A team of trained secret agent animals, guinea pigs Darwin, Hurley, Juarez, Blaster, mole Speckles, and fly Mooch takes on a mission for the US government to stop evil Leonard Saber, who plans to destroy the world with household appliances. But the government shuts them down and they are sentenced to a pet shop. Can they escape to defeat the villain and save the world?
Visual Effects
Guinea pigs with tiny spy gear—pure nightmare fuel
Sound
Exploding appliances scored like Mission: Impossible
Director
Hoyt Yeatman
Sam Rockwell
Darwin the Guinea Pig (voice)
Jon Favreau
Hurley the Guinea Pig (voice)
Tracy Morgan
Blaster the Guinea Pig (voice)
Penélope Cruz
Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice)
Nicolas Cage
Speckles the Mole (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker
Mooch the Fly (voice)
Bill Nighy
Leonard Saber
Will Arnett
Kip Killian
Zach Galifianakis
Ben
Kelli Garner
Marcie
Steve Buscemi
Bucky the Hamster (voice)
Niecy Nash-Betts
Rosalita
Loudon Wainwright III
Grandpa Goodman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Hoyt Yeatman invented the 'bunny' visual effects technique used in the film; this was his first and only directing gig.
This $150 million guinea pig blockbuster exists because Jerry Bruckheimer wanted to replicate his Pirates success with rodents—peak 2009 excess.
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