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Spy Kids

  • 20012001
  • PGPG
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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Alan Cumming, Daryl Sabara, and Alexa PenaVega in Spy Kids (2001)
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  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Comedy

Using high tech gadgets, two kids have to save their reactivated OSS top spy parents when they're taken by an evil, high tech enemy.Using high tech gadgets, two kids have to save their reactivated OSS top spy parents when they're taken by an evil, high tech enemy.Using high tech gadgets, two kids have to save their reactivated OSS top spy parents when they're taken by an evil, high tech enemy.

IMDb RATING
5.6/10
116K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,905
118
  • Director
    • Robert Rodriguez
  • Writer
    • Robert Rodriguez
  • Stars
    • Alexa PenaVega
    • Daryl Sabara
    • Antonio Banderas
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert Rodriguez
  • Writer
    • Robert Rodriguez
  • Stars
    • Alexa PenaVega
    • Daryl Sabara
    • Antonio Banderas
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 233User reviews
    • 121Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 10 nominations

    Videos4

    Spy Kids
    Trailer 1:35
    Spy Kids
    Spy Kids: Blu-Ray
    Trailer 1:06
    Spy Kids: Blu-Ray
    Spy Kids
    Trailer 1:41
    Spy Kids
    What to Stream (and Where) for a Family Movie Marathon
    Full Episode 3:31
    What to Stream (and Where) for a Family Movie Marathon

    Photos158

    Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Daryl Sabara, and Alexa PenaVega in Spy Kids (2001)
    Teri Hatcher and Alexa PenaVega in Spy Kids (2001)
    Robert Rodriguez in Spy Kids (2001)
    Daryl Sabara and Alexa PenaVega in Spy Kids (2001)
    Daryl Sabara and Alexa PenaVega in Spy Kids (2001)
    Alan Cumming, Daryl Sabara, and Alexa PenaVega in Spy Kids (2001)
    Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino in Spy Kids (2001)
    Daryl Sabara and Alexa PenaVega in Spy Kids (2001)
    Daryl Sabara in Spy Kids (2001)
    Alan Cumming in Spy Kids (2001)
    Spy Kids (2001)
    Spy Kids (2001)

    Top cast

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    Alexa PenaVega
    Alexa PenaVega
    • Carmen Cortezas Carmen Cortez
    Daryl Sabara
    Daryl Sabara
    • Juni Cortezas Juni Cortez
    Antonio Banderas
    Antonio Banderas
    • Gregorio Cortezas Gregorio Cortez
    Carla Gugino
    Carla Gugino
    • Ingrid Cortezas Ingrid Cortez
    Alan Cumming
    Alan Cumming
    • Fegan Floopas Fegan Floop
    Tony Shalhoub
    Tony Shalhoub
    • Alexander Minionas Alexander Minion
    Teri Hatcher
    Teri Hatcher
    • Ms. Gradenkoas Ms. Gradenko
    Cheech Marin
    Cheech Marin
    • Felix Gummas Felix Gumm
    Robert Patrick
    Robert Patrick
    • Mr. Lispas Mr. Lisp
    Danny Trejo
    Danny Trejo
    • Macheteas Machete
    Mike Judge
    Mike Judge
    • Donnagonas Donnagon…
    Richard Linklater
    Richard Linklater
    • Cool Spyas Cool Spy
    Guillermo Navarro
    Guillermo Navarro
    • Pastoras Pastor
    Johnny Reno
    • Agent Johnnyas Agent Johnny
    Shannon Shea
    Shannon Shea
    • FoOglie #1as FoOglie #1…
    Norman Cabrera
    • FoOglie #2as FoOglie #2…
    Trant Batey
    • FoOglie #3as FoOglie #3…
    Andy W. Bossley
    • Bratas Brat
    • Director
      • Robert Rodriguez
    • Writer
      • Robert Rodriguez
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Gregorio and Ingrid are the two greatest secret agents the world has ever known: masters of disguise, mavens of invention, able to stop wars before they even start. Working for separate countries, they are sent to eliminate their most dangerous enemy...each other. But in an exotic corner of the world when they finally come face to face, they fall in love instead and embark on the most dangerous mission they have ever faced: raising a family. Now nine years later, after their retirement, having exchanged the adventure of espionage for parenthood, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez are called back in to action. When their former colleagues, the world's most formidable spies, start disappearing one by one, the Cortez's are forced to take on techno-wizard Fegan Floop and his evil, egg-headed sidekick, Minion. But when the unthinkable happens and they too disappear, unfortunately there are only two people in the world who can rescue them...their kids. —Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com>
    • machete cortez character
    • secret agent
    • rescue
    • spy
    • espionage
    • 103 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Real Spies... only smaller
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
      • Family
      • Sci-Fi
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG for action sequences
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The Thumb-Thumbs are based on a drawing that Robert Rodriguez did as a child.
    • Goofs
      Ms. Gradenko's bald cap is often disappointingly apparent after she has portions of her hair burned off.
    • Quotes

