| | | Save the World. Get the Girl. Pass Math.
Features: Widescreen, French, Dubbed & Subtitled, Spanish, Italian, Dubbed, English
"To his family and friends, Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz) is a typical teen - he loves to skateboard, hates math, and feels like a complete idiot around girls. But Cody's got a secret--he's actually part of a secret teen CIA program. Cody's living every boy's dream life - he can drive like a stuntman, has an incredible arsenal of cool gadgets, and his agency mentor, Ronica Miles (Angie Harmon), is totally hot. But Cody's training is put to the test when he's sent to pose as a prep school student and befriend fellow teen Natalie Connors (Hilary Duff) in order to gain access to her father, a scientist unknowingly developing a fleet of deadly nanobots for the evil organization E.R.I.S. From runaway cars and high-speed snowboard chases to a spectacular final mountaintop showdown, Cody has to use everything he's learned to prove himself as an agent and stop E.R.I.S...and maybe even get the girl.![]() What is UMDTM?
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Specifications
Diameter: 60 mmMaximum Capacity: 1.8GB (Single-sided, dual layer)Laser wavelength: 660nm (Red laser) "
"Edge-of-Your Seat Action for the Entire Family!" Fox-TV
"An entertaining film for kids and young teens." Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Editor's Note
Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz) is a teenage CIA agent. Undercover at a prep school where he pretends to be a typical student, Cody must seek out classmate Natalie Connors (Hilary Duff), whose Dad is a scientist involved some dangerous business. Equipped with top-end spy gadgetry and excellent training, Cody prepares to take down his adversary. With nods to other spy films and fast-paced action, this children's film will appeal to teens and younger viewers alike.
| Features | "Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portugese, Chinese" | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Sound | | DVD Quality Picture | | Full Length Movie | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Sony Pictures |
| Release Date: 3/14/2006 |
| Running Time: 102 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 13943 | | UPC: 00027616139436 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Angie Harmon | | Frankie Muniz | | Hilary Duff | | Keith David | | Ashley Miller - Screenplay | | Denis Crossan - Cinematographer | | Herald Zwart - Director | | James McKee Smith - Original Music By | | Jason Alexander - Executive Producer | | Jeffrey Jurgenson - Story By | | Jim Miller - Editor | | John Powell - Original Music By | | Larry Karaszewski - Screenplay | | Madonna - Executive Producer | | Scott Alexander - Screenplay | | Zack Stentz - Screenplay |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...Enjoyable....It has more pizzazz than the last few Bond adventures..." 03/10/2003 p.29-33Box Office
"...[Muniz], with his comfortable assurance and ample charm makes his character of Cody as authentic as the demands of action moviemaking allow..." 05/01/2003 p.60 Chicago Sun-Times
"...It has a lot of skill and energy....It's a well-made movie..." 03/14/2003 p.20 Los Angeles Times
"...The film is studded with energetic action sequences....Director Harald Zwart imposes an easy, flowing style and a unified vision on the material..." 03/14/2003 p.C20 Sight and Sound
"...Harald Zwart opts for a sleek, clean look, which shows off Cody's various gadgets to good effect..." 09/01/2003 p.36 L.A. Times 8 of 10
Working with a script by many hands, director Harald Zwart imposes an easy, flowing style and a unified vision on the material, which strikes a smooth balance between Cody's routine family life and his fantastic exploits, presented with just the right degree of tongue-in-cheekery. Similarly, Harmon's adamantine Ronica, Keith David's swaggering CIA director, and McShane and Vosloo's villains are not to be taken too seriously. Yet Duff's lovely, spontaneous Natalie Connors and especially Muniz remain down-to-earth, likable teens. The film ultimately rests on the resilient shoulders of Muniz. Well-designed and displaying plenty of technical finesse, Agent Cody Banks may be targeted at teens, but even their grandparents might consider it fun. - Kevin Thomas
Chicago Sun-Times 6 of 10
The movie will be compared with the two Spy Kids pictures, and looks more expensive and high-tech but isn't as much fun. It has a lot of skill and energy, but its wit is more predictable and less delightful. It's a well-made movie, to be sure, and will probably entertain its target audience, but its target audience is probably not reading this review, and you (for whatever reason) are. The difference is, I could look you in the eye and recommend you go see the Spy Kids movies, but this one, if you're not a kid, I don't think so. - Roger Ebert
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