings back Peter's powers. Was showed on Wednesday at 9:15 pm. Then he abducts her. Broadcasted by ProSieben.

Doc Ock threatens Peter and tells him to tell Spider-Man to fight him, unless he wants MJ killed. The dubbed version of the show is called "O.C.: Um Estranho no Paraíso". Because he knows that Peter and Spider-Man are close (although he does not know that they are the same person), he attacks Peter. SBT - public channel - broadcasts previous season dubbed on Sundays at 11:00 am. But before things can go on, they are attacked by Doc Ock. The complete first and second seasons are also available on DVD. She arranges a meeting with Peter, and although she is very fond of him, Peter's secretive behaviour estranges and intrigues her. Presented firstly by Warner Channel on cable TV, currently showing Season 3 on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm and Thursdays at 1:00 pm with subtitles.

MJ remembers the upside-down kiss she had with her saviour Spider-Man in the first film, and that Peter's kiss suspiciously felt the same. The complete first and second seasons are available on DVD. In the meanwhile, Doc Ock and Harry Osborn make a deal: Harry supplies him with tritium for his experiment, and the Doctor agrees to capture Spider-Man for him. The third season can be seen on Network Ten, Tuesday at 8:30 pm. Peter and MJ connect once again, but as MJ is engaged, it seems too late. Later in the year Network Ten picked up the show and owns the rights today. As Peter has much more spare time now, his relationships improve. Aired originally on Nine Network, for three episodes before being taken off air due to lack of advertising, promotion and therefore poor ratings.

Peter temporarily gives up Spider-Man. The complete first and second seasons are available on DVD. announce their engagement and he loses his powers due to a form of burn-out syndrome. Veronica airs reruns of Season 1 & 2 from Monday til Thursday at 6:30 PM. Peter's morale hits a nadir when Harry lashes at him in a drunken rage, MJ and Jameson Jr. Airs Season 3 Sundays at 5:00 PM. "Doc Ock", as he is now called (due to the metal tentacles wired to his spine), desperately wants to rebuild his experiment, and Spider-Man must stop him from robbing a bank. Broadcasted by Net 5.

Peter's idol, a brilliant, gentle scientist named Otto Octavius becomes a mechanically-controlled lunatic as the result of a fusion accident. The Region Two DVD set does not come with the seventh disc. turns increasingly hostile to Peter after he fails to keep a promise to see a play in which she is the female lead. Bonus features include featurettes, Gag reel from Seasons 1 and 2, Extended cut of "The Rainy Day Women", Commentary on "The Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn't" and "The Rainy Day Women", and "The O.C.: Obsessed Completely" Retrospective Special. M.J. Unlike Season 1, the episodes will be presented in widescreen for the DVD set. Jonah Jameson. The O.C.: The Complete Second Season (August 23, 2005) — 7 Disc DVD set that contains all 24 episodes from the show's second season.

Moreover, he has learned that his potential girlfriend, M.J., has acquired a new boyfriend, John Jameson, the son of Peter's employer, J. Bonus features include featurettes, deleted scenes, commentary on the Pilot episode, and pop-up music guides on certain episodes. He loses a job, is having trouble with his estranged friend, Harry Osborn, who still thinks that his father's death was the fault of Spider-Man (Harry doesn't know that Norman actually killed himself), struggles with his studies and school work, and finds that he is losing his powers. The O.C.: The Complete First Season (October 26, 2004) — 7 Disc DVD set that contains all 27 episodes from the show's first season. It has been two years since the end of the last film, and Peter Parker is finding a double life very difficult. - A Day In The Life (First Aired 9-23-04). Stan Lee and Steve Ditko receive additional screen credit for "comic book & characters. Welcome to The O.C.

The screenplay is credited to Alvin Sargent, with screen story credit given to Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Michael Chabon. - Obsessed Completely (First Aired 9-16-04). Alfred Molina plays the role of the villain, Doctor Octopus ("Doc Ock"). The O.C. respectively. He's actually an editor for many episodes for The O.C. Jonah Jameson. Matt Ramsey is a real person.

