Spy Kids 10 Things You Never Knew About The Franchise

Spy Kids: 10 Things You Never Knew About The Franchise

The Spy Kids films are a childhood classic for many, and today we’re digging deep into the franchise for facts and trivia most wouldn’t know about it.

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The Spy Kids films are a part of many people’s childhoods, watched on repeat, played on television on a Friday night before bedtime. The film’s two main adult leads are Carla Gugino from Netflix horror series The Haunting Of Hill House (2018) and Antonio Banderas from The Mask Of Zorro (1998).

It’s been almost 20 years since the first movie’s release and it’s time to open the time capsule. Here are 10 things about the franchise that might not have been known before.

10 The First Movie Has The Highest Rating

The Spy Kids movies were made from 2001 to 2011. They consist of Spy Kids (2001), Spy Kids 2: Island Of Lost Dreams (2002), Spy Kids 3-D: Game-Over (2003), and Spy Kids: All The Time In The World (2011). Like most movie franchises, the first film has the highest rating.

It’s the film with the origin story, the most character development from start to finish, and the movie that piques the interest of the audience. Spy Kids (2001) has 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

9 The Original Inspiration For The Thumb Thumbs

The Thumb Thumbs appear in Spy Kids (2001) as Floop’s henchmen. Like the saying “I am all thumbs,” the Thumb Thumbs are exactly that, making them as clumsy as the saying goes. A Thumb Thumbs’ head is a thumb, as well as all their limbs. Now, who would come up with such a design as wacky as this? Director Robert Rodriguez. He invented them when he was just a boy of thirteen, winning an art contest.

8 Filming Locations

Most of the filming for Spy Kids (2001) was in Austin, Texas with a short overhead shot of “San Diablo,” which is really an ariel of Chile, and a glimpse of San Antonio. The theme park in Spy Kids 2: Island Of Lost Dreams (2002) was filmed in Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, while the island itself was Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica, and Big Bend National Park, Texas.

7 The Loyal Three

The heart of the Spy Kids franchise was its dedication to family. No one was left behind. The premise of the first movie was two children, Carmen and Juni Cortez, and their mission to save their parents, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez. The first three Spy Kids films were released between 2001 and 2003, while the fourth movie installation was released in 2011 with a different cast. Well, mainly different. Alexa PenaVega, Daryl Sabara, and Danny Trejo who played Carmen, Juni, and Machete all made short appearances in the final film.

6 The Casting Of Carla Gugino

When Carla Gugino was cast as former spy and mother to Carmen and Juni Cortez she was only 27 years old. Gugino wasn’t the first choice for Ingrid Cortez, with the role previously belonging to Kelly Preston before the actress gave birth. However, Gugino went on to be the perfect addition to the Cortez family of spies and their adventures. The actress and Antonio Banderas went on to make a spy team that will always be remembered.

5 The Vision For Floop

Floop at first is thought to be the villain in the first Spy Kids (2001) film. But he is actually under the control of Alexander Minion and Lisp, forced to create an army of robots to defeat the world. Floop is a good guy with a childlike mind who gets along with Juni and decides to make amends for all he has done while they are both trapped in the virtual room.

Floop is imaginative and easily relatable to children. Director Rodriguez compared the villain as almost being like Willy Wonka in his nature when he first began developing the plot.

4 Spy Kids One Originally Had More Content

Spy Kids (2001) revolves around retired secret agents, Gregorio and Ingrid being kidnapped and their two children, Carmen and Juni, finding out about their spy past while trying to save their parents. But it could have included much more. Originally the script for the first Spy Kids involved most of the aspects of the second film. Rodriguez’s draft was too complex and action-packed for one movie alone.

3 The Same Director As Sharkboy And Lavagirl

If the creative stylings in Spy Kids look the same as in The Adventures Of Sharkboy And Lavagirl (2005) it’s because they’re made by the same director, Robert Rodriguez. The film is both mindbogglingly fantastical and entertaining and similar to Spy Kids, it has children as the central figures.

Before Taylor Lautner was a Werewolf in Twilight (2008-2012), he was Sharkboy, the childhood hero of Max. Before Sasha Pieterse was Alison in Pretty Little Liars (2010-2017) she was Marissa, the Ice Princess.

2 Appearances By Famous Celebrities

Spy Kids is led by an impressive cast. Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, and Danny Trejo are cast as the main adult roles. There have also been strong performances by Holland Taylor, Ricardo Montalban, Jessica Alba, Sylvester Stallone, Salma Hayek, Ricky Gervais, and Steve Buscemi. But what might be forgotten are the smaller celebrity appearances including Selena Gomez, Elijah Wood, Taylor Momsen, and George Clooney.

1 Movie References In The Films

During the course of the four films, there are several movie references. Rambo is mentioned in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, the same movie that features Sylvester Stalone as The Toymaker. Lord Of The Rings (2001-2003) is quoted by Juni Cortez in Spy Kids 2: Island Of Lost Dreams, when he says “one necklace to rule them all,” and “my precious.” Also in the second movie is a golden totem from Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981).

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