Spymate

2004

Spymate

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Movie Info

In the wacky Canadian family comedy Spymate, a superspy named Mike Muggins (Chris Potter boasts a most unusual sidekick: a gun-toting chimp in a three-piece suit named Minkey, who operates as one of the country's best undercover agents. Mike and Minkey must team-up to foil the baddies when a sinister villain, Dr. Farley (Richard Kind) kidnaps Mike's twelve-year-old daughter Amelia (Emma Roberts), a scientific wunderkind. When Farley plans to use an expanded version of Amelia's invention -- a groundbreaking chemical drill -- to take over the world, only Mike and his furry companion can thwart Farley's fiendish plot.

Rating:

PG (for some mild action violence)
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family
Directed By:

Robert Vince
Written By:

Robert Vince, Anna McRoberts, Anne Vince
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 2004 limited
On Disc/Streaming:

Apr 11, 2006
Runtime:

84 minutes
Studio:

Miramax

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Cast

Chris Potter
as Mike Muggins

Richard Kind
as Dr. Farley

Emma Roberts
as Amelia

Michael Bailey Smith
as Hugo

Musetta Vander
as Dr. Amour

Debra Jo Rupp
as Edith

Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita
as Kiro

Troy Yorke
as Lightning

Barry Bostwick

Kathryn Kirkpatrick
as Betty

Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge
as Fly

Taras Kostyuk
as Melmer

Benjamin B. Smith
as Little Boy

Malcom Scott
as Ernest

Peter Shinkoda
as Mountain Guard

Brittney Wilson
as Jules

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Critic Reviews for Spymate

All Critics (6) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (5)

It's a half-baked movie that looks strangely dated (it was actually made in 2003), underfinanced and simplistic next to films with the same theme, like the Spy Kids series.

Feb 24, 2006 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Susan Walker
Toronto Star
Top Critic
So-so spy movie for kids featuring Emma Roberts.

Jan 2, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Maria Llull
Common Sense Media
...a tedious and thoroughly puerile ordeal.

Oct 28, 2006 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
Your tolerance for Spymate is going to be directly related to your tolerance for animal tricks.

Apr 30, 2006 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Kevin Carr
7M Pictures
It's like having feces thrown at you - in movie form!

Mar 30, 2006 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com
Another chimp film from the director of MVP: Most Valuable Primate, and an enterprise so inept that it harkens back to the bad-old-days of dentist-film-producers looking for tax writeoffs.

Feb 24, 2006 | Rating: 0.5/5

Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies

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Audience Reviews for Spymate

Jan 15, 2008

Oh. My. God. I came across this movie on T.V. the other day, and I died. It's just some shitty kids rubbish, but before I knew it, all of these actors whom I've adored in previous films/shows began popping up! I mean, Dr. David (Chris Potter - <i>Queer As Folk</i>), Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita - <i>The Karate Kid</i>), AND BRAD (Barry Bostwick - <i>The Rocky Horror Picture Show</i>!!) It was amazing! Obviously the movie itself tanked, but it was really nice to see these actors! - I have a very difficult time calling them by their actual names. They will forever be Dr. David, Mr. Miyagi, and BRAD in my mind!! Nothing could ever change that.

Stevie S Super Reviewer
Nov 24, 2007

<DIV ALIGN=center><B>SPYMATE (2006) directed by Robert Vince starring Chris Potter, Richard Kind, Emma Roberts</B></DIV><P><DIV ALIGN=justify>A 12-year-old genius kid, who has invented a revolutionary chemical drillis, is kidnapped by a man who plans to use her and the invention to achieve world domination. Her dad, a former spy will have to reteam with an old partner who once was a famous athlete, in both hockey and skateboarding. Did I mention that partner is a chimp ? A super spy primate will do everything he can to find the girl.<P>I have one problem with this film, no its not the fact its not realistic. Its for kids. I have one problem with the fact the monkey is dumb. They give him a gun, he shots a damn computer and they think they can trust him to save the world. Let me write some interogation mark here ... ???????<P>Okay, lets not be too harsh with the film, its useless. Its so bad its almost funny, well for ten minutes. The jokes are lame, not even inspired. The acting is terrible, of course. Even Emma Roberts, Julia's niece and Eric's daughter.<P> Well in the end the real question should be: How did I come to see that film ? Well, I was eating some chicken and my fingers were too greasy to flip channels. My advice is let the kids watch it while you clean your closet.</DIV>

Hugo S Super Reviewer