Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)

Carmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker (Stallone). It's up to Juni to save his sister, and ultimately the world.

Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Writer:

Robert Rodriguez (script)

Stars:

Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antonio Banderas	...	Gregorio Cortez
Carla Gugino	...	Ingrid Cortez
Alexa Vega	...	Carmen Cortez
Daryl Sabara	...	Juni Cortez
Ricardo Montalban	...	Grandfather
Holland Taylor	...	Grandmother
Sylvester Stallone	...	Toymaker
Mike Judge	...	Donnagon Giggles
Salma Hayek	...	Cesca Giggles
Matt O'Leary	...	Gary Giggles
Emily Osment	...	Gerti Giggles
Ryan Pinkston	...	Arnold (as Ryan James Pinkston)
Robert Vito	...	Rez
Bobby Edner	...	Francis
Courtney Jines	...	Demetra

Storyline

Under-age agents Juni and Carmen Cortez set out on their newest most mind-blowing mission yet: journeying inside the virtual reality world of a 3-D video game designed to outsmart them, as the awe-inspiring graphics and creatures of gaming come to real life. Relying on humor, gadgetry, bravery, family bonds and lightning-quick reflexes, the Spy Kids must battle through tougher and tougher levels of the game, facing challenges that include racing against road warriors and surfing on boiling lava, in order to save the world from a power hungry villain.

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Plot Keywords:

spy | virtual reality | villain | mission | trapped | 

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Taglines:

The Game is over

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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 peril

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 July 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Spy Kids 3

Filming Locations:

Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$39,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,035,405 (Spain) (20 August 2004)

Gross:

$1,758,320 (Spain) (27 August 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, Los Hooligans Productions, Troublemaker Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First movie appearance of Selena Gomez.

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Goofs

At the end of the movie, when Dinky Winks waves his branding iron at the camera, it spells D-I-N-K-Y. This means that his name would end up branded onto the robot backwards - (if it's even possible to brand a robot, of course).

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Toymaker: Game over.

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Crazy Credits

The closing credits include outtakes with the cast and crew, including a moment when Sylvester Stallone goes into his Rocky persona mid-scene. At the end we see audition tapes of Daryl Sabara and Alexa Vega for the original Spy Kids movie.

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Connections

Referenced in Inside Troublemaker Studios (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Heart Drive"
Written by Robert Rodriguez, Carl Thiel and Donnell "Overlord" Robinson
Performed by Bobby Edner and Alexa Vega
Produced by Carl Thiel and Robert Rodriguez

User Reviews

irredeemably stupid

What a mess. There are clever ideas here and there, a few laughs, the occasional decent special effect (I saw this on TV so didn't see it in 3D, which perhaps would have made the generally disappointing effects more impressive), but the lame, tossed-together script and the lack of any cohesion to the final product make this only barely watchable. This movie seems to just be going through the motions; you can't even call it formulaic because it barely attempts to even stick with any formula, it's more like random stuff thrown in here and there. As for the ending, well, it's main purpose was to create an excuse (and not a very good one) to have cameos by everyone who was in the first two movies (allowing them to list Bandaras first in the credits even though he's on screen for only a couple of minutes), and the final showdown is so utterly moronic that words fail me.

At the same time, I didn't actually hate it. I wasn't in pain watching it. It was a mindless Saturday afternoon movie and I watched it as mindlessly as I could and occasionally enjoyed it. But after the very fun second movie (which I thought superior to the first), this was a great disappointment. I'd advise skipping it.