Simmons as J. According to The Simpsons episode Milhouse of Sand and Fog, Lisa Simpson enjoys watching The O.C. The film, directed by Sam Raimi, stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco reprising their roles of Peter Parker (Spider-Man), Mary Jane Watson and Harry Osborn, J.K. Delta Goodrem was rumored to play Marissa's Australian cousin. . Tate Donovan, who played Jimmy Cooper on the show, directed an episode of The O.C., "The Game Plan.". on June 30, 2004. Chrismukkah is a holiday that the Cohen household celebrates to blend Seth's combined Jewish and Christian heritage.

Spider-Man 2 is the sequel to the popular 2002 film Spider-Man and was released in the U.S. Both season premieres from Season 2 and 3 feature an opening scene after the credits with both Summer and Marissa sitting by a pool. Rating PG-13 for stylized action violence. Before the start of the 3rd season, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, and Ben McKenzie were Punk'd by Ashton Kutcher or his crew members. Running Time 127 minutes. They hinted at this when Summer reveals the star of "The Valley" improvises his lines. Dvd Release Date November 30, 2004. Adam Brody improvises some of his lines.

Release Date June 30, 2004. U2 debuted their song Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own on the show before it was released as a single, as did Coldplay with their song Fix You. Haller, Ruben Simon, Jussi Tegelman, Lisa Hannan, Ai-Ling Lee, Martin Lopez, Bernard Weiser. Yahoo Launch News Story. Ottosson, Christopher Flick, Scott G.G. in "The Vegas" from Season 1 which aired April 28 2004. Nominated - Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features: Sound Effects/Foley — Paul N.J. The Beastie Boys single "Ch-Check It Out" debuted on The O.C.

Nominated - Favorite Movie Actor — Tobey Maguire. Appropriately enough, most of these developments are owned by the Irvine Company. Nominated - Favorite Movie. Many of the newer wealthy housing developments seen on the show are actually in Newport Coast (which was recently annexed by Newport Beach) and Crystal Cove, a few minutes drive down the PCH from Newport Beach. Nominated - Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form. The parody of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, "Sherman Oaks: The Real Valley," is set in Sherman Oaks, an affluent community in northern LA. Nominated - Scene of the Year — Spider-Man battles Doc Ock on the train. The onscreen parody of the show, "The Valley", refers to the San Fernando Valley, a region of LA which is home to many of the large media conglomerates.

Nominated - Best Film. The Newport Group seems to have been inspired by the Irvine Company, which owns a large portion of the real estate in southern and central Orange County. Nominated - Best Actress — Kirsten Dunst. The Newport Group HQ is also the same building used for the Miami-Dade Police HQ in CSI: Miami. Nominated - Best Actor — Tobey Maguire. The trailer for Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith aired during the March 10th episode of the second season, precursored by a scene with OC star Adam Brody (acting as Seth). Won - Best Director — Sam Raimi. Airport, John Wayne Field but backed down the next day after his office received negative phone calls and emails from angry county residents.

Haboush. Orange County Supervisor Chris Norby went as far as to propose changing the name of Orange County's John Wayne Airport to The O.C. Russell, Jeffrey J. The show is called "The O.C.", and not "Orange County" as originally planned, because a movie of that name was released a year before the show premiered. Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures — Joseph Geisinger, Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. (Compare San Francisco and "Frisco".) The abbreviation "O.C." was also used by local radio and television stations, but without "The." At first, the name of the show was met with scorn, but since then, some people call it "The O.C." as a joke. Nominated - Family Film (Live Action). Before the show aired, Orange County residents referred to their county by its full name, or just "O.C.", and "The O.C." was used as a derogatory term for the area primarily used by residents of Los Angeles.

Won - Best Popular Picture. Additionally, the TV show's Balboa Wetlands appear to be based upon real-life Orange County's Bolsa Chica Wetlands. Won - BMI Film Music Award — Danny Elfman. Newport Union High School, however, does not exist. Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects — John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier. Furthermore, many of the other schools mentioned on the show, such as Mater Dei High School and UCI, are all actually there. Ottosson. There exists a Newport Harbor High School, but it is a public school.

