[His character name, Lucas, pays homage to George Lucas who directed Ford inAmerican Graffiti (1973)andStar Wars (1977).e., cutting the scene in which Roy Neary goes crazy and hrows dirt into his family""s house to recreate his vision of the mountainous mound, and adding footage to the scene of the discovery of the ship in the Gobi desert), plus some additional scenes - mostly footage of Neary""s entrance into the interior of the giant spacecraft at the film""s conclusion.K.Simmons), who continued to regard Spider-Man as a menacing criminal.During a bank robbery sequence, mad scientist Doctor Octopus, believing that he could have "the power of the sun in the palm of my hand" if only he had money, seized bank customer Aunt May as hostage - who was saved from certain death on the side of the building by Spider-Man.Screenwriter Harry Behn based his script on a story by author Laurence Stallings, who based his writing on his own gritty wartime experiences as a Marine serving in N.It was a phenomenal hit - the third-highest grossing film of the summer of 1999.The film received one Academy Award Oscar nomination: Best Makeup.Also the recipient of an MTV Award for Best On-Screen Duo (Myers and Troyer) and Best Villain (Myers).