Spy Kids (2001) Part One with Yammering Lew

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Spy Kids (2001) Part One with Yammering Lew

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Robert Rodriguez takes a departure from his usual blood-soaked genre sendups to deliver his first blockbuster, a kid friendly spy adventure. Music and SFX used under CCA license https://www.spieslikeus.net/attributions for details.

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