I often wonder what it would look like if a Spider-Man movie were produced by a major studio with the same budget as the first Superman movie, say, a year after the Superman movie came out. This would be 1979. What would it be like in terms of presentation? Actors involved? The plot narrative? The villain? Could have been interesting.
villain idea- to keep the budget low, Kingpin, Enforcers (and glimpses of other unpowered Maggia folk like Silvermane, etc.)
Peter- Nick Hammond was great, but he was clearly set up to be a grad-school-aged Peter. Who could have played a high school junior/senior circa 1979?
Ladyfriends: Mary Jane, Gwen, Betty? Maybe all three could be seen?
Jonah Jameson: hmm. this was the era of "Lou Grant", after all. Wonder who could have fit the bill, and who would be willing to have the haircut and mustache.
Aunt May: Aunt May was clearly elderly in the comics, but would they have cast someone very aged, with the expectation that she'd continue for another movie? I don't know.