I Spy (2002)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Betty Thomas

Writers (WGA):

Morton S. Fine (characters) &
David Friedkin (characters) ...

Release Date:

1 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

Attitude meets espionage

Plot:

Based on the 1960's television series I Spy. A professional athlete (boxer - Eddie Murphy) has to help a U.S. government agent recover a missing jet.

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Boxing | Espionage | Top Secret | Parody

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Eddie Murphy	...	Kelly
Owen Wilson	...	Alex
Famke Janssen	...	Rachel
Malcolm McDowell	...	Gundars
Gary Cole	...	Carlos
Phill Lewis	...	Jerry
Viv Leacock	...	T.J.
Keith Dallas	...	Lunchbox
Tate Taylor	...	Lieutenant Percy
Lynda Boyd	...	Edna
Bill Mondy	...	McIntyre
Larry Merchant	...	Vegas Commentator
Sugar Ray Leonard	...	Vegas Commentator
Jimmy Lennon Jr.	...	Vegas Ring Announcer
Joe Cortez	...	Vegas Referee

Also Known As:

I-Spy (USA) (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence, some sexual content and language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hungarian | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | Canada:13+ | USA:PG-13 (No.38103) | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12A (cut)

Filming Locations:

Buda Castle, Budapest, Hungary

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The characters from the TV series are reversed in this film version. In the original TV series, Kelly Robinson (not Alexander Scott) was the white guy and the athlete, while Alexander Scott was the black guy and the non-athlete. In both cases, however, the Bill Cosby /Eddie Murphy character was a less experienced spy than the Robert Culp /'Owen Wilson' character.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Kelly and Alex leave the warehouse to go to the party at 20:00 they enter a Mercedes Benz S-Class Limousine (W140). However, as they approach the entrance to the party, when the scene is inside the car, the dashboard design is that of a Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W124). Also, the car that Alex and Kelly get out of is not a super-stretch Mercedes limousine with darkly tinted windows. It appears to be a standard stretch sedan likely a Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W124).

Quotes:

Rachel: The switchblade is undetectable through radar, infra red, even the human eye.

Movie Connections:

Featured in I Spy: Gadgets & Gizmos (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Látod zokog a szívem

Cute, likable movie

This movie pretty much has nothing to do with the original 60's series. After watching what Hollywood has done with the Avengers and the Wild, Wild West this is most likely a blessing on the part of the classic TV show. Anyway this movie pretty much is the typical standard buddy cop movie mixed in with the standard spy movie. Eddie Murphy hams it up as a very annoying boxing champion recruited to help Owen Wilson find a invisible jet.(Shades of wonder woman anyone?) So of course mayhem follows right after them. Owen Wilson is very enjoyable as the clumsy spy just trying to get his job done. His performance gives the movie sort of a charming feeling that saves it from being a jumbled farce. Overall this movie won't win any Oscars, but it's a nice film for a Saturday afternoon at the movies.