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Format: VHS
Sep 2001
Rated PG
Recording Mode: Stereo
Sound: HiFi
Closed Captioned
88 min.
Color
UPC: 786936161540 |
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Details
Movie Description
When the notorious husband-and-wife spy team Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez (Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino) is kidnapped by the evil Fegan Floop (Alan Cumming), the two Cortez children are the only ones who have the right skills and the insider know-how to help. Together Carmen and Juni Cortez (Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara) set out on their first spy mission to find Floop and rescue their parents. SPY KIDS is a high-wire family adventure that lets the kids save the day. Though director Robert Rodriguez was previously best known for violent action films like DESPERADO and FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, here he creates family-friendly fare that still shows elements of his trademark energy. SPY KIDS was followed by SPY KIDS 2: ISLAND OF LOST DREAMS and SPY KIDS 3-D: GAME OVER.
Film Notes
Theatrical release: March 30, 2001.
Re-release: August 8, 2001.
Industry Reviews
"...A full-blown fantasy-action adventure that also strenuously underscores the importance of family....On a technical level, SPY KIDS is top-notch..."
Variety - p.41-52 - Lael Loewenstein (03/26/2001)
"SPY KIDS is a notion-stuffed toy of a movie....Powered by a sugar-buzz filmmaking style....Enjoyable and charming..."
New York Times - p.E12 - Elvis Mitchell (03/30/2001)
"...Surreal humor and fast-paced action....Rodriguez has crafted a prepubescent version of James Bond..."
USA Today - p.E1-4 - Andy Seiler (03/30/2001)
"...Writer-director Robert Rodriguez exhibits extraordinary imagination....Fun and fast-paced..."
Box Office - p.58 - Annlee Ellingson (05/01/2001)
"...Banderas and Gugino make a winning pair..."
Entertainment Weekly - p.90 - Owen Gleiberman (04/06/2001)
"...SPY KIDS is engagingly specific to Rodriguez's own background....The film is packed with kinetic action..."
Sight and Sound - p.54-5 - Kim Newman (06/01/2001)
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