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A 2002 spy action comedy film directed by Robert Rodriguez and starring Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino. The film follows the adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, who must stop a villain from using a device that can shut off all electronics.
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams: Directed by Robert Rodriguez. With Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa PenaVega, Daryl Sabara. The Cortez siblings set out for a mysterious island, where they encounter a genetic scientist and a set of rival spy kids.
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- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Robert Rodriguez
- 2002-08-07
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams. Now full fledged Spy Kids, Carmen (Alexa Vega) and Juni (Daryl Sabara) Cortez are back for another James Bond style adventure. Their...
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- Robert Rodriguez
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- Antonio Banderas
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The OSS now has a full child spy section, of which Carmen Cortez and Juni Cortez have become agents. Even though they were the first of the new Spy Kids Division, they are not considered the top Spy Kids, and soon they face particularly difficult competition with Gary and Gerti Giggles, the children of OSS agent Donnagon Giggles, whom Carmen and Ju...
Main Characters
1. Antonio Banderas as Gregorio Cortez 2. Carla Gugino as Ingrid Cortez 3. Alexa PenaVega as Carmen Cortez 4. Daryl Sabara as Juni Cortez 5. Ricardo Montalban as Grandfather Valentin Avellán 6. Holland Taylor as Grandmother Helga Avellán 7. Steve Buscemi as Dr. Romero 8. Mike Judge as Donnagon Giggles 9. Matt O'Leary as Gary Giggles 10. Emily Osment as Gerti Giggles
Supporting Characters
1. Danny Trejo as Isador "Machete" Cortez 2. Cheech Marin as Felix Gumm 3. Alan Cumming as Fegan Floop 4. Tony Shalhoub as Alexander Minion 5. Taylor Momsen as Alexandra 6. Christopher McDonald as the President of the United States
Minor Characters
1. Dale Dudley as Head Magna Man 2. Troy Robinson as Magna Man/Waiter 3. Ron Hayden as Main Secret Agent 4. Brian Thornton as Secret Agent #2 5. Mark Turner as Secret Agent #3 6. Bill Paxton as Dinky Winks 7. Angela Lanzaas Park Public Relations reporter 8. Felix Sabates as Test Family 9. Lynda Sabates as Test Family 10. Alexandra Sabates as Test Family 11. Victoria Sabates as Test Family 12. Jasmine Marin as Spy Girl
Spy Kids 2 was filmed entirely on High Definition digital video. After seeing George Lucas using digital video for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Rodriguez tested the technology during re-shoots for the first Spy Kids film. Rodriguez used the cameras unfiltered.Principal photography took place from October 2001 to March 2002.
The film score was co-written by Robert Rodriguez and composer John Debney, who had also co-written the score for Spy Kids. The sound is a mix of rock, pop and indie rock, and includes songs performed by Alan Cumming and Alexa PenaVega. Unusually, the orchestral score for the film was recorded in the auditorium of a local high school in Georgetown ...
Home Media
The film was released on Video and DVD in the United States on February 18, 2003 by Dimension Home Video. On August 2, 2011, the film was rereleased on Blu-ray for the tenth anniversary of the franchise and to coincide with the fourth film, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World.
Box Office
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams opened theatrically on August 7, 2002 in 3,307 venues and earned $16,711,716 in its first weekend, ranking third in the North American box office behind XXX and the second weekend of Signs.The film ended its run on January 12, 2003, having grossed $85,846,429 in the United States and Canada, and $33,876,929 overseas for a worldwide total of $119,723,358.
Critical response
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it currently has a 75% "Certified Fresh" approval score based on 136 reviews, with an average rating of 6.60/10, while audiences scored at 39% based on over 100,000 ratings, with an average rating of 3/5. The site's critical consensus reads: "Though the concept is no longer fresh, Spy Kids 2 is still an agreeable and energetic romp."Metacritic reports a 66 out of 100 rating based on 29 critics, indicating "generally f...
One of the gold items Carmen picks up and tosses away in the treasure chamber is the Chachapoyan Fertility Idol from the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark. Robert Rodriguez didn't ask George Lucasto us...According to Rodriguez, the theme park at the beginning of the film was originally going to be Disneyland, but Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington was used instead after Disney refused permission to...The scene where Gregorio has a hard time combing back Juni's hair is very similar to a scene from "The Misbehaviors" segment, also written and directed by Rodriguez, in the 1995 anthology film Four...All the rides in Spy Kids 2 that are mentioned by name are computer animated. The Whippersnapper is the Oil Derrick and the NerveWracker was the Dive Bomber Alley at Six Flags Over Texas with compu...Novelization
1. Main article: Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Junior Novel Talk Miramax Books released a novelizationof the movie in June/July 2002. The novel was written by children's book author Kiki Thorpe. The posters and end of the credits even say "Read the Talk/Miramax Books", telling the viewers to read the print retelling.
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The Cortez siblings join the OSS as Level 2 agents and face a mad scientist and his mutant creatures on a volcanic island. They team up with another spy family and try to stop the villain from using a device that can shut off all electronics.
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Aug 7, 2002 · A family spy comedy film about Carmen and Juni Cortez, who must save the world from a mad scientist on a volcanic island. Watch the trailer, read the overview and reviews, and see the cast and crew on TMDB.