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Spy Kids

Spy Kids

Real spies... only smaller

20015.81h 28m

Overview

Carmen 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."

Directed by Robert Rodriguez
Written by Marc Baird, Robert Rodriguez
Produced by Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellan
Box OfficeBudget: $35.0MRevenue: $147.9M

Top Cast

Alexa PenaVega

Alexa PenaVega

Carmen Cortez

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

Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick

Mr. Lisp

Dick Clark

Dick Clark

Financier

George Clooney

George Clooney

Devlin

Themes & Keywords

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About Spy Kids

Spy Kids is a family, action, comedy, adventure, science fiction film released in 2001 exploring themes of double life, sibling relationship, parent child relationship, loss of loved one, secret agent, robot. Directed by Robert Rodriguez, it stars Alexa PenaVega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas. Carmen 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."

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