Inspector Gadget (1999)

A security guard's dreams come true when he is selected to be transformed into a cybernetic police officer.

Director:

David Kellogg

Writers:

Andy Heyward (characters), Jean Chalopin (characters),

Stars:

Matthew Broderick, Rupert Everett, Joely Fisher

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew Broderick	...	Inspector Gadget / Robo Gadget / John Brown
Rupert Everett	...	Sanford Scolex
Joely Fisher	...	Brenda / Robobrenda
Michelle Trachtenberg	...	Penny
Andy Dick	...	Kramer
Cheri Oteri	...	Mayor Wilson
Mike Hagerty	...	Sikes (as Michael G. Hagerty)
Dabney Coleman	...	Chief Quimby
D.L. Hughley	...	Gadgetmobile (voice)
Rene Auberjonois	...	Artemus Bradford (as René Auberjonois)
Frances Bay	...	Thelma
Mr. T	...	Himself
Richard Kiel	...	Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
Richard Lee-Sung	...	Famous Villain with Deadly Hat
Bobby Bell	...	Famous Identifier of Sea Planes (as Robert N. Bell)

Storyline

A remake of the television series, Matthew Broderick stars as Gadget, who suffers an accident at the beginning of the film, and befriends Brenda, a robotic surgeon who repairs Gadget so that he can defeat the villain Claw. In the meantime, Gadget and Brenda fall in love.

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Plot Keywords:

gadget | claw | security guard | police | inspector | 

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Taglines:

Go Go This July

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for whacky violence/action, language and innuendo

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Norwegian French Spanish

Release Date:

23 July 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Real Inspector Gadget

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£875,923 (UK) (17 December 1999)

Gross:

£8,266,880 (UK) (25 February 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Caravan Pictures, DiC Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tim Curry was considered for the role of Claw.

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Goofs

After John Brown is made into Gadget he exits the room with wires around him, but before he exits he had no wires.

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Quotes

Gadgetmobile: Let's team up: I'll go after them; and you say 10-4!
Inspector Gadget: 10-4?
Gadgetmobile: Right. See ya!
[speeds off after some escaped convicts, leaving Gadget just standing there]

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Crazy Credits

In the credits, there is an extended scene about "Minions Anonymous" including Richard Kiel (Jaws from James Bond), Mr. T, and others in the audience.

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Connections

Remake of Inspector Gadget (1983)

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Soundtracks

"Danger Ahead"
(1947)
(Dragnet theme)
Composed by Miklós Rózsa (1947) and Walter Schumann (1951)

User Reviews

This, quite simply, is NOT Inspector Gadget.

Once again, Disney manages to make a children's movie which totally ignores its background. About the only thing common with this and the original Gadget cartoons is the names. The most glaring errors are the characters - Penny does not have her book, Brain has been reduced from a character to a fancy prop, Dr Claw is more a show-off than an evil villain, etc. but there are more than that. The horrors start from the first minutes of the film - having Gadget as a security guard called John Brown doesn't help identifying him as the classic Inspector Gadget. And right in the beginning we see Disney's blatant attempt to turn every story ever into a love affair between a man and a woman - they introduce Brenda, who only serves to make this movie Disney-compatible. Add to this the fact that the "Claw" seen in this film and the classic Dr Claw are almost diagonally opposite and you'll see this is going to be nowhere near the original storyline. What would help would be a better storyline to replace it - but as you guessed, Disney failed in that too. The whole movie is just Gadget acting silly for silliness's sake and lusting after Brenda. As if to add insult to the injury, Disney introduced the "new" Gadgetmobile - it doesn't look, function or think like the old Gadgetmobile at all, it's just the canonical "comic relief" figure. Disney obviously recognised that the Gadget cartoons were a comedy, so they made the film a comedy too, but they took out all the clever running gags (like the assignment paper exploding in the Chief's face) and replaced them with Gadget being a moron, the Gadgetmobile being a wise-ass, and "Claw" showing off. Someone should tell Disney that "children's movie" doesn't imply "total lack of any brain usage". Gadget should be targeted for children of 10-12 years... not children of 10-12 months like this movie. Whatever this movie is supposed to be, it is NOT, repeat NOT, the real Inspector Gadget. Because I love the old Gadget, I hate this.