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Barbie: Spy Squad is the 32nd Barbie movie. It was released to DVD on February 8, 2016, and it made its TV premiere on Nickelodeon on March 20, 2016.[1] This is the first Barbie film featuring Erica Lindbeck as the new voice of Barbie, as well as the last film under the name of "Mattel Playground Productions".
Official Description
"Barbie and her best friends Teresa and Renée transform from hard-working gymnasts to undercover secret agents in this exciting, action-packed adventure! When their amazing gymnastics skills catch the eye of a top-secret spy agency, the girls are soon following clues to a gem-stealing cat burglar who has escaped everyone on the case. With their high-tech gadgets, glam disguises and cute robo-pets, can they prove that smarts and teamwork can get the mission accomplished? It’s girl power to the rescue."
Cast
- Erica Lindbeck as Barbie
- Stephanie Sheh as Renée
- Jenny Pellicer as Teresa
- Alyssya Swales as Chelsea
- Elizabeth Irving as Mila
- Brian Dobson as Agent Dunbar, Announcer and Head Chef
- Rebecca Husain as Patricia
- Cathy Weseluck as Zoe
- Ian Hanlin as Lazlo
- Jonathan Holmes as Percy
- Kathleen Barr as Violet and Alarm
Release Dates
Country | Type of Release |
Date |
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Poland | Cinematic | January 15, 2016 |
Greece | Home Release | January 28, 2016 |
United Kingdom | Cinematic | January 23, 2016 |
United Kingdom | Home Release | February 15, 2016 |
U.S. and Canada | Home Video | March 1, 2016 |
Asian Countries (excluding Vietnam) | Cinematic | March 1, 2016 |
Vietnam | Netflix Vietnam |
DVD and Blu-ray Additional Features
- Outtakes[2]
- "Strength in Numbers" music video[3]
Videos
Trivia
- This is the last Barbie film released under Mattel Playground Productions before the division was placed within Mattel Creations and later, folded into it.
- The teaser trailer featured on the Barbie in Rock 'N Royals, Barbie & Her Sisters in The Great Puppy Adventure, and Monster High: Boo York, Boo York home video releases.
- The UK premiere took place at the Odeon Covent Garden on January 23, 2016.[4] The film had limited releases at Odeon cinemas in the UK on January 23 and 24, both at 10:00 (UTC).[5]
- Kelly Sheridan was credited on the BBFC website[6]. However, Sheridan stated on Twitter in September 2015 that she was not in the film. She did not know if she was no longer voicing Barbie at all, of if it was just Spy Squad that she was not cast in.[7]
- The DVD has English, Spanish, Arabic, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish options for subtitles.
- Elizabeth Irving, who voiced Mila, posted on Instagram twice about Barbie: Spy Squad.[8][9]
- In the full trailer, several outfits from previous Barbie films are shown: Princess Alexa's colorful ballgown; Lumina's outfit; Princess Kara's Super Sparkle costume and ballgown; Corinne's ballgown and Dark Sparkle costume; Makayla's party outfit; Erika Juno's rockstar outfit; one of Mariposa's outfits; and Princess Courtney's short pink dress. The Nutcracker also appears.
- In the teaser trailer, the film had a more different logo compared to the final one used.
- Agent Dunbar says the first rule of being a secret agent is to tell no one. Then he says the second rule is the same as the first rule. This is a reference to the movie Fight Club.
- There are two Nutcracker cameos.
Other language titles
- Arabic - باربي بنات المخابراتنتورك (Barbie: Smart Girls)
- Croatian - Barbie: Špijunski odred or Barbie: Tajna agentica
- Hungarian - Barbie Titkos ügynökök (Barbie: Secret Agents)
- German - Barbie in Das Agenten-Team (Barbie in the Agent Team)
- French - Barbie Agents Secrets (Barbie: Secret Agents)
- Italian - Barbie Squadra Speciale (Barbie: Special Squad)
- Albanian - Barbie Agjentet Sekrete (Barbie: The Secret Agents)
- Polish - Barbie Tajne agentki (Barbie: Secret Agents)
- Dutch - Barbie en het Geheime Team (Barbie and the Secret Team)
- Portuguese - Barbie e as Agentes Secretas (Barbie and the Secret Agents)
- Mexico - Barbie Escuadrón Secreto (Barbie: Secret Squadron)
- Spanish - Barbie Equipo de Espías (Barbie: Team of Spies)
- Turkish - Barbie ve Ajanlar Gizli Görevde (Barbie and the Secret Service Agents)
- Swedish - Barbie Superagenterna (Barbie: Super Agents)
- Finnish - Barbie Agenttikolmikko (Barbie: Agent Threesome)
- Greek - Barbie και οι Μυστικοί Πράκτορες (Barbie and the Secret Agents)
- Czech - Barbie Tajná agentka (Barbie: The Secret Agent)
- Russian - Barbie и команда шпионов (Barbie and The Team of Spies)
- Romanian - Barbie si echipa de spioni (Barbie and the team of spies)
- Hindi - Barbie: Spy Squad
- Hebrew - ברבי: יחידת הריגול (Barbie: The Spy Unit)
- Chinese- 芭比之间谍特工队
References
- ↑ Nickelodeon specials listing
- ↑ http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/barbie-spy-squad-outtakes-video
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Barbie-Spy-Squad-Erica-Lindbeck/dp/B019GY79UO/
- ↑ http://www.winit.winsomething.co.uk/sweepstakes/win-15-x-tickets-to-the-premiere-of-barbie-spy-squad-12798
- ↑ http://www.odeon.co.uk/films/barbie_spy_squad/16453/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20150921224316/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/barbie-spy-squad-videotrailer
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20171215090902/https://twitter.com/KSheridanVoice/status/640646990372597761
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BC3N4a7Foxf/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BDUUiajFo5z/
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Media: Barbie: Spy Squad | Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Characters: Barbie | Teresa | Renée | Chelsea | Zoe | Lazlo | Patricia | Agent Dunbar | Violet | Percy | Mila | Announcer | Head Chef Locations: Gymnastics Championship Arena | I3 | Invention Lab | Formal Event Objects: Electrocutor | Mini-Scanner | GLISS | Sparkle Bomb | Hairdo Helmets Songs: Strength in Numbers | Silver Lining | Champions | All We Got Other: Merchandise | Gallery | Credits |