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Spy Kids

  • 20012001
  • PGPG
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
121K
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POPULARITY
1,608
193
Alan Cumming, Daryl Sabara, and Alexa PenaVega in Spy Kids (2001)
Trailer
Play trailer1:35
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ActionAdventureComedy
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
121K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,608
193
  • Director
    • Robert Rodriguez
  • Writer
    • Robert Rodriguez
  • Stars
    • Alexa PenaVega
    • Daryl Sabara
    • Antonio Banderas
  • Director
    • Robert Rodriguez
  • Writer
    • Robert Rodriguez
  • Stars
    • Alexa PenaVega
    • Daryl Sabara
    • Antonio Banderas
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 242User reviews
    • 125Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 10 nominations

    Videos4

    Spy Kids
    Trailer 1:35
    Watch Spy Kids
    Spy Kids: Blu-Ray
    Trailer 1:06
    Watch Spy Kids: Blu-Ray
    Spy Kids
    Trailer 1:41
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    SPY KIDS: those were the days
    Clip 0:36
    Watch SPY KIDS: those were the days

    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 Cortez
    • (as Alexa Vega)
    Daryl Sabara
    Daryl Sabara
    • Juni Cortez
    Antonio Banderas
    Antonio Banderas
    • Gregorio Cortez
    Carla Gugino
    Carla Gugino
    • Ingrid Cortez
    Alan Cumming
    Alan Cumming
    • Fegan Floop
    Tony Shalhoub
    Tony Shalhoub
    • Alexander Minion
    Teri Hatcher
    Teri Hatcher
    • Ms. Gradenko
    Cheech Marin
    Cheech Marin
    • Felix Gumm
    Robert Patrick
    Robert Patrick
    • Mr. Lisp
    Danny Trejo
    Danny Trejo
    • Machete
    Mike Judge
    Mike Judge
    • Donnagon…
    Richard Linklater
    Richard Linklater
    • Cool Spy
    Guillermo Navarro
    Guillermo Navarro
    • Pastor
    Johnny Reno
    • Agent Johnny
    Shannon Shea
    Shannon Shea
    • FoOglie #1…
    Norman Cabrera
    • FoOglie #2…
    Trant Batey
    • FoOglie #3…
    Andy W. Bossley
    • Brat
    • Director
      • Robert Rodriguez
    • Writer
      • Robert Rodriguez
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The Thumb-Thumbs are based on a drawing that Robert Rodriguez did as a child.
    • Goofs
      When Gregorio and Ingrid escape and encounter the hallway with the floor of falling puzzle pieces, the pieces fall into a deep hole. But after Gregorio peels his face from the Plexiglas, you can see that the puzzle pieces are on top of the Plexiglas, not underneath it.
    • 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
      Dedicated to Mum and Daddy-O
    • 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 Siskel & Ebert: 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 reviews242

    Review
    Review
    Featured 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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    • Jul 10, 2001

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    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
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    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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