Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005)
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20% of critics liked it
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38% of users liked it
(30,451 ratings)
Writer and director Robert Rodriguez returns to the family-friendly adventure of his Spy Kids movies with this three-dimensional action opus. Max (Cayden Boyd) is a ten-year-old boy who doesn't get along with his peers and is constantly bullied at school. But Max has an active imagination, and… More Writer and director Robert Rodriguez returns to the family-friendly adventure of his Spy Kids movies with this three-dimensional action opus. Max (Cayden Boyd) is a ten-year-old boy who doesn't get along with his peers and is constantly bullied at school. But Max has an active imagination, and he has a pair of very special imaginary playmates -- Shark Boy (Taylor Lautner), a human-shark half-breed cared for by a pack of great whites, and Lava Girl (Taylor Dooley), a girl with superpowers who can conjure heat and fire at will. Max may be a creative boy, but what he doesn't know is that Shark Boy and Lava Girl really do exist, and he is recruited to help them as they do battle against Mr. Electricity, a super-villain determined to deprive children of their sleep. Shot and originally released in the 3-D format, The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl also stars David Arquette and Kristin Davis as Max's parents, and George Lopez as a schoolteacher; writer and director Rodriguez wrote the film's story in collaboration with his then seven-year-old son, Racer Rodriguez. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Rodriguez
- Written By
- Robert Rodriguez, Marcel Rodriguez
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Kids & Family
- In Theaters
- Jun 10, 2005 Wide
- Studio
- Miramax
Critic Reviews
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
It's terrible 3-D. I think the story is terrible as well.
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Melinda Ennis, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A half-baked world no kid would want to visit.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Nothing's scary, and everything's so light it's on the verge of evaporating.
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Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
A movie that fails on nearly every level.
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Susan Walker, Toronto Star
Shark Boy and Lava Girl have about as much appeal as a dogfish and a melting Barbie doll.
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Cast
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Taylor Lautner
as Shark Boy
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Taylor Dooley
as Lava Girl
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Cayden Boyd
as Max
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George Lopez
as Ice Guardian, Mr. Electricidad, Tobor
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David Arquette
as Dad
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Kristin Davis
as Mom
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Jacob Davich
as Minus
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Sasha Pierterse
as Marissa / Ice Princess
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Rico Torres
as Shark Boy's Dad
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Rebel Rodriguez
as Shark Boy (age 5)
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Racer Rodriguez
as Shark Boy (age 7)
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Sasha Pieterse
as Ice Princess, Marissa
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Rocket Rodriguez
as Lug
- Jacob Davichy
- Mackenzie Fitzgerald


