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Robert Rodriguez: Spy Kids
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Robert Rodriguez comes from a family in which all were riders. That is, except for his mother. His father roped calves. His mother was the one who hauled him when he was a little kid.
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LOS ANGELES -- Back when he was a kid in the 1970s, Robert Rodriguez tried making films using 8-mm film, just like a lot of the aspiring Steven Spielbergs of his time. It was a frustrating experience: He couldn't see what the finished product looked like until the film was developed, and film was expensive.
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Rodriguez ... released The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 2005, a superhero-kid movie intended for the same younger audiences as his Spy Kids series. Shark Boy & Lava Girl was based on a story conceived by Rodriguez' then 7 year old son, Racer, who was given credit for the screenplay. The film was not a major success, having grossed 39 million dollars at the box office. No new 3D projects have been announced by the Troublemaker group, even though a mini-boom in polarized digital 3D films is coming from major studios in 2006.
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In 2001, Robert fulfilled a lifelong dream and created the family adventure film. Spy Kids, a critically acclaimed and box office success, went on to break 100 million domestically. He followed that with Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, which won rave reviews and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, an adventure in 3D.
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After another three-year break, Rodriguez returned to make his most successful (and most unexpected) movie yet, based on his own segment from Four Rooms (1995). After a string of bloody, adult-oriented action fare, no one anticipated him to write and direct the colourful and creative Spy Kids (2001), a movie about a pair of prepubescent Latino sibs who discover that their lame parents (Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino) are actually two of the world's greatest secret agents. The film was hit among both audiences and critics alike.
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Robert Rodriguez: Yeah, cause you get to create your own franchises, that’s cool. You make Spy Kids or Once Upon a Time in Mexico instead of a James Bond film, you make your own franchise you own and control.
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