Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)

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

Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Writer:

Robert Rodriguez (script)

Stars:

Daryl Sabara, Alexa PenaVega, Antonio Banderas

3 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antonio Banderas	...	Gregorio Cortez
Carla Gugino	...	Ingrid Cortez
Alexa PenaVega	...	Carmen Cortez (as Alexa Vega)
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:

machete cortez character | espionage | reference to virtual reality game | superhero | spy | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Elijah Wood: Robert Rodriguez wrote the role of 'The Guy' with him in mind. Wood had previously starred in Rodriguez's The Faculty (1998) shortly before finding out about The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). The suit that Wood wore was originally one for the character Juni, but they spray-painted it silver and Cellotaped it to him as it barely fit. In the shot where Wood is kneeling down, talking to the others, he is actually looking at the ground to give the impression that he is towering over everybody.

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Goofs

After Juni wins the Mega Race, he stands up on his "hubcap," but in the next shot you see Juni flip the hubcap up like a skateboard. Juni never moved, but all of a sudden he's off the hubcap.

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Quotes

Juni: I haven't seen Carmen since Christmas. Last year.

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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 (1976) persona mid-scene. In the ending, we see audition tapes of Daryl Sabara and Alexa PenaVega for the original Spy Kids (2001) movie.

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Alternate Versions

The theatrical version of the movie contained some animatics made by Troublemaker Animation staff, in particular in the Pogoland scene. This was due to the fact that the animation companies Troublemaker shipped the film off to couldn't finish the animation in time. The animation was finished for the DVD release of the film, which is why some scenes look a bit different.

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Connections

Referenced in Nostalgia Critic: The Legend of Zorro (2015)

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Soundtracks

Spy Kids Main Title
Written by Harry Gregson-Williams, Gavin Greenaway and Heitor Pereira

User Reviews

Awesome for kids, not for nostalgia-hungry 18 year old-now 19.

I LOVED this as a kid, and whenever it came on Disney Channel, I had to watch it. I found it at a garage sale for only 50 cents and bought it. I was BORED half the time! I kept naming movies in my head that I would RATHER be watching! I just don't care for it anymore.

If you are a kid, definitely see this, and have fun, For everyone else, don't bother. Stallone as the villain is the main thing that kept me going until the end.

I have read complaints on the 3D. I have never watched that version and I also don't need to since I have a lazy eye and can't see 3D.

In short-kids, see it. Preteens and up-skip it.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 July 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Filming Locations:

Master Blaster, Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort - 400 N Liberty Avenue, New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$38,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$32,500,000, 27 July 2003

Gross USA:

$111,761,982

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$197,101,678

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