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Cody Banks Trivias
As Banks is going downhill to save the little boy, his skateboard loses its
two front wheels. After he has saved the boy, he skates away on the same
skateboard with the two front wheels intact.When Cody is at the entrance of
the party, the guards check his stuff. Then Cody puts his iPod in his
jacket. Later when he picks up some stuff that he needs, he grabs the iPod
out of his bag in the car.
The number on Francois Molay's coat at the end of the film in the CIA
headquarter is 1138. A reference to George Lucas's THX 1138 (1971).School's
nurse is "Nurse Ratched" - same name as in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(1975)
When Natalie is kidnapped, she is wearing a jacket-like sweater. But when
she is being held hostage, she is wearing a black tank top.When Cody Banks
looks at the tracker device after Natalie is kidnapped, it shows the
latitude and longitude of her location. However, the latitude and longitude
are transposed.
As a henchman falls while the E.R.I.S. facility is destructing.The exterior
of the CIA headquarters was shot on location in the Academic Quadrangle at
Simon Fraser University near Vancouver. This location is popular for films
in Vancouver, and once doubled as an alien planet in an episode of "Stargate
SG-1" (1997).
In addition to the Norwegian "Diplom Is" sign at the café, a scarf of Harald
Zwart's hometown football team, Fredrikstad Fotballkubb, is hanging over
Cody's bedroom door.The evil organization is named E.R.I.S. which is also
the name of the Greek goddess of discord and strife. In mythology, she was
the brother of Ares, god of war.
When Natalie and Cody are riding the snow bike inside the building to
escape, they go through a glass door. The door breaks before they get close
to it.When Ronica lands the flying machine to get Cody you can see the wire
that connected it the crane.
When Cody and Natalie are meeting in the café, the Norwegian ice-cream brand
'Diplom is' is shown in the background on the wall behind Natalie. Also the
'Diplom is mannen' is seen on the floor to the left behind Natalie. Harald
Zwart always put in a couple of items from Norway in his movies.The
photograph of Frankie Muniz that accompanies Cody's CIA profile is a
"Malcolm in the Middle" (2000) publicity still.
When Ronica Miles comes to save Cody Banks, she takes her seatbelt off once
the flying machine lands. The next time we see her, she is taking her
seatbelt off again. In several shots we see that Cody Banks is smaller then
Ronica Miles and Molay but, in every fight scene, Cody becomes much taller,
showing that a double was used.
Also in the opening action scene, the Volvo skids to a stop at the edge of
the railroad track, where the train scrapes against the car's front left
corner, shooting off sparks. When the front of the car is next shown, there
is no damage whatsoever.At the very end of the film, Cody's
hologram-projecting phone rings. It's the ring from Our Man Flint (1966),
also used by Austin Powers.
Even the movie takes place in Seattle, Canada Place (a famous Vancouver
landmark) can be seen in the background during the skateboarding scene.Cody
and Natalie attend the "William Donovan Preparatory School". William Donovan
was in charge of the US Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in World War II.
The OSS eventually became the CIA.As Cody attempts to rescue the baby from
the out-of-control car, a sign for Famous Players can be seen in the
background. Famous Players is a Canadian movie theatre chain. However, the
movie supposedly takes place in Seattle. Also, a street sign saying
"Esplanade" can be seen. The Esplanade is a major road in North Vancouver,
British Columbia.
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