      Gregorio Cortez: [sees Ms. Gradenko's hair; half of it is burned off due to a previous encounter she had with Carmen and Juni] Ms. Gradenko... I think.

      Ms. Gradenko: Oh, it's me all right. I owe my new look to your children.

      Gregorio Cortez: Remind me to raise their allowance.

    • Crazy credits
      After the credits, we see one more panning shot of one of the hallways in Floop's castle.
    • Alternate versions
      A longer version of the film, titled "Spy Kids: Special Edition" was re-issued in US theaters on August 8, 2001. It contained a new scene involving a cave full of sleeping sharks. The scene was always intended to be in the movie, but the original budget did not allow for the special effects needed. After the movie was a hit, Rodriguez was able to complete the scene. This scene was not included in the DVD release of the film, which featured the original theatrical version. However, this scene is available on the Blu-ray.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Say It Isn't So/Wit/The Brothers/The Tailor of Panama/The Gleaners and I (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Esmeralda
      Written and Performed by Peter Atanasoff and P.J. Pesce

    User reviews233

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Secret Agents have never been so much fun - 3 cheers for Robert Rodriguez!
    Robert Rodriguez is not the first person you'd suggest to make a children's film. As entertaining as 'Desperado', 'The Faculty' and 'From Dusk Till dawn' are, you wouldn't line them up alongside 'Toy Story 2' and 'The Jungle Book' for good, old-fashioned family entertainment. Yet, as this energetic, light-hearted Bondesque spoof proves, Rodriguez has the talent to turn his hand to just about anything, and inject it with the suspense and adrenalin that are his trademark.

    From the gloriously OTT opening scene (which tells the story of how two agents sent to kill each other fall in love and settle down) to the last second, 'Spy Kids' doesn't miss a trick. The obligatory gizmos, mad villains and dastardly plot to take over the world are all there, along with a star cast all playing their roles with tongues firmly in cheek. The action/humour mix is extremely well-balanced too, with some hilarious visual gags sitting within a sharp script and Banderas, in particular, revels taking a sly swipe at his normal 'strong yet silent Latino' image. Yet, refreshingly for a children's film, it's never patronising, never obvious, and genuinely original in places (soldiers made of thumbs, secret agents transformed into tellytubby-type TV characters - imagine Goldeneye-meets-Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory-meets-Any Tim Burton film and you'll be close). In truth, some of the surreal moments and the more graphic effects may get a little too much for younger kids at times, but these moments are few and far between.

    Ok, it's a 'U' certificate and you may well have to sit through the trailer for 'See Spot Run', but don't let that put you off. This is one of the better films you'll see this year, and the best out over Easter by quite a way. Go and have some fun.

    8/10
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    10
    • 0rbita1
    • Jul 10, 2001

    FAQ1

    • How did Ms. Gradenko lose her hair?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 30, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Điệp Viên Nhí
    • Filming locations
      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dimension Films
      • Troublemaker Studios
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $112,719,001
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $26,546,881
      • Apr 1, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $147,934,180
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • SDDS
      • DTS-ES
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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