Mr. Magoo (1997)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Director:

Stanley Tong

Writers (WGA):

Pat Proft (written by) &
Tom Sherohman (written by)

Release Date:

25 December 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy | Adventure | Romance

Tagline:

Take a walk off the wild side.

Plot:

The myopic millionaire defeats jewel smugglers in his usual bumbling manner.

Plot Keywords:

Based On TV Series | Ruby | Based On Cartoon | Animated Credits | Slapstick

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Leslie Nielsen	...	Mr. Quincy Magoo
Kelly Lynch	...	Luanne LeSeur / Prunella Pagliosi
Matt Keeslar	...	Waldo Magoo
Nick Chinlund	...	Bob Morgan
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Agent Chuck Stupak, FBI
Ernie Hudson	...	Agent Gus Anders, CIA
Jennifer Garner	...	Stacey Sampanahoditra
Malcolm McDowell	...	Austin Cloquet
Miguel Ferrer	...	Mr. Ortega Peru
L. Harvey Gold	...	Schmitt
Art Irizawa	...	Gosha
John Tierney	...	Hebzinski
Terence Kelly	...	McManus
Rick Burgess	...	Molinaro
Jerry Wasserman	...	Javier

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and action sequences.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12/9 | Germany:6 (w) | Mexico:A | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Screenings of this movie were met with protests by the blind and their advocates in theaters across the USA. For this reason, and the bad reviews, it was rushed into video format.

Goofs:

Continuity: The pants Magoo reels in from the water become dry instantly.

Quotes:

[A monkey is seen in front of Mister Magoo]
Mr. Quincy Magoo: Ugliest child I've ever seen!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Robert De Niro/Destiny's Child (#30.8)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

The Marriage of Figaro

vastly entertaining and downright funny at times

i honestly don't understand the low rating this movie has on this site.I'll admit it's no masterpiece,but it is vastly entertaining.to me,Leslie Nielson is perfectly cast as Mr.Magoo.if you don't know the character of Mr.Magoo,he was originally a cartoon character who is absurdly near sighted,leading him into all kinds of trouble,yet he is generally oblivious to most of what's going on.oh yeah,he is also very wealthy.the live action movie portrays the character pretty much exactly the same.he always seems to come out of any potential trouble with virtually no signs of any problem.in the movie,Magoo,helps solve a crime and help put the baddies in jail,with a lot of help,from both his nephew and his dog.yes,i said dog.this dog is is very intelligent and saves Magoo from many mishaps,both minor and major.Kelly Lynch portrays one of the criminals and she does a very fine job in her role.not to mention she is hot,hot,hot.anyway,like i said earlier,the movie is certainly very amusing,and contains an absolutely hysterical sequence with Magoo in the kitchen.there's also some great action and some great martial arts moves,courtesy of Lynch's character.for the most part,this is a great family movie,with maybe a bit of mild language.for me,the live action version of Mr.Magoo is an 8.5/10,based simply on how entertaining it is.