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.
Theatrical release: March 30, 2001.
Re-release: August 8, 2001.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Letterbox - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Dolby Digital 5.1 - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Distributor Notes: Spy Kids(TM)
Bursting with an awesome array of ultracool, high-tech gadgetry, SPY KIDS delivers enough thrilling entertainment to satisfy the entire family! Nine years ago, top international spies Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez (Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino) traded the excitement of espionage for the adventure of parenthood! But when they're called out on a secret mission, the Cortezes are separated from their family and kidnapped by the evil Fegan Floop. Fortunately, there are two people who possess the skills and know-how to reunite the family: Carmen and Juni Cortez, their kids! Your family will love every fun-filled second as Carmen and Juni bravely crisscross the globe in a thrilling quest to save their parents. All the while, they discover that keeping the family together is the most important mission in the world for kids and parents alike!
Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Cameo
George Clooney: American actor/director
Director of Photography
Guillermo Navarro: Director Of Photography/"Cisco Kid"
Production Designer
Cary White: Production Designer
Review 1:
"...Writer-director Robert Rodriguez exhibits extraordinary imagination....Fun and fast-paced..."
Source: Box Office
p.58 05/01/2001
Review 2:
"...A full-blown fantasy-action adventure that also strenuously underscores the importance of family....On a technical level, SPY KIDS is top-notch..."
Source: Variety
p.41-52 03/26/2001
Review 3:
"...Banderas and Gugino make a winning pair..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.90 04/06/2001
Review 4:
"SPY KIDS is a notion-stuffed toy of a movie....Powered by a sugar-buzz filmmaking style....Enjoyable and charming..."
Source: New York Times
p.E12 03/30/2001
Review 5:
"...Surreal humor and fast-paced action....Rodriguez has crafted a prepubescent version of James Bond..."
Source: USA Today
p.E1-4 03/30/2001
Review 6:
"...SPY KIDS is engagingly specific to Rodriguez's own background....The film is packed with kinetic action..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.54-5 06/01/2001
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