Followed by
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
Spy Kids 4 (2011)
Spin off
Spy Kids Learning Adventures: Mission - The Man in the Moon (2004) (VG)
References
Freaks (1932)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Vertigo (1958)
Village of the Damned (1960)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Live and Let Die (1973)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Superman II (1980)
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982) (TV)
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
- Spies fall in love after they have each been hired to kill each other
"Pee-wee's Playhouse" (1986)
Licence to Kill (1989)
The Rocketeer (1991)
The Addams Family (1991)
Undercover Blues (1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
True Lies (1994)
Apollo 13 (1995)
- During the airplane ride, a console light comes on saying "Main Bus Undervolt"
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
The Mask of Zorro (1998)
The Matrix (1999)
The General's Daughter (1999)
Referenced in
Crossroads (2002/I)
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002) (V)
- mentioned once
Film Is Dead: An Evening with Robert Rodriguez (2003) (V)
- briefly mentioned
Atraco a las 3... y media (2003)
Inside Troublemaker Studios (2004) (V)
- clearly visible poster in background
The Good, the Bad & the Bloody: Inside KNB EFX (2004) (V)
- mentionned once
Grindhouse (2007)
- Danny Trejo plays a man named "Machete" in both films
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Miss March/Race to Witch Mountain/Sunshine Cleaning (#1.3)" (2009)
- Ellen says this film is no 'Spy kids'
Machete (2010)
- In both "Machete" and "Spy Kids", Danny Trejo plays a character named Machete" Both films were written and directed by Robert Rodriguez.
Featured in
"Troldspejlet: (#26.5)" (2001)
- reviewed + footage used
Spoofs
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Wo hu cang long (2000)
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