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5.8Carmen and Juni think their parents are boring. Little do they know that in their day, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez were the top secret agents from their respective countries. They gave up that life to raise their children. Now, the disappearances of several of their old colleagues forces the Cortez' return from retirement. What they didn't count on was Carmen and Juni joining the "family business."
Cast
- Alexa PenaVega as Carmen Cortez
- Daryl Sabara as Juni Cortez
- Antonio Banderas as Gregorio Cortez
- Carla Gugino as Ingrid Cortez
- Alan Cumming as Fegan Floop
- Tony Shalhoub as Alexander Minion
Themes
- double life
- sibling relationship
- parent child relationship
- loss of loved one
- secret agent
- robot
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Ratings
IMDb
5.6/10
131,798 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
71/100
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 3 wins & 10 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Robert Rodriguez
- Written by
- Robert Rodriguez
- Produced by
- Elizabeth Avellán Robert Rodriguez
- Starring
- Alexa Vega Daryl Sabara Antonio Banderas Carla Gugino Alan Cumming Teri Hatcher Cheech Marin Danny Trejo Robert Patrick Tony Shalhoub
- Cinematography
- Guillermo Navarro
- Edited by
- Robert Rodriguez
- Music by
- Danny Elfman Gavin Greenaway Heitor Pereira John Debney Robert Rodriguez Los Lobos
- Production company
- Troublemaker Studios
- Distributed by
- Dimension Films
- Release dates
- March 18, 2001 ( 2001-03-18 ) ( Disney California Adventure ) March 30, 2001 ( 2001-03-30 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 88 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $35 million
- Box office
- $147.9 million
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
- Director
- Robert Rodriguez
- Screenwriter
- Robert Rodriguez
- Cast member
- Guillermo Navarro
- Composer
- John Debney
- Producer
- Elizabeth Avellán Ochoa
- Production company
- Dimension Films
- Cinematographer
- Guillermo Navarro
- Filming location
- Chile
- Duration
- 84
- FilmAffinity ID
- 273439
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.miramax.com/movie/spy-kids
Show 9 more facts
- publication date
- 2001-10-04
- title
- Spy Kids
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Robert Rodriguez
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 71/100
- capital cost
- 35000000
- box office
- 147934180
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Encyclopedic overview
Spy Kids is a 2001 American spy action comedy film written and directed by Robert Rodriguez. The film stars Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alan Cumming, Teri Hatcher, Cheech Marin, Danny Trejo, Robert Patrick and Tony Shalhoub.
Spy Kids premiered at Disney California Adventure in Anaheim, California on March 18, 2001, and was released in the United States on March 30, 2001, by Dimension Films. An extended cut, titled Spy Kids: Special Edition, was released in US theaters on August 8, 2001. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $147.9 million against a production budget of $35 million. The film was nominated for Best Fantasy Film at the 28th Saturn Awards.
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