Product Details

• Actors: Robert Culp, Bill Cosby, George Newbern, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Nikolaus Paryla
• Directors: Jerry London
• Writers: David Friedkin, Michael Norell, Morton S. Fine
• Producers: Bill Cosby, Arno Ortmair, David R. Ginsburg, Michael O. Gallant
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: October 8, 2002
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006HB0F
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #251,593 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice reunion, but not perfect, December 29, 2004

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W. A. Comeau (Minneapolis, Minnesota USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Spy Returns (DVD)

Reunion movies tend to have their faults. This one is no exception, although I would think it was better than average. Yes, they go with the silly 'the kids are taking over Dad's job, and Dad sneaks around to make sure they don't screw up' plot. However, this really shines in the same place the original series did -- the interaction and dialogue between Cosby and Culp. After all this time, they were still being those characters! Yes, while the scene where they are tied up naked might have been a little more fun if they had been a bit younger *cough*, it led to a wonderful scene. The young stars are pleasant enough, and do their best with what they're given.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice to see them together again, but ..., August 6, 2010

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Henry Perkins (Santa Clara, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Spy Returns (DVD)

It was great to see Kelly and Scotty back together again after all these years. However, there was a vital difference in the way things were handled for this reunion movie compared to the original series: the movie was played for laughs while the original was played straight. Yes, they had lots of enjoyable banter as partners in the TV series, with plenty of joking around. But (unlike "Get Smart", their competition at the time), "I Spy" took the espionage missions seriously. Here the basic scenario is comic, with the retired agents bumbling about in an unofficial attempt to watch over their kids as they follow in their dads' footsteps.

The movie ends with Scott being asked (about the job): "Do you miss it?"
His response: "No -- just him."

As a bit of nostalgia this flick is wonderful. As a movie, it's nothing special, which was disappointing; the original series really *was* something special.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reunion Movie!!, August 21, 2002

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This review is from: I Spy Returns [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I saw this movie in the early 90's,and it was nice to see Cosby and Culp together again after over 20 years since the late 60's.Although Robert Culp did not become as famous as Bill Cosby.I think Culp is a superb although unfortunately an underrated actor.I'm glad to see that this fine reunion movie will be on video soon!!