The first Nicholas Hammond-fronted Spider-Man picture, 1977's Spider-Man was actually the 88-minute pilot episode for the live-action Spider-Man series of the '70s.
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Here, we get the standard Spidey origin story of being bitten by a radioactive spider, but then things take a turn for the weird when ol' Web-head has to stop a mind-controlling villain from seizing $50 million in bank money and manipulating ten civilians from committing suicide.