Haboush, Paul N.J. The Harbor School is a fictional private school which may have been inspired by the Sage Hill School, an elite private school in the hills of Newport Coast. Russell, Jeffrey J. Though the show isn't shot on location, characters frequently mention popular Orange County hangouts like South Coast Plaza and Fashion Island. Nominated - Best Sound — Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Due to labor union salary rules about filming outside of Los Angeles County, The O.C. is actually filmed at Raleigh Studios in Manhattan Beach (40 miles away from the actual Newport Beach) to reduce costs. Nominated - Best Music — Danny Elfman. The show's producer, McG, attended Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, and he originally intended to film the high school scenes at CdM's crosstown rival Newport Harbor High School.

Nominated - Best DVD Special Edition Release. Johnny's falls to his death off a cliff while being drunk. Nominated - Best Supporting Actor (Film) — Alfred Molina. He develops a love for Marissa, for helping him out when he couldn't make the surfing team, and her sister, Kaitlin. Won - Best Writing — Alvin Sargent. The arrival and departure of Johnny Harper, a former schoolmate of Marissa's while she was at Newport Union. Won - Best Special Effects — John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier. He ends up missing his interview with a Brown scout and makes up an elaborate story, Summer finds out that he eventually skipped the interview and also that he is "rocking the ganja.".

Won - Best Director — Sam Raimi. Seth starting to smoke marijuana, which was supplied by Kaitlin to relieve college pressures. Won - Best Actor (Film) — Tobey Maguire. It becomes apparent that she is more rebellious and devious than she was before, when it is revealed that she stole money to go back home, smokes marijuana and supplies Seth with some, and sparks more trouble in the Ryan-Marissa-Johnny love triangle. Ottosson. The return of Kaitlin Cooper, now age 14-going-on-15. Nominated - Best Sound Editing — Paul N.J. He starts to develop a loving relationship with Julie Cooper, after a conversation during the Chrismukkah season.

Haboush, Joseph Geisinger. Neil Roberts, Summer's father. Russell, Jeffrey J. The return of Dr. Nominated - Best Sound Mixing — Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Julie and Kirsten deciding to turn their catering business into a high-end dating service. Won - Best Visual Effects — John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier. Summer shocking Seth with her exceptional SAT Score of 2300.

There is a cameo of Queer as Folk star Hal Sparks, in the elevator scene when Spider-Man had lost his powers, as a reference to the character of Michael Novotny, a comic nerd in the television series. He had an affair with Johnny's ex-girlfriend. This film is not looked at as trying to copy those, as the story stands on its own in a very profound way. The introduction of Kevin Volchok, a surfer who was Johnny's rival. The film is often compared to another superhero film, Superman II, in that there are some basic plot elements that are apparent in both films, including the hero losing his powers, the love interest finding out the secret identity, etc. Seth and Summer both applying for college; in particular, Brown University. The typeface used for publicity and title purposes within the film is also used for the logo of PlayStation 3, also made by Sony. Julie eventually abandons her motel room for a trailer park.

Spider-Man's costume is different from the first movie: This time his outline shines all the time, and the spider sign on his chest has increased in size. Julie officially hits rock bottom as she is forced to live out of a low-rent motel room, while Marissa moves in with Summer. These scenes can be seen on the blooper reel of the DVD. Julie & Marissa are evicted from the mansion. During shootings, Simmons is wearing false teeth for Jameson's trademark scrooge smile, and whenever he tried to form the "TH", he spat out his false teeth. His personal life conflicts with his job, notably when he was temporarily fired for taking Ryan to a strip club, screwing up a presentation for a project, and currently dating a board member's daughter in order to persuade him on doing the hospital project. A THIEF!", caused much hilarity. The introduction of Matt Ramsey, Sandy's assistant in running the Newport Group.

