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Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams

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16 Interesting Facts About Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams

Interesting Facts (14)

  1. #001

    According to Robert Rodriguez, the theme park shown at the beginning of the film was supposed to be Disneyland, but Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington was used instead. Also, Carmen's line as she throws away the propeller beanie was meant to be "no more Mickey Mouse assignments," with her tossing away mouse ears.

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  2. #002

    Juni's full name is Juni Rocket Racer Rebel Cortez. Rocket Rodriguez, Racer Rodriguez and Rebel Rodriguez are the names of Robert Rodriguez's three sons.

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  3. #003

    A large portion of the film was shot in Texas.

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  4. #004

    When Dinky Winks first appears, the roller coaster behind him was the Titan, the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Texas. Inside the park you can also see the Oil Derrick, Dive Bomber Alley, Batman, Texas Chute Out, Wildcatter, Mr. Freeze, Shockwave and Flashback.

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  5. #005

    This was Ricardo Montalban's first film since The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988). During those years he appeared only on television and did not appear in cinema.

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  6. #006

    The dinner party held to announce the OSS's new director was shot at the Capitol building in Austin, Texas.

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  7. #007

    The second film was shot entirely using High Definition Progressive Scan Digital Cameras. After comparing digital with film, director Robert Rodriguez bought two digital cameras.

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  8. #008

    In the film Juni says he is going to leave the OSS, while Carmen says she will not quit. However, in Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003) she left the OSS and works as a private detective.

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  9. #009

    In the music scene during the credits, Juni imitates AC/DC's Angus Young while playing the guitar.

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  10. #010

    While Garry and Juni fight the mutant animals in the pyramid, you can see McDonald's golden arches carved into the pyramid like ancient writing.

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  11. #011

    All the rides named in the first scene of this film are computer animation. The Whippersnapper is the Oil Derrick at Six Flags Over Texas with computer-animated motion; the NerveWracker is Dive Bomber Alley with computer animation; the Vomiter and the Juggler are both fully animated.

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  12. #012

    The scene in which Gregorio struggles to comb Juni's hair closely resembles a scene from Four Rooms (1995), an earlier Antonio Banderas film to which Robert Rodriguez contributed as assistant director. Coincidentally, the comb in both films was made of metal.

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  13. #013

    It is the only installment of the 2001-03 Spy Kids trilogy in which George Clooney does not appear.

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  14. #014

    Filming locations --- Arenal Lake, Costa Rica; Austin, Texas, USA; Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA; Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, Texas, USA.

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Behind the Scenes (1)

  1. #015

    When you observe closely, in some scenes Daryl Sabara appears almost as tall as his on-screen sister Alexa Vega, which likely highlights a noticeable growth spurt that had begun during filming. It is also fun to spot the methods used to hide his growing height, such as perspective tricks.

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Career & Awards (1)

  1. #016

    Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater (Boyhood (2014), Slacker (1990), etc.) and his daughter Lorelei Linklater have a brief role in the film. At the OSS banquet, Lorelei and Richard can be seen when all the adult operatives are drugged.

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