The Spy Next Door

The Spy Next Door is a 2010 American spy halloween action comedy film directed by Brian Levant, written by Jonathan Bernstein, James Greer and Gregory Poirier, produced by Robert Simonds with music by David Newman. The film stars Jackie Chan, with a supporting cast of Amber Valletta, Magnús Scheving, Madeline Carroll, Will Shadley, Alina Foley, Billy Ray Cyrus and George Lopez. Filming started in late October 2008 in Rio Rancho, New Mexico and was finished in late December 2008. The film tributes Chan's films by showing clips, references and even referencing Chan's real life childhood. The Spy Next Door was released on January 15, 2010 in the United States by Lionsgate, and also released on DVD and Blu-ray format on May 18, 2010. It received negative reviews from critics and it earned $45.2 million on a $28 million budget. Plot Bob Ho is an operative of the CIA as an undercover agent on loan from the Chinese Intelligence, who decides to retire after putting Russian terrorist Anton Poldark behind bars and marry his longtime girlfriend Gillian, who lives next door and has three children from previous relationships, Farren (a step-daughter), Ian and Nora. None of them know about his real job and think he works at a pen-importing company.