Jonah Jameson) shouts "Spider-Man was.. Sandy taking over control of the Newport Group, and hiring newcomer Matt Ramsey to help run it. Simmons (as J. Jimmy originally plans to marry Julie for her inheritance, but leaves after discovering that Caleb was bankrupt. The scene in which J.K. Jimmy eventually fails to pay back the money and as a result, he is severely beaten by Don and his cronies. It was also used in the first movie with the guy singing inside the subway station. The return of Jimmy, who was deep in debt with a loanshark, named Don.

The tone and tempo was changed in the movie. She begins to start a friendship with Summer and Seth, after they look at how mean-spirited her mother is. That song was actually the theme song of the original early cartoon series. The introduction of Taylor Townsend, Summer's rival, the two of whom fight over the social chair position previously occupied by Marissa. The woman with the violin sings a song about Spider-Man. The arrival and departure of Jack Hess, the new Dean of Discipline, who leaves after Summer finds out about his relationship with Taylor Townsend and blackmails him to let Ryan back in Harbor. The scene with Peter losing his powers was taken from the animated episode where he had problems with his powers, prior to turning into a six-armed monster. Later, she is readmitted by the school board.

The scene with Aunt May receiving bills was from the animated episode in which Peter is asked to take a photograph of the Lizard. She is introduced to Johnny Harper, Casey (his girlfriend), and Dennis "Chili" Childress (his best friend). The scene in which Peter is late for MJ's theater performance was taken from the animated episode involving the Chameleon (with the Chameleon disguising himself as Peter). Marissa being expelled from Harbor, after what happened in season 2. Some of the ideas in this movie were also in the Spider-Man animated cartoon (with 3D buildings).

    . Kirsten learning about Charlotte's real intentions from Julie, she forgives her and decides to try and start up a business with her. When Peter went up to the rooftops to test his powers, the building he was on was the same building used in the first movie, where Peter was practicing his web slinging. Her plans to steal money from the people of Newport were thwarted by Julie Cooper, after she found out who Charlotte was and sending the money to a real organization.

    That alley was the same place he discovered his powers. The arrival and departure of Charlotte Morgan, a con artist who tries to manipulate Kirsten while at rehab. The second time Spider-Man lost his spidey powers, he fell down into a back alley. The departure of Trey Atwood, who was shot last season by Marissa and left Newport on a Greyhound bus to Las Vegas. Also, when he is passed back through the car afterwards, the wound Doc Ock inflicted on his side is very similar to the stigmata inflicted when a Roman guard stabbed Christ with a spear. Caleb's death from a heart attack. His second attempt, when Peter fires webs against the buildings and uses himself as the lynchpin to stop the train is reminiscent of Jesus Christ's crucifixion; his physical appearance with feet down and arms outstretched is very much like a man on the cross. Seth meeting George Lucas and Zach taking Summer to the prom, which eventually switches as Zach meets Lucas and Seth goes after Summer.

    His first attempt, sticking his foot out onto the tracks, is reminiscent of Superman's usual method of stopping a train by catching it by the locomotive and planting his feet until it stops. Kirsten's addiction to alcohol and consequential car crash. When Peter stops the runaway subway, he makes references to two separate characters from literature/history. Trey (while under the influence of drugs) attempting to rape Marissa. Jameson is portrayed next to a full moon in one scene, and in John Jameson's final scene, he makes a mildly-superhuman leap from the docks onto a platform while coming to the aid of Mary Jane. The deterioration of Caleb and Julie's marriage, and his threats to divorce her. Jameson wears the same medallion that in the comics turned him into Man-Wolf. Trey's arrest (and subsequent acquittal) on charges related to a local bad girl, Jess, overdosing on drugs and nearly drowning at his 21st birthday party, with whom he begins to have a sexual relationship.

