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I Spy

  • 2002
  • PG-13
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
54K
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Famke Janssen, Eddie Murphy, and Owen Wilson in I Spy (2002)
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Buddy CopParodySpyActionAdventureComedyThriller

A professional athlete has to help a U.S. government agent recover a missing jet.A professional athlete has to help a U.S. government agent recover a missing jet.A professional athlete has to help a U.S. government agent recover a missing jet.

  • Director
    • Betty Thomas
  • Writers
    • Morton S. Fine
    • David Friedkin
    • Marianne Wibberley
  • Stars
    • Eddie Murphy
    • Owen Wilson
    • Famke Janssen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    54K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Betty Thomas
    • Writers
      • Morton S. Fine
      • David Friedkin
      • Marianne Wibberley
    • Stars
      • Eddie Murphy
      • Owen Wilson
      • Famke Janssen
    • 161User reviews
    • 84Critic reviews
    • 35Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

    Videos3

    I Spy
    Trailer 0:31
    I Spy
    I Spy Scene: Scenes
    Clip 0:51
    I Spy Scene: Scenes
    I Spy Scene: Scenes
    Clip 0:51
    I Spy Scene: Scenes
    I Spy Scene: B-Roll
    Featurette 5:03
    I Spy Scene: B-Roll

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    Eddie Murphy
    Eddie Murphy
    • Kelly
    Owen Wilson
    Owen Wilson
    • Alex
    Famke Janssen
    Famke Janssen
    • Rachel
    Malcolm McDowell
    Malcolm McDowell
    • Gundars
    Gary Cole
    Gary Cole
    • Carlos
    Phill Lewis
    Phill Lewis
    • Jerry
    Viv Leacock
    Viv Leacock
    • T.J.
    Keith Dallas
    Keith Dallas
    • Lunchbox
    Tate Taylor
    Tate Taylor
    • Lieutenant Percy
    Lynda Boyd
    Lynda Boyd
    • Edna
    Bill Mondy
    Bill Mondy
    • McIntyre
    Larry Merchant
    Larry Merchant
    • Vegas Commentator
    Sugar Ray Leonard
    Sugar Ray Leonard
    • Vegas Commentator
    Jimmy Lennon Jr.
    • Vegas Ring Announcer
    Joe Cortez
    Joe Cortez
    • Vegas Referee
    Gordon Racette
    • Europe Referee
    Steve Albert
    • Europe Announcer
    Bobby Czyz
    • Europe Announcer
    • (as Bobby Cyze)
    • Director
      • Betty Thomas
    • Writers
      • Morton S. Fine
      • David Friedkin
      • Marianne Wibberley
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Will Ferrell was the voice of American President George W. Bush when speaking to Kelly Robinson (Eddie Murphy) over the telephone. Ferrell impersonated Bush on Saturday Night Live (1975).
    • Goofs
      After Alex puts the pilot in Kelly's plane to sleep, he descends the plane to persuade Kelly to go to the party at 8pm, however, a steep descent as shown in the film is not only impossible, as they went from apparently 36,000ft to around 1, 000ft as shown on the altimeter a few seconds later, but would also make the plane exceed its structural load limit and disintegrate. In addition, it would make everything inside the plane weightless due to the negative G-forces.
    • Quotes

      Rachel: I'm with B.N.S.

      Kelly Robinson: Yeah, what's B.N.S. stand for? Bitch that Needs some Slapping?

    • Alternate versions
      The UK release has 1 second cut from the film (shot of a knife entering someone's leg and then being removed) to avoid a '15' rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: I Spy (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Rock The Party
      Written by Raymond Scott, Mario Winans and Michael Carlos Jones

      Performed by Benzino (as Benzino)

      Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews161

    Featured review
    6/10

    Actually quite okay....

    I was expecting something really lame when I slipped this DVD in. However it turned out to be quite okay. Eddie Murphy is in really good shape and Owen Wilson delivers.

    It is well made from a comedy point of view, but surprisingly also fairly well made in the action aspect (for a comedy that is). It has good pace and doesn't leave you bored for long. I actually found some really big laughs in this, especially from Wilson.

    I'm not a big fan of director Betty Thomas, I thought "28 Days" was really flat. I thought she was a weird pick for this one - however, she surprises me with both comedy and action skills that I've never seen before (but in truth I haven't seen much of her rather extensive work for TV). I tip my hat of to the lady who brings this plane in for a sufficiently smooth landing.

    If you like action comedies and don't expect anything more then to pass an hour and a half, you should be quite fine with this one.
    • robo8
    • Jan 11, 2007
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hungarian
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • I-Spy
    • Filming locations
      • Buda Castle, Várkerület, Budapest, Hungary(aka Royal Castle)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Tall Trees Productions
      • C-2 Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $70,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $33,561,137
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,752,803
      • Nov 3, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $51,386,477
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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