Agent Cody Banks (2003)

Director:

Harald Zwart

Writers (WGA):

Ashley Miller (screenplay) &
Zack Stentz (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

14 March 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Family | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Save the world. Get the girl. Pass math.

Plot:

A government agent trains Cody Banks in the ways of covert operations that require younger participants.

Plot Keywords:

CIA | Scientist | Runaway Car | Snowboard | Prep School

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Frankie Muniz	...	Cody Banks
Hilary Duff	...	Natalie Connors
Angie Harmon	...	Ronica Miles
Keith David	...	CIA Director
Cynthia Stevenson	...	Mrs. Banks
Arnold Vosloo	...	Molay
Daniel Roebuck	...	Mr. Banks
Ian McShane	...	Brinkman
Darrell Hammond	...	Earl
Martin Donovan	...	Dr. Connors
Marc Shelton	...	Surveillance Van Agent
Chris Gauthier	...	Surveillance Van Agent
Harry Van Gorkum	...	Double Agent
Connor Widdows	...	Alex Banks
Eliza Norbury	...	Mom

Also Known As:

Cody Banks (USA) (working title)
L'agent Cody Banks (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for action violence, mild language and some sensual content.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Iceland:L | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG (No. 39151)

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

When Cody and Natalie are meeting in the café, the Norwegian ice-cream brand 'Diplom is' is shown in the background on the wall behind Natalie. Also the 'Diplom-Is jenta' is seen on the floor to the left behind Natalie. Harald Zwart always puts in a couple of items from Norway in his movies. He has also put in the scarf from his local soccer team, FFK (Fredrikstad Fotballklubb), which you can see hangs from the door to his room. There is even a pennant on the wall of his (Cody Banks') room from the same soccer team. The colors are red and white on both the scarf and the pennant.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Cody and Ronica arrive at the secret lair, you can faintly see the green screen reflected off of Ronica's foil suit.

Quotes:

Cody Banks: All her classes, isn't that kind of creepy?
CIA Director: Creepy? We're the CIA, creepy is what we do.

Movie Connections:

References One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Soundtrack:

I'm A Player

just a kids movie

This is an okay kids' movie; but as college students who often enjoy kids' movies we did not enjoy it. The most irritating thing about this movie for me is that near the beginning of the movie he was 16 and getting his driver's license, and later in the movie he was 15. The entire movie was full of inconsistencies and overall annoying if you cannot stop thinking while watching a movie. We liked Hilary Duff's role, and the plot line on the romance was cute. Frankie and Hilary's chemistry was the best part of the movie.