The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

"Smaller heroes. Just as super."

2005 1h 32m EN

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★5.2TMDB · 1,656

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Everyone always knew that Max had a wild imagination, but no one believed that his wildest creations -- a boy raised by watchful great white sharks and a girl with the force of a volcano -- were real. Now, these two pint-sized action masters will show Max that even an ordinary kid has what it takes to be extraordinary.

“Smaller heroes. Just as super.”

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Cast

Taylor Lautner
Sharkboy
Taylor Dooley
Lavagirl
Cayden Boyd
Max
David Arquette
Max's Dad
Kristin Davis
Max's Mom
Jacob Davich
Linus / Minus
Sasha Pieterse
Marissa / Ice Princess
George López
Mr. Electricidad / Tobor / Ice Guardian

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Rodriguez
Writers: Marcel Rodriguez, Robert Rodriguez, Racer Rodriguez
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Sharkboy and Lavagirl Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Rodriguez, shot by Robert Rodriguez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Robert Rodriguez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert Rodriguez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Taylor Lautner and Taylor Dooley and Cayden Boyd carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Smaller heroes. Just as super.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Rodriguez directs. Robert Rodriguez behind the camera. Robert Rodriguez scores. Robert Rodriguez cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Part of the "Sharkboy and Lavagirl Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Robert Rodriguez, shot by Robert Rodriguez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Robert Rodriguez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Robert Rodriguez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Taylor Lautner and Taylor Dooley and Cayden Boyd carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Smaller heroes. Just as super.".
9IMDB entry: tt0424774 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Robert Rodriguez
Original score: Robert Rodriguez
Editing: Robert Rodriguez
Costume design: Nina Proctor
Makeup / hair: Joe Rivera
VFX supervisor: Robert Rodriguez
Sound: Sergio Reyes
Stunt coordinator: Jeff Dashnaw
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $50,000,000
Box office: $72,000,000
Return: 144% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005)

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Sharkboy and Lavagirl Collection

The adventures of Sharkboy, Lavagirl and many other superheroes.

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Kamurai2020-07-25
★ 3/10
Bad watch, won't watch again, and can't recommend. (Maybe for younger audiences) I understand that this is supposed to be a "power of imagination" kids story, but there is just a lot of garbage in this. The kids seem to do some fairly good acting for what they're asked to do, but I'm not sure why George Lopez was cast, but the writing is weak enough that it could easily just be the writing. The story is designed to look like it's just literally written haphazardly as they go, so it's hard to tell what's badly written, and what's correctly written to make it look like bad kid writing. While the characters of Sharkboy (especially) and Lavagirl are quite ridiculous, there are some fun things that they include throughout the movie, so its not like the movie is completely without quality, but piled together it was not an experience I'd want to do again.

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