Former C.I.A. spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, but things take a turn when a russian terrorist takes aim at the familyFormer C.I.A. spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, but things take a turn when a russian terrorist takes aim at the familyFormer C.I.A. spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, but things take a turn when a russian terrorist takes aim at the family
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Magnús Scheving
- Anton Poldark
- (as Magnus Scheving)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe picture's opening montage is made up of several of Jackie Chan's other spy movies, which include Rush Hour (1998), The Tuxedo (2002), Rush Hour 2 (2001), and Operation Candor--original title Fei ying gai wak (1991).
- GoofsEarly on in the film when Bob rescues the cat, it's 2 completely different cats. The cat on the roof, and the cat the little girl is holding are different.
- Crazy creditsOuttakes from the film play during the end credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Trailer Failure: A Christmas Carol, Spy Next Door and Wolfman (2009)
- SoundtracksSecret Agent Man
Written by Steve Barri and P.F. Sloan (as Phil Sloan)
Performed by Johnny Rivers
Courtesy of Soul City Records, Inc.
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Mr Cyrus may not win any acting awards but he wins the award for Spy With the Best Kept Highlights
I'm not about to contradict anyone who says that 'The Spy Next Door' is a bad movie but I cannot say that I didn't enjoy it. From the moment that Bob and Gillian wake up with those serene smiles on their faces (Gillian had been woken up by a squealing pig and screeching kids) you know what you're in for and the movie certainly doesn't disappoint, in that it does exactly what you expect and follows every cliché there is religiously. For me this is what actually allowed me to enjoy it, the movie seemed to tell me, 'I am a bad movie, don't try to take me seriously just laugh at every possible opportunity! I promise you I'm not harmful and I will be over before the stupidity gets the better of your suspended disbelief.'
The film rests on Jackie Chan's shoulders and there's no denying that he is a very charismatic man, very good with physical comedy and at 55 and after all those injuries, still impressively fit. I can't say the same for the kids, the youngest one (Alina Foley) is cute but the other two were a bit annoying although this may be the script's fault. What can I say about the villains; Creel wore red lipstick and black from head to toe and just in case we missed she was the villain she also wore a frozen sardonic smile too, the Russian guys wore heavy overcoats and beards and all of them spoke in this hilarious accent...I enjoyed every bit of it. In fact I think the parts with the villains were my favourite.
I think the movie did what it set out to do and entertained me, I actually burst out laughing many times. One of which was when Billy Ray Cyrus's faced popped onto the screen, don't judge me I didn't know he was in the movie and the image took me by surprise!
The film rests on Jackie Chan's shoulders and there's no denying that he is a very charismatic man, very good with physical comedy and at 55 and after all those injuries, still impressively fit. I can't say the same for the kids, the youngest one (Alina Foley) is cute but the other two were a bit annoying although this may be the script's fault. What can I say about the villains; Creel wore red lipstick and black from head to toe and just in case we missed she was the villain she also wore a frozen sardonic smile too, the Russian guys wore heavy overcoats and beards and all of them spoke in this hilarious accent...I enjoyed every bit of it. In fact I think the parts with the villains were my favourite.
I think the movie did what it set out to do and entertained me, I actually burst out laughing many times. One of which was when Billy Ray Cyrus's faced popped onto the screen, don't judge me I didn't know he was in the movie and the image took me by surprise!
- michawheeler
- May 20, 2010
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- Also known as
- Spy Next Door
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Box office
- Budget
- $28,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $24,307,086
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,726,056
- Jan 17, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $62,574,241
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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