    The movie includes multiple references to the comic story arc where John Jameson becomes Man-Wolf. Trey Atwood's release from jail, temporary lodge with the Cohens, and move into Alex's old apartment. That's Thomas Jane's stunt double from the Punisher, a covert reference to the character (since Sony Pictures didn't have the film rights to use him explicitly). The arrival and departure of Carter Buckley, the new magazine editor for Newport Living, and his sexual tension with Kirsten. When MJ runs through the park in her wedding dress, she passes a man in black on the right side of the screen. The arrival and departure of Lance Baldwin, a man from Julie Cooper's past, who blackmails Julie with an 80's pornographic videotape (The Porn Identity) starring herself and Lance, which debuted at the Newport Living launch. In the film, Peter Parker is a physics major at Columbia University, interested in experimental nuclear physics and fusion power, while his comic book counterpart studies biochemistry/biophysics at the fictitious Empire State University. Summer breaking up with Zach after realizing she still had feelings for Seth, with whom she gets back together.

    The device he uses seems to be inspired by those used for inertial confinement fusion. Lindsay being confirmed by a DNA test to be Caleb's daughter, only to leave for Chicago with her mother. Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina) uses tritium to create nuclear fusion. The arrival and departure of Rebecca Bloom, Sandy's previous flame, wanting to clear her name for a crime that occurred years ago (and the death of her father, Sandy's mentor). The first one million copies of the US PSP included the movie free. Caleb suffering a minor heart attack, and his subsequent desire to become more-family oriented. Spider-Man 2 is the first movie to be released in UMD format for the PSP. Alex having a passionate, but short-lived, relationship with Marissa, and her low-key departure from Newport Beach.

    A hospital scene with the attempted removal of Octavius' tentacles is an allusion to scenes in Raimi's earlier Evil Dead films. Zach, Seth (and Summer) creating a comic book (and then graphic novel) based on the lives of their friends. Moments later, when Peter exits the ruined cafe, the banner has reattached to the building. Julie's ego-driven project of "Newport Living", a lifestyle magazine. When Doctor Octopus kidnaps Mary Jane, he knocks down a banner attached to a building. Jimmy Cooper's affair with Julie, who leaves for Maui after realizing that she and Caleb should try their marriage. Reports claim that the studio hopes to make at least six films. The discovery of Caleb's affair with Renee Wheeler, with whom he has a child, Lindsay, and attempts to develop a relationship with, culminating in his offer to adopt her.

    Before Spider-Man 2 was even released, it was announced that Spider-Man 3 would be released in 2007. The introduction of Alexandria 'Alex' Kelly, an emancipated 17-year-old who works at The Bait Shop nightclub with Seth, and both of them having an ensuing relationship. When he turns to look down the enormous wall of shelves and bombs, his reflection can be seen in a mirror used to create the illusion of a wall of pumpkin bombs. Caleb's resignation as CEO of the Newport Group, and corresponding appointment of Julie as CEO and Kirsten as CFO. At the end of the movie, when Harry Osborn, played by James Franco, discovers his father's hidden Green Goblin hideout, he walks up to a wall of shelves filled with pumpkin bombs. Caleb's arrest on bribery and related charges, ending with his acquittal after former employee, Renee Wheeler, testifies about their past affair. In the scene where Parker watches police cars go by, he is actually eating a tofu hot dog. Ryan's relationship with Lindsay, fellow student at Harbor High School on an academic scholarship, which complicates under the realization that Lindsay is actually Seth's aunt.

    Tobey Maguire is a vegetarian. The introduction of two new boyfriends, Summer's Zach, a "WASP version of Seth", and Marissa's D.J., her family's yard worker (who breaks up with her after realizing that they were together to anger Julie). He is the man in the far right during the scene where Spider-Man stops the train. Seth and Ryan's eventual return to Newport Beach. Voice actor Phil LaMarr makes a cameo as an extra. Seth's refusal to leave Portland, Oregon where he was staying with Luke and his father after running away in the season one finale. Actor Bruce Campbell also makes another cameo as the usher who won't let Peter into Mary Jane's play. Theresa lying to Ryan, telling him that she had a miscarriage.

