Mr. Magoo

1997
K-12/9
1h 27m

IMDb RATING

4.0/10

16K

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Adventure Comedy Family

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

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IMDb RATING

4.0/10

16K

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Awards
- 2 nominations

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Jennifer Garner and Matt Keeslar in Mr. Magoo (1997)

Leslie Nielsen and Matt Keeslar in Mr. Magoo (1997)

Leslie Nielsen and Kelly Lynch in Mr. Magoo (1997)

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Trivia
The film was rushed to video, due to bad reviews and protests by blind people and their advocates at theaters across the U.S. Disney attempted to deflect by including a disclaimer at the end that argued that the film was not intended as an accurate portrayal of the visually-impaired, which critic Roger Ebert sarcastically proclaimed was the only funny moment in the whole movie. The British Federation of the Blind petitioned the British Board of Film Classification to ban the movie in the UK, claiming it would "bring ridicule upon blind, and partially sighted people".

Goofs
In the first scene with the ruby, Luanne says "Exquisite!" to which Morgan responds "Actually, it's corundum, which is an aluminum oxide." Luanne says "'Exquisite' is an adjective, not an element." Corundum isn't an element either - it's a compound.

Quotes
Agent Chuck Stupak: [Discussing a jewel thief] No one has ever been able to finger her.

Crazy credits
(Closing statement) The preceding film is not intended as an accurate portrayal of blindness or poor eyesight. Blindness or poor eyesight does not imply an impairment of one's ability to be employed in a wide range of jobs, raise a family, perform important civic duties or engage in a well-rounded life. All people with disabilities deserve a fair chance to live and work without being impeded by prejudice.

Connections
Edited into The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007)

Soundtracks
I Can See Clearly Now
Written and Performed by Johnny Nash
Courtesy of Epic Records by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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6/10

"Where did my pants go?"

I love the animated version of Mr. Magoo and was disappointed by the film version. The character has come under fire for mocking the disabled because of his deafness but he really is the hero each time and it makes a change for a hero to not be in full compliment of his faculties. The film tries but fails to capture the true magic of the bumbler from the cartoons but Leslie Nielsen looks uncomfortable here as more serious roles suit him better. Mr Magoo was always a two joke affair: 1) He couldn't see well and 2) he always made little quips and remarks to himself. Not something that would lend itself easily to an hour+ motion picture. In this case, the late Nielsen's charisma and a few decent gags make this run-of-the-mill, late 90's Disney-cartoon-adaptation a little more tolerable than most of its despised peers.

Overall rating: 6 out of 10.

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