Spymate (2006)

Minkey, a super-spy primate, and his partner Mike were the two best spies in the business. For years, they made every mission possible... But when Mike retired to raise his baby girl, ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Vince

Writers:

Anna McRoberts (screenplay), Anne Vince (screenplay),

Stars:

Barry Bostwick, Jay Brazeau, Richard Kind

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Barry Bostwick	...	President
Jay Brazeau	...	Ringmaster
Richard Kind	...	Dr. Farley
Kathryn Kirkpatrick	...	Betty
Taras Kostyuk	...	Melmar
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge	...	Fly
Louie	...	Minkey
Pat Morita	...	Kiro
Chris Potter	...	Mike Muggins
Emma Roberts	...	Amelia
Debra Jo Rupp	...	Edith
Michael Bailey Smith	...	Hugo
Musetta Vander	...	Dr. Amour
Troy Yorke	...	Lightning
Mark Acheson	...	Rocco

Storyline

Minkey, a super-spy primate, and his partner Mike were the two best spies in the business. For years, they made every mission possible... But when Mike retired to raise his baby girl, Amelia, he never predicted that life would come full circle. Ten years later, Amelia -- who has invented a revolutionary chemical drill -- is kidnapped and whisked off to Japan by her hero, Dr. Farley, who is planning a highly dangerous experiment that could cause a massive earthquake and destroy the entire world. Mike and Minkey partner up one last time for their most important mission ever: saving Amelia -- and the world -- from the clutches of the evil Dr. Farley.

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Plot Keywords:

spy | ninja master | chimp | secret mission | trained animal | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild action violence

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 January 2006 (Japan)

Also Known As:

James Mono: Super Detective

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Keystone Family Pictures, Téléfilm Canada, SpyChimp Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Minkey is shown playing Ratchet & Clank (2002) (VG) for the Playstation 2.

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Goofs

Towards the end of the film the president states that "Air Force One is standing by in Tokyo." The call sign Air Force One is only given to the aircraft that is carrying the president and since the president was not onboard, it would not have that call sign.

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Connections

Features Ghost in the Shell (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Entry Of The Gladiators"
Julius Fucík (as Julius Fucik) & Daniel Janin
Associated Production Music LLC

User Reviews

Kids might like it

Going into this movie, I realized even before it started that I am not the audience for this kind of movie. I am an adult, and this movie was made for kids. While watching it, I did see why kids aged 8 or under might like it. The 10 year old girl is portrayed as being intelligent, there is plenty of slapstick, and what the chimpanzee is portrayed as doing will interest kids.

So kids might like this movie. What will adults think? Well, I will admit that a few things impressed me about the movie. The production values, including filming in several countries, make the movie look slicker and more expensive than typical direct-to-video kiddie flicks. And adults will be impressed by what the chimpanzee trainers were able to do with the chimpanzee. But despite things like these, I found the movie heavy going. It's very simple-minded at times, almost insulting to the intelligence. The movie also portrays some foreign people in a somewhat uncomfortable way that's close to being racist. If parents rent this movie for their kids, I recommend that they exit the living room while their kids watch the movie.