{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox film | name= G.I. Joe: Spy Troops | image= GIJoeSpyTroops1.jpg | writer= Larry Hama | starring= John Payne<br>Lisa Ann Beley<br>Michael Dobson<br>Scott McNeil | director= Dale Carman | producer= Daley Miller<br>Steve Drucker | music= John Hunter | studio= Reel FX Creative Studios<br>Hasbro Entertainment | distributor= Paramount Home Entertainment | released= {{Film date|2003|09|27}} | runtime= 45 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = }} '''''G.I. Joe: Spy Troops''''' is a 2003 American animated military science fiction action film produced by Reel FX Creative Studios and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment.

The film was released direct-to-video and premiered on Cartoon Network on September 27, 2003.<ref name=":0" /> A sequel, titled ''G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom'', was released on September 14, 2004.

==History== When Hasbro launched ''G.I. Joe vs. Cobra'' in 2002, an updated revival of the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' toyline that was sold between 1982 and 1994, they commissioned Reel FX Creative Studios to produce a series of CGI-animated commercials to promote the new line of figures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/reel_fx_completes_cg_sequel|title=Reel fx completes CG sequel|website=CGSociety}}</ref> They would follow this up with an hour-long direct-to-video movie titled ''Spy Troops'' to promote the 2003 series of figures released under the sub-line of the same name. ''Spy Troops'' was written by Larry Hama, who wrote the original filecards and the Marvel comic series.

==Plot== The plot revolves around G.I. Joe, America's "daring, highly trained special missions force". The Joes have just perfected a new technology: Mind Interface Remote Control (MIRC), which allows soldiers to flawlessly command vehicles from a safe distance. The title refers to the fact that the two opposing forces, the G.I. Joe Team and Cobra, make use of spies to achieve their objectives. Cobra sends Zartan, to infiltrate G.I. Joe headquarters posing as Shipwreck, and steal the MIRC technology. The Joes send Shipwreck and Snake Eyes to the enemy's camp, after learning about what happened. The Joes then organize an assault on Cobra Mountain and successfully regain the technology, destroying Cobra's base and chopper in the process.<ref>[http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/gi-joe-spy-troops-the-movie/ G.I. Joe Spy Troops: the Movie] Review by Mark Pellegrini (2003) Retrieved 2011-05-06</ref>

==Cast== {| class="wikitable" ! Actor || Role |- | John Payne || Duke |- | Matt Hill || Beach Head |- | Lisa Ann Beley || Scarlett |- | Lee Tockar || Shipwreck |- | Don S. Davis || Wild Bill |- | Mark Hildreth || Hi-Tech |- | Michael Dobson || Cobra Commander |- | Scott McNeil || Destro |- | Teryl Rothery || Baroness |- | Jim Foronda || Doctor Mindbender |- | Brian Dobson || Flint |- | Blu Mankuma || Heavy Duty |- | Peter Kelamis || Polly |- | Ty Olsson || Storm Shadow |- | Ward Perry || Agent Faces |- | Alessandro Juliani || Dusty |- | Colin Murdock || Zartan |- | Doron Bell Jr. || Tunnel Rat |- | Paul Dobson || Barrel Roll |- | Phil Hayes || Torpedo |- | Jake Parker || Snake Eyes |}

==Release== Spy Troops: The Movie was released on DVD in September 2003, with the 12" Ninja Showdown two-pack. It had a suggested retail price of $19.95. Later, it was also available alone, with a suggested retail price of $4.95.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yojoe.com/television/spytroops/ |title=Spy Troops: The Movie |publisher=Yojoe.Com |access-date=2014-05-27}}</ref> Cartoon Network premiered Spy Troops: The Movie on September 27, 2003 at 10:00&nbsp;p.m.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.toonzone.net/forums/threads/sves-talkback-week-of-9-27-03.3452521/|title=SVES Talkback Week of 9/27/03}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.reelfx.com/ Reel FX Creative Studios home page] * {{IMDb title|0387237|G.I. Joe: Spy Troops}} * {{Rotten-tomatoes|id=gijoe-spy-troops-the-movie|title=G.I. Joe: Spy Troops}}

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