Spy
She's a risk they had to take.
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Country
Budget
$65 000 000
Box office
$235 666 219
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Jefferson Sage, Krisztina Szilágyi
Audition
John Hubbard, Ros Hubbard, Allison Jones
Editing
Brent White, Melissa Bretherton
Whole Team (215)
Whole Team (215)
Short description
A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster.
What's left behind the scenes
- Principal photography for the film took approximately 12 weeks.
- Ivy Levan's song "Who Can You Trust" plays during the opening credits.
- During the chase after the BMW on a scooter, Susan Cooper lands in freshly poured concrete along with the scooter. In the next shot, the scooter is clean.
- The labyrinth of limestone caves shown in the film are real caves, 23 miles long, located under a brewery in western Budapest, Hungary.
- Director Paul Feig appeared in a cameo role. He played a drunk man who bumps into a wall and falls as Melissa McCarthy arrives at her hotel in Paris.
- Some of the action scenes and helicopter scenes were filmed on an open set at the Fot and Origo studio in Budapest, Hungary.
- More than 300 extras were used during the filming of the scene where Andriy Danylo (Verka Serdyuchka) performs the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" in the square.
- During the chase after the BMW on a scooter, Susan Cooper is riding in high heels, but in the scene of the turn on the square, a close-up on the asphalt shows a foot in ballet flats without heels.
- Melissa McCarthy's husband, Ben Falcone, appeared in a cameo role as a tourist asking for directions to Burger King.
- The film was originally titled Susan Cooper, but the title was changed to 'Spy' on March 28, 2014.
- The character of Nancy was written by Paul Feig specifically for Miranda Hart.
- Several weeks of rehearsals were needed to film the fight scene in the kitchen. The actual filming took two days.
- This film was the first shot digitally for cinematographer Robert D. Yeoman.
- Filipino martial arts were used in the fight scenes. To prepare for these scenes, Melissa McCarthy trained with Diana Lee Inosanto.
- More than 300 extras were used during the filming of the scene where Andriy Danylko (Verka Serduchka) performs the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" in the square.
- The largest set piece on set was the CIA communications room.
- The majority of the film was shot in the vicinity of Lake Balaton in Hungary.
- Director Paul Feig appeared in a cameo role. He played a drunk man who bumps into a wall and falls over as Melissa McCarthy arrives at her hotel in Paris.
- During the filming of the airplane scene, when the steep dive created a weightless effect, the plane was secured on a special rig that allowed it to be tilted and rotated in any direction. All of the plane’s movements were controlled by hydraulic systems, and actors and stunt performers were attached to special cables to create the sensation of floating. To prepare for this scene, Rose Byrne trained in a swimming pool to learn how to control her movements.
- During the ride in a red Alfa Romeo through Rome, the car's dashboard and ventilation openings change in one of the scenes.
- In the private jet, the champagne level in Susan Cooper's glass changes dramatically between shots.
- For cinematographer Robert D. Yeoman, this film was the first shot digitally.
- During the filming of the airplane scene, where a steep dive created a weightlessness effect, the plane was mounted on a special rig that allowed it to be tilted and rotated in any direction. All movements of the aircraft were controlled via hydraulic systems, and special cables were attached to the actors and stunt performers to create the sensation that they were floating. To prepare for this scene, Rose Byrne trained in a swimming pool to learn how to control her movements.
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