Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)

The Cortez siblings set out for a mysterious island, where they encounter a genetic scientist and a set of rival spy kids.

Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Writer:

Robert Rodriguez

Stars:

Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antonio Banderas	...	Gregorio Cortez
Carla Gugino	...	Ingrid Cortez
Alexa Vega	...	Carmen Cortez
Daryl Sabara	...	Juni Cortez
Steve Buscemi	...	Romero
Mike Judge	...	Donnagon
Danny Trejo	...	Machete
Cheech Marin	...	Felix Gumm
Matt O'Leary	...	Gary Giggles
Emily Osment	...	Gerti Giggles
Ricardo Montalban	...	Grandfather
Holland Taylor	...	Grandmother
Alan Cumming	...	Fegan Floop
Taylor Momsen	...	President's Daughter
Christopher McDonald	...	President of the USA

Storyline

Exploring the further adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, who have now joined the family spy business as Level 2 OSS agents. Their new mission is to save the world from a mad scientist living on a volcanic island populated by an imaginative menagerie of creatures. On this bizarre island, none of the Cortez's gadgets work and they must rely on their wits--and each other--to survive and save the day.

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Plot Keywords:

island | spy | scientist | mad scientist | sequel | 

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Taglines:

Little Spies. Big Attitudes

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for action sequences and brief rude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 August 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Spy Kids 2

Filming Locations:

Arenal Lake, Costa Rica

Box Office

Budget:

$39,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$70,048 (South Africa) (31 January 2003)

Gross:

$198,314 (South Africa) (21 February 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, Troublemaker Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Robert Rodriguez, the theme park at the beginning of the film was originally going to be Disneyland, but Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington was used instead.

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Goofs

At the end of Juni's battle with the skeletons, the skeletons stumble backward and for a split second before the camera cuts away, then suddenly disappear completely.

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Quotes

Gary Giggles: Can't let you bust up my dad's machine... so I'm gonna have to... bust you up!

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Crazy Credits

Filmed in TROUBLEVISION

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Connections

Featured in Ten Minute Film School: Big Movies Made Cheap (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Floop's Dream"
Performed by Alan Cumming
Words and Music by Robert Rodriguez

User Reviews

more fun than its occasionally silly predecessor

As the story begins, Juni and Carmen Cortez are agents on the rise in the new Spy Kids division of the OSS. Despite all of their skills and accomplishments, they're denied a promotion in the agency as a result of blatant nepotism. Still determined to make their mark—and more importantly to upstage a pair of rival agents—they intervene in a mission to travel to a mysterious island and retrieve a sophisticated thingamajig that could be a potent threat if it falls into the wrong hands. Engaging sequel is far less cheesy than its predecessor, has a much better story, and an abundance of imaginative visual effects accompanied by exciting, cliffhanger-style action. Overlong, and still corny at times, but has just enough ingredients to entertain all audiences. ***