Spy Kids facts
While investigating facts about Spy Kids, I found out little known, but curios details like:
The Machete movies take place in the same universe as Spy Kids.
The quote ''Do you think God stays in heaven because he, too, lives in fear of what he's created?'' is from Spy Kids 2
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 39 of the best facts about Spy Kids I managed to collect.
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Spy Kids 1-4, Kill Bill 1 and 2, Machete, and Planet Terror are all based in the same Universe.
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The original Spy Kids movie has a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
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John Wick was directed by Keanu Reeves' stunt double in The Matrix trilogy. He also did work on Spider-Man 2, V for Vendetta, Rambo, Spy Kids, and many others. John Wick was also his directorial debut.
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The R rated Machete series of movies is a Spy Kids spin off.
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Director Robert Rodriquez declined to direct Deadpool in order to focus his attention on Spy Kids 4
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A man named Bradford Bishop suddenly murdered his wife, mother and kids with a hammer in 1976 after not receiving a raise at work. Then he burned their bodies and disappeared. No one has been able to find him yet, and he might have used spy skills to hide.
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Danny Trejo's infamous character Machete is a direct spin-off of his role as Uncle Machete in all the Spy Kids movies
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In 2001 Robert Rodriquez began his movie franchise Spy Kids.
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"The Elf on the Shelf" is criticized for teaching kids that it's okay to be spied on, another tool of the surveillance state
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The character 'Machete' was originally developed for the children's movie series "Spy Kids"
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The Spy Kids series, Grindhouse Films and the Machete Films are all part of the same universe as the Tarantino films (namely Kill Bill) - source
For Halloween in 2002 while on a break from filming X-Men 2, actors Ian McKellen and Alan Cumming dressed up as Gandalf and Floop (from Spy Kids). They gave out candy to trick-or-treaters and McKellen even carved a Nightcrawler pumpkin
The Golden idol from Indiana Jones ROTLA has also been in Star Trek DS9, The Majestic in the film featured in the movie (sand pirates of the Sahara starring Bruce Campbell), Spy Kids 2, and the game Blood II: The Chosen. - source
Machete from Spy Kids and Machete Kills are the same character
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over featured George Clooney, Sylvester Stallone, Steve Buscemi, Selena Gomez, Elijah Wood, Emily Osment, and Danny Trejo
the character of "Machete," originated in the "Spy Kids," series of films.
Many lesser used languages on Google translate are used by Chinese intelligence agencies to communicate with spies in the US via code using the translator's adaptive software... I kid you not.
The famous quote “Do you think that God stays in heaven because he is in fear of what he has created here on Earth?” comes from the movie Spy Kids 2.
The quote “Do you think God stays in heaven because he too lives in fear of what he has created” is actually from Spy Kids 2