    Spider-Man creator Stan Lee makes yet another cameo appearance (as he did in Spider-Man) during Spidey's first battle with Doc Ock at the side of building walls. Kirsten's outgoing and spoiled younger sister Hailey, notorious for not doing anything with her life, coming to stay and developing a relationship with Jimmy. The name of Peter's landlord, "Ditkovitch", was an obvious hat-tip to Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Luke's discovery of his father's homosexuality and eventual moving away from Orange County (and the series). Throughout the whole movie, the only points when Otto Octavius is called 'Doc Ock' or 'Doctor Octopus' are when Jonah Jameson suggests the names at the Daily Bugle, and in the final battle at the docks, where Spider-Man calls him "Ock." One of the suggested names is Doctor Strange, which is Steve Ditko's other major co-creation for Marvel Comics. Sandy's overbearing mother, Sophie, (nicknamed 'the Nana') coming to stay and announcing that she was dying of cancer. The controversy was rumored to have made early shooting on the movie somewhat uncomfortable, as Kirsten Dunst was dating Gyllenhaal at the time, but the actors were eventually able to put the controversy behind them. Ryan's ex-girlfriend and good friend Theresa, from Chino, who came to stay for a while and whose abusive fiancé Eddie forced her to flee.

    However, Maguire was in the end cleared to reprise his role as Peter Parker. Julie's short-lived relationship with Luke, and her subsequent engagement to Caleb (which many suspected was simply for money). At one point, the producers had Jake Gyllenhaal on standby to take up the part. Seth having to choose between Summer and his good friend Anna. Before the film was released, it was well-publicised that Tobey Maguire may have had to pull out of doing the film due to severe back pain. Marissa dealing with a substance abuse problem of drinking and drugs. However, after the film, Molina was widely lauded for his performance. Caleb's manipulations and dirty business deals.

    Octopus, because Molina has a Latino outward appearance and speaks British English, unlike his comic counterpart, who is a Caucasian American and speaks American English. Ryan dealing with the manipulative Oliver, who tried to take Marissa away. Fans were somewhat skeptical when Alfred Molina was cast as Dr. Sandy and Jimmy eventually going into business with a restaurant, only to be bought out by Caleb. Elements of the film's plot are taken from the Stan Lee written Spider-Man storylines "If this be My Destiny" (Amazing Spider-Man 31-33), Amazing Spider-Man #50, and the first Spider-Man annual. Sandy's changing of jobs from public defender to private attorney, which soon saw him disillusioned with the industry. Promotion, marketing and anticipation for this film had grown so much in late 2003, Sony was considering putting webbing along with the Spider-Man 2 logo on the bases at the 2003 World Series. Sandy's jealousy over Kirsten and Jimmy's old relationship.

    At different points in the film, Peter and Harry both sport the same outfit as Ash from the Evil Dead films. The marriage breakdown of Marissa's parents, Jimmy and Julie, as his business fraud was made public. "Doc Ock Suite" by Danny Elfman. Seth's love for Marissa's best friend, Summer Roberts, becoming a strange relationship. "Spidey Suite" by Danny Elfman. The destruction of Marissa's relationship with her boyfriend Luke, and his subsequent change in personality. "Someone to Die For" by Jimmy Gnecco and Brian May. Ryan's introduction and integration by Sandy into Orange County society, and his growing relationship with Marissa Cooper.

    "We Are" by Ana Johnsson. Nikki Griffin will return as Jess Sathers who is helped by Ryan Atwood with issues dealing with her boyfriend Jim. "The Night That the Lights Went Out in NYC" by The Ataris. Logan Marshall-Green returned as Trey Atwood who survived a gunshot wound only to leave town in the very same episode on a bus headed to Las Vegas. "Who I Am" by Smile Empty Soul. [1]. "Lucky You" by lostprophets. Samaire Armstrong will return as Anna Stern.

