The Spy Next Door (2010)

Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau.

Director:

Brian Levant

Writers:

Jonathan Bernstein (screenplay), James Greer (screenplay)

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Amber Valletta, Billy Ray Cyrus

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Chan	...	Bob Ho
Amber Valletta	...	Gillian
Madeline Carroll	...	Farren
Will Shadley	...	Ian
Alina Foley	...	Nora
Magnús Scheving	...	Anton Poldark (as Magnus Scheving)
Billy Ray Cyrus	...	Colton James
George Lopez	...	Glaze
Katherine Boecher	...	Creel
Mia Stallard	...	Cute Girl
Maverick McWilliams	...	Chad
Quinn Mason	...	Carl
Margaret Murphy	...	Mom
Esodie Geiger	...	Principal
Arron Shiver	...	Scientist

Storyline

Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids (who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau). When one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob's longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family.

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Plot Keywords:

cia | spy | single mother | terrorist | chinese | 

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Taglines:

Part spy, part babysitter, all hero.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for sequences of action violence and some mild rude humor

Details

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Production Notes

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 January 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Spy Next Door

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,877,043, 17 January 2010, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$24,268,828, 28 February 2010

Company Credits

Production Co:

Relativity Media, Robert Simonds Productions, Spy Next Door

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Intelligence agencies referred to in the film include the CIA, the Chinese Secret Service, and an unnamed agency that Russian agents operated for.

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Goofs

Bob uses a laser to cut out a section of the grate. Although the laser moves in a circular motion, the bars are cut in a straight line.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Nora: Mom! Jethro's eating my underwear!
[pronounced 'unduweahw']

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes from the film play during the end credits.

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Connections

References Octopussy (1983)

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Soundtracks

Secret Agent Man
Written by Steve Barri and P.F. Sloan (as Phil Sloan)
Performed by Johnny Rivers
Courtesy of Soul City Records, Inc.

User Reviews

Excellent viewing for family...because it is a KIDS MOVIE!!!!!

Seriously, people are so affected by reviews of films that if anything comes out, it has to be the new Avatar or Dark Knight. The minute they hear Jackie Chan in a kids movie, they already hate it! What gives? Yes this movie is a kids cliché movie...but it has Jackie Chan in it! This man has more charisma than any other actor that I know of. Last year he made a violent dramatic film called Shinjuku Incident and now he plays like a father character in this one! Now that's good transition into being an actor! Anyway, don't want to spoil anything - it really is a fun movie. Ignore the other reviews because they are fan-boys expecting Jackie Chan to fight in Drunken Master III or Police Story 6 or Project A III etc etc etc.

10 out of 10 easily for me...and I yawned during Avatar!