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.
Practical Effects
Rodriguez built sets in his backyard with his actual children.
Direction
A-list director doing guerrilla family filmmaking.
Costume
Lavagirl's hair budget probably exceeded the VFX.
Director
Robert Rodriguez
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
Rico Torres
Sharkboy's Dad
Marc Musso
Classroom Kid #1
Shane Graham
Classroom Kid #2
Racer Rodriguez
Sharkboy, Age 7
Rebel Rodriguez
Sharkboy, Age 5
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Taylor Lautner did all his own wire stunts; the sharks were mostly inflatable pool toys painted silver.
This film exists in the same universe as Spy Kids thanks to a shared planet name drop, making this technically franchise canon.
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