    "Give it Up" by Midtown. Nikki Reed will play Sadie Campbell, a cousin of Johnny Harper. "This Photograph Is Proof (I Know You Know)" by Taking Back Sunday. Willa Holland plays Kaitlin Cooper, Marissa's little sister who is more like their mother (vain, egotistical and conniving). "Woman" by Maroon 5. Lisa Rotondi plays Gwen Harper, Johnny's mother. "Gifts and Curses" by Yellowcard. Cam Gigandet plays Kevin Volchok, a fellow surfer who decided to try and make Ryan's life a living hell after he tried to pick on Johnny.

    "Hold On" by Jet. Jeff Hephner plays Matt Ramsey, Kurt Williams' former associate and currently the Vice-President under Sandy Cohen at the Newport Group. "Did You" by Hoobastank. Rob Brownstein played Kurt Williams, a potential buyer of the Newport Group. "Ordinary" by Train. Paula Trickey plays Veronica Townsend, Taylor's domineering mother who continuously hounds her daughter about her own appearance and the fact she doesn't have much of a social life. "Vindicated" by Dashboard Confessional. Blake Robbins played Don, a mafia soldier who badgered Jimmy for money, when he failed to pay back the money, Jimmy was severely beaten.

    Taylor is extremely lonely, and upon realizing this, Summer and Seth become friends with her. Autumn Reeser plays Taylor Townsend, an overachieving and conniving student who's even more superficial and vain than Summer, and who battles her for full control of Harbor School's social scene. Eric Mabius played Jack Hess, the extremely vindictive, misantrophic, and devious new Dean of Discipline of the Harbor School who was ultimately thrown out of the school by Sandy's bluff. Richard Voll played Glen Morgan, the husband of Charlotte and co-conspirator in her scams.

    Johnny Lewis plays Dennis "Chili" Childress, a surfer and skateboarder at Newport Union. Kayla Ewell plays Casey, Johnny's ex-girlfriend who cheated on him with Kevin Volchok. Ryan Donowho played Johnny Harper, a 17-year-old student at Newport Union who is into the beach and skateboarding, he had a huge crush on Marissa, his life was cut short after he falls from a cliff-top. Interestingly, the character's first name resembles the word 'charlatan.'.

    She tried to get Julie to scam people out of their money with a fake charity but Julie had the checks made out to a real substance abuse organization instead of the fake one. She seemed to share a lot of the same traits of Kirsten but uses this to try and manipulate the latter. Jeri Ryan played Charlotte Morgan, a con-artist Kirsten Cohen meets in rehab. Nikki Griffin played Jess Sathers, a sexy cocaine-addicted blonde to whom Trey was attracted.

    Marguerite Moreau played Reed Carlson, the executive of the graphic novel company for which Seth and Zach pitched their graphic novel. He survives the gunshot and eventually leaves the hospital and heads for Las Vegas. At the end of season two Trey is shot by Marissa. Logan Marshall-Green played Trey Atwood, Ryan's older brother who is released from jail.

    Johnny Messner played Lance Baldwin, an opportunistic man from Julie Cooper's past. Billy Campbell played Carter Buckley, the former editor of Newport Living Magazine, he left after he got a new job and came close to having a relationship with Kirsten. Kim Delaney played Rebecca Bloom, an old flame of Sandy's who started to come between his marriage with Kirsten. Olivia Wilde played Alex Kelly, who worked at the Bait Shop, who is Seth's, and later Marissa's, love interest.

    Kathleen York played Renee Wheeler, Lindsay's mother, who had an affair with Caleb Nichol. Shannon Lucio played Lindsay Gardner, a fellow student and Ryan's love interest, who lives with her mother, Renee Wheeler, in Chicago, Illinois. Nicholas Gonzalez played D.J., the Nichol's gardener and one of Marissa's love interests in the beginning of season two. Creator Josh Schwartz has said "He's off in Marin County working for Lucasfilm.".

    He eventually decided to let the two be together after realizing that they still loved one another. Michael Cassidy played Zach Stephens, who had an on-again/off-again relationship with Summer after Seth left at the end of Season 1. He returns for more apperances in Season Three. Neil Roberts, Summer's father.

