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 man removes the outer money jacket twice.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References Ban jin ba liang (1976)

Soundtrack:

La Traviata

You people are soooo mean!

Mr Magoo was a hilarious movie. I don't know why everyone gives it so much grief. First of all, Leslie Nielsen is one of the funniest actors alive, and I personally like movies in which the characters just happen to walk right into a worst case scenario. And after three Naked Gun movies, who's better qualified for that job than Leslie Nielsen. In this movie, Nielsen's character, Mr. Magoo, has to solve the case of a stolen ruby from his mueseum. Coming along with him are his dog, Angus and his nephew, Waldo. To those of you who saw the film and hated it, remember, the film is directed toward kids and Disney fans. It wasn't meant to be an "A" class movie.

PS: Would you like it more if you knew that Jennifer Garner is in it?