I Spy

I Spy is a 2002 American spy comedy adventure film directed by Betty Thomas and produced by Mario Kassar, Andrew G. Vajna and Betty Thomas.  The screenplay was written by Cormack Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley, Jay Sherick and David Ronn from the story by Cormack Wibberley and Marianne Wibberley and is based on ‘I Spy’ by Morton S. Fine and David Friedkin.

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Rated:  PG-13 (movie contains action violence, some sexual content and language)
Run Time:  1h 37min
Release Date:  November 1, 2002 (USA)
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director:  Betty Thomas
Studio:  Columbia Pictures

 

 

 

I Spy stars Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen, Malcolm McDowell, Gary Cole, Phill Lewis, Viv Leacock, Sugar Ray Leonard and Joe Cortez.

I Spy is the story of Alex Scott (Owen Wilson), one of the United States’ top spies.  When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighters ever created, is stolen from the U.S. government.  The government believes that Arnold Gundars (Malcolm McDowell), one of the most successful arms dealers in the world is behind the theft and has plans to sell it to the highest bidder.

Alex is called into action and his assignment: recover the stolen jet which is believed to be hidden in Budapest.  Unbeknownst to Alex, he is getting teamed up with a cocky civilian, World Class Boxing Champion, Kelly Robinson (Eddie Murphy) who is scheduled to fight in Budapest and will be part of the cover story to gain access.   where Gundars is believed to be holding the jet.  His superiors convince him it is the best way for them to get close to Gundars.  While the operation seems to go well, Kelly’s cockiness gets them into trouble.

Movie Quotes

“Hey, what’s this? It looks like a sock.” – Kelly Robinson
“It’s a secret spy mask” – Alex Scott
“Hey man, this is a sock!” – Kelly Robinson 
“Size matters, but in the Spy world its reverse. They say, look sleek and small and sexy this is, not how huge this is… how can I pull it out of my pants if its huge!” – Alex Scott

“My hunches are correct 7 out of 10 times. That’s a high-ass ratio!” – Kelly Robinson

“I’m with B.N.S.” – Rachel
“Yeah, what’s B.N.S. stand for? Bitch that Needs some Slapping?” – Kelly Robinson

Official Movie Trailer

Movie Stars

Eddie Murphy as Kelly Robinson

Owen Wilson as Alex Scott

Famke Janssen as Rachel

Malcolm McDowell as Gundars

Gary Cole as Carlos

Phil Lewis as Jerry

Viv Leacock as T.J.

Sugar Ray Leonard as Vegas Commentator

Joe Cortez as Vegas Referee