    Michael Nouri plays Dr. Linda Lavin plays Sophie Cohen, Sandy's overbearing and obnoxious mother, referred to as "The Nana.". Eric Balfour played Eddie, Theresa's abusive fiancé. Shailene Woodley played Kaitlin Cooper for six episodes as Marissa's younger sister, returning midway through season 3.

    The end of season 2 showed reason to believe that she would become a better person. Amanda Righetti played Hailey Nichol, Kirsten's spoiled sister and love interest for Jimmy, who eventually left for Japan to pursue a job in the fashion industry. Taylor Handley played Oliver Trask, a mentally unbalanced teenager who infatuates over Marissa after meeting her in a therapy clinic. Navi Rawat plays Theresa, an old girlfriend of Ryan's.

    Kim, the Principal at Harbor High School where Ryan and his new friends attend. Rosalind Chao played Dr. Bonnie Somerville played Rachel, a colleague of Sandy's. Her character left in season one for Pittsburgh and will be returning in season three.

    Samaire Armstrong played Anna Stern, a female version of Seth who initially appeared for one episode but was brought back at fan request for several episodes. Bradley Stryker played Trey Atwood for two episodes as Ryan's older brother. Holly was best friends with Summer and Marissa until she got caught making out with Marissa's boyfriend Luke. Ashley Hartman played Holly Fischer for six episodes.

    He returned following Caleb's death at the end of the second season, but after running into financial troubles (and being attacked) he decided to leave Newport again early in the third season. for Maui. He was a regular cast member for episodes 1-34, but his character left the O.C. Tate Donovan played Jimmy Cooper, Marissa's (and sister Kaitlin's) father (and Julie's husband).

    It was found out that he was broke at the reading of his will, leaving Julie with nothing. Additionally, his is the first main character to be killed off when he had a heart attack. His character was recurring throughout the first season until he became a regular during the second season. Alan Dale played Caleb Nichol, Kirsten's uptight, unscrupulous and selfish businessman father and eventually Julie Cooper's husband.

    Chris Carmack played Luke Ward, Marissa's egotistic-turned-good-natured jock ex-boyfriend and regular cast member episodes 2-24. Rachel Bilson plays Summer Roberts, the strong-willed socialite of the four main teen characters — the love interest of Seth, and best friend to Marissa. By extension, she struggles to keep her daughter Marissa away from Ryan, whose own background in Chino is as far removed from Newport as is Julie's. An underlying motivation in Julie's actions comes from her effort to keep all aspects of her life far from a humble past in the decidedly less fashionable community of Riverside.

    Part of the fallout included being evicted from the mansion where she had been living; living in a condominium purchased for her under questionable circumstances and living in a trailer park. However, she eventually lost everything when it was discovered Caleb was broke at the time of his death. After Caleb's death, Julie showed signs of wanting to reconcile with Jimmy. After learning that he stole a large sum of money from clients, she eventually divorced Jimmy and married Caleb Nichol.

    Melinda Clarke plays Marissa's vain and scheming mother Julie Cooper (formerly Julie Cooper-Nichol), who was married to financial planner Jimmy Cooper in the beginning of the series. Mischa Barton plays Marissa Cooper, a local teenage girl whose once-seemingly-charmed life has many problems (alcohol abuse, her dysfunctional family, her romantic relationships, and exploring her sexuality among them). Seth is a stereotypical nerd who is known for his quick quips and popular culture references. Adam Brody plays Seth Cohen, the only child of Sandy and Kirsten.

    He has an on/off relationship with Marissa. Benjamin McKenzie plays Ryan Atwood, an outsider from Chino, California who is brought to live with the Cohen family in Newport. Kelly Rowan plays Kirsten Cohen, the wife of Sandy Cohen and the mother of Seth Cohen and former CFO of her late father's real estate company and has an off and on alcohol problem. He is currently the CEO of the Newport Group.

    Peter Gallagher plays Sandy Cohen, a good-natured lawyer and former public defender who brings Ryan Atwood to his home.