Forty-two years later, this classic original was remade in 2004 by director Jonathan Demme (and co-producer Tina Sinatra) as an action-thriller (tagline: "Everything is under control").You see me." Max lifted gas canisters tossed at him, and caused a shock-wave sending officers and cars flying.Other officers fired their guns at Max, who deflected the bullets with electrical charges.Spider-Man arrived and was able o calm the dangerous situation.Max was pleased to see Spider-Man, his hero, and reminded him of how he had been saved earlier ("I walked into the street.Thiswill be the high point of my day.It""s all downhill from here.He briefly introduced his conformist, emotionally-tight wife - a shrill and materialistic, frigid 40-ish wife Carolyn (Annette Bening) who sported color-coordinated gardening shears, gloves and clogs while snipping at roses ("American Beauties") lining her white picket fence, o superficially make her home""s appearance more beautiful and perfect.In the local saloon, he was confronted by gunslinger Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen, whom he accidentally covered with the contents of an overturned spitoon.Rittenhouse and her neighbor Mrs.Whitehead (Margaret Irving)Spaulding""s and Chandler""s repeated introductions of themselves (a mockery of introductions in general)an hilarious leg-holding scene (a masterful pantomiming performance)an unbelievable boxing/wrestling match between he Professor and Mrs.