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 an English-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
As Agent Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz) attends summer camp (actually a secret facility for the CIA's teenage agents), the CIA attempt to abduct the camp's head councillor, Victor Diaz (Keith Allen). Cody assists him in escaping, believing it to be a training exercise, only to learn afterwards that it was real. The CIA director explains that Diaz has stolen a top secret mind-control device, and assigns Cody the task of recapturing Diaz.
Cody travels to London, where he poses as a student at an elite boarding school registered in the summer music program to get close to his suspect, Lord Duncan Kenworth, whom the CIA believe is working with Diaz. Whilst staying at the Kensworth estate, Cody discovers that Diaz and Kensworth are indeed collaborating, and that they already have a prototype. Cody later breaks into a building owned by Kenworth, where he discovers that they now have a functioning microchip, which they implant into their victim as a tooth filling. Cody manages to escape the facility, but Kensworth and Diaz discover his identity.
Later on, Cody and his handler Derek (Anthony Anderson) attempt to apprehend Diaz, but it goes wrong and Cody is arrested by the police. Whilst being questioned, Cody learns Emily (Hannah Spearritt), a member of the orchestra he has a crush on, is actually a British secret agent. As Emily is busy buying them Coffee and soda, Cody is captured by Diaz and Kenworth, and implanted with the mind control chip. Whilst under its influence, Cody meets up with the CIA director, allowing Kensworth and Diaz to implant him. Cody is saved by Emily and Derek, when Emily tells Derek that Cody is under the chip's control, and Derek uses one of Cody's gadgets, small bombs disguised as mentos sweets, to remove the chip.
Diaz and Kensworth get most of the world leaders, and Derek under control with the help of the CIA director, when they all meet for a G7 summit at Buckingham Palace, at which the orchestra Cody has been working with will perform. Cody reveals the truth to the orchestra about his identity and tells them to keep performing to prevent the world leaders from leaving and going to the conference. The orchestra is forced to put on an impromptu performance of War (which is a major hit with the crowd) but is able to hold the crowd there long enough for Cody to stop the antagonists. Derek nearly kills Cody, but Emily saves him and releases Derek from the mind control.
Emily also frees the President while Cody and Derek free the CIA Director. Cody goes one on one against Diaz in the Queen's gift room and defeats him while Kensworth tries to escape and is stopped by his apparently senile butler. Cody, Derek, Emily and the orchestra are thanked for their work and its revealed that the butler was in fact Emily's handler undercover. While saying good-bye Cody and Emily kiss on the cheek. Cody returns to the camp which Derek has been given control of as a reward for his work. Cody's parents pick him up at the end of the summer, none the wiser about his adventures. 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
- 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 a score of 13% based on reviews from 92 critics.[3]
[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.rottentomatoes.com/m/agent_cody_banks_2_destination_london/
