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

In the party scene, when all the metal objects are flying up to the magnet, you see china plates going up too. However, in an agency like the O.S.S., it's just possible that the plates are actually metal objects (such as weapons) disguised as China plates.

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Quotes

Juni: Well, at least we can still laugh.
Carmen: About what?
Juni: Thinking about whatever Gary and Gerti are doing right now!

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Crazy Credits

The film's MPAA rating appears at the very end of the closing credits - as part of the regular scrolling credits rather than on the screen by itself. What is also unusual is the rating usually appears at the start of a film, not the end.

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Connections

Featured in Bad Movie Beatdown: Spy Kids 3D- Game Over (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Oye Como Spy"
Written by Robert Rodriguez and David Garza
Performed by Los Lobos
Administered by Bug Music, Inc.
Los Lobos appears courtesy of Hollywood Records
'Oye Como Va' written by Tito Puente
Published by EMI Full Keel Music

User Reviews

Horrible

I have seen some bad movies, but this has to be in the top 5. The Special effects were the worst I have ever seen (recently), and the acting is even worse. I think a 10 year old could have wrote a better script. Like 80% of the movie looked like it was a green screen. The only movie worse than this is Jaws: The Revenge. I think you should avoid this movie. I would rather watch jaws 3 than have to watch this movie again. The original was a okay movie, but this movie is not worth your time. the fight scenes are the worst I have ever scene. The jokes fell flat every time. I can not think of one good thing about this movie. Avoid this movie.