Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
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| Directed by | Kevin Allen |
| Produced by | David Glasser |
| Written by | Harald Zwart Dylan Sellers Don Rhymer(story) Don Rhymer (screenplay) Jeffrey Jurgensen (based on characters created by) |
| Starring | Frankie Muniz Anthony Anderson Hannah Spearritt |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | March 12, 2004 |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$26 million (estimated) |
| Box office | $28,818,995 |
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London is a British/American action comedy film and the sequel to the 2003 film Agent Cody Banks, and was released in the United States on March 12, 2004. Frankie Muniz was the only major returning star, with Hannah Spearritt playing the love interest and Anthony Anderson as the sidekick. The film takes place in London with Cody trying to recover a stolen software activating the government's mind control project.
The film grossed US$28,818,995 worldwide.[1] Muniz stated he will not do a third installment.[2]
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[edit] Plot
Agent Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz) attends summer camp, actually a secret facility for CIA teenage agents. When head counselor Victor Diaz (Keith Allen) is abducted, Cody helps him escape, mistaking the CIA operation for a training exercise. Diaz stole a secret mind-control device, and the CIA director sends Cody to recapture the villain.
In the United Kingdom, Cody poses as a summer orchestra student at the Kenworth estate to spy on owner Lord Duncan, suspected of working with Diaz, while Derek (Anthony Anderson) acts as chef, serving grits, and Kumar operates a taxi. Running across the roof and hanging down the chimney, he confirms the collaboration and sees a dog play the piano, demonstrating a working prototype. He dons the cap and coat of a technician, breaks into the lab, and sees the functioning microchip implanted into a tooth by a crazy dentist. Although he escapes, security tapes reveal his identity to the criminals.
Cody and Derek chase Diaz, armed with a rocket gun, through London streets, but instead Cody is arrested. Cody is freed by Emily (Hannah Spearritt), a cute fellow student actually a British operative. While Emily buys coffee and pop, Cody is kidnapped and implanted with the mind control chip. Under enemy influence, Cody meets the CIA director, who is then also converted. When Emily tells Derek that Cody has a chip, Derek cuts one of Cody's gadgets, exploding Mentos mints, into a precisely miniscule amount to safely remove the chip.
The villains implant most of the world leaders and Derek, laughing while moving their victims arms and legs to toss drinks and other silly stunts that disrupt the cocktail meeting at Buckingham Palace. The Kenworth students will perform at the banquet, before the crucial G7 summit. Cody reveals the truth to his fellow students, so their impromptu "War: What is it good for?"[3] is a major hit with the crowd, and holds them long enough for the fight scenes, to delay the crucial summit from resulting in chaos if members are under evil control. Derek attacks Cody, ready to drop him over the balcony, but Emily expertly kicks, punches, and overcomes the dentist controlling Derek with the password "mind control". Cody goes one on one and defeats Diaz in the Queen's gift room, then they free the president and CIA director. Kensworth escaping is tripped by his apparently senile and blind butler, Emily's handler undercover. While saying good-bye, Cody and Emily kiss cheeks.
Cody returns to the camp, where Derek is now in charge as reward. Cody's parents pick him up, none the wiser about his dangerous exploits. Cody's younger brother tries to eat a few of his explosive Mentos, but Cody tosses them into the pond where they explode harmlessly.
[edit] Cast
- Frankie Muniz as Cody Banks
- Anthony Anderson as Derek Bowman
- Hannah Spearritt as Emily Sommers
- Keith Allen as Victor Diaz
- Keith David as CIA Director
- Anna Chancellor as Lady Josephine Kensworth
- James Faulkner as Lord Duncan Kensworth
- Cynthia Stevenson as Mrs. Banks
- Daniel Roebuck as Mr. Banks
- Connor Widdows as Alex Banks
- David Kelly as Trevor
- Santiago Segura as Dr. Santiago
- Rod Silvers as Kumar
- Jack Stanley as Ryan
- Joshua Brody as Bender
- Sarah McNicholas as Marisa
- Leilah Isaac as Sabeen - Bassoon Player
- Alfie Allen as Johan Berchamp
- Keiron Nelson as Habu - French Horn Player
- Ray Donn as Soldier (uncredited)
[edit] Music
[edit] Novelization
A novelization, written by Michael Anthony Steele, based on the screenplay written by Don Rhymer, was released.
[edit] Reception
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film 3.4/10 from 92 critics, and 41% liked from user audience.[4] IMDB gives 4.1/10 [5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=agentcodybanks2.htm. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ Murray, Rebecca. "Interview with Frankie Muniz". About.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5t4n9QNnc. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX7V6FAoTLc
- ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/agent_cody_banks_2_destination_london/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358349/
