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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 | |
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Bobby Bell | ... | Famous Identifier of Sea Planes (as Robert N. Bell) |
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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. Written by Ari Herzog <ari@ici.net>
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back from the dead | audio flashback | breaking the fourth wall | android | actress playing multiple roles |Taglines:
Go Go Gadget See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for whacky violence/action, language and innuendo | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
23 July 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$90,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$21,889,138, 25 July 1999, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$97,403,112Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$134,403,112Company Credits
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Dr. Claw: I'll tell you why. To make techno-warriors that never get tired, never get hungry, and never say "no". Every army in the world would be made up of my creations. Imagine the confusion, Gadget, huh? Imagine the perks. COMPRENDÉ?
Inspector Gadget: Yeah, I comprendé.
Dr. Claw: No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no. I comprendo, yo comprendo. Conjugate the word, for pity's sake.
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(1947)
(Dragnet theme)
Composed by Miklós Rózsa (1947) and Walter Schumann (1951)
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Trivia
Even though there were more than 60 gizmos and gadgets grafted to John Brown's body and appearance, the Inspector Gadget in the cartoon series said to have an estimate of 14,000 gadgets. See more »Goofs
A lighter can be seen in Gadget's hand when the fire is supposed to come from his thumb. See more »Quotes
Inspector Gadget: I don't get it. Why would you do this?Dr. Claw: I'll tell you why. To make techno-warriors that never get tired, never get hungry, and never say "no". Every army in the world would be made up of my creations. Imagine the confusion, Gadget, huh? Imagine the perks. COMPRENDÉ?
Inspector Gadget: Yeah, I comprendé.
Dr. Claw: No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no. I comprendo, yo comprendo. Conjugate the word, for pity's sake.
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Crazy Credits
The opening credits appear on a G logo that is assembled and filled with gadgets. See more »Alternate Versions
Original version ran ca. 110 minutes. After previews the film was cut down to its current length of 78 min. See more »Connections
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Danger Ahead(1947)
(Dragnet theme)
Composed by Miklós Rózsa (1947) and Walter Schumann (1951)
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Children and adults alike are decidedly ill served by "Inspector Gadget," a frenetic but genuinely mirthless live action take on the popular Saturday morning cartoon series that mires poor Matthew Broderick in the role of a nerdish do-gooder who gets the chance to live out his heroic fantasies when he is converted into a one-man, self-contained crime fighting cybernetic arsenal.
Thanks to current state-of-the-art special effects, the filmmakers manage to effectively translate the cartoonish aspects of the original to the live action format. Despite a few glaringly bad shots utilizing rear screen projection, the visuals that help to realize the infinite gadgets at the inspector's disposal are genuinely jaw-dropping.
What the movie makers couldn't (or, at least, wouldn't) come up with is a decent script - without which all the greatest special effects in the world cannot a quality film make. Gadget is surrounded by a gallery of dull, poorly written caricatures ranging from a giddy, self-absorbed mayor, to a gruff, shortsighted chief of police, and an effete mad scientist bent on creating an army of indestructible gadget warriors, with which, of course, he (ho hum) plans to rule the world. Even the newly "hipified" gadget mobile comes across as a charmless, grating irritant as he provides a constant stream of witless one-liners as running commentary to the action.
Of the actors, Broderick and Rupert Everett cannot be faulted since both provide a degree of enthusiasm wholly unwarranted by the inferior screenplay with which they are saddled. For a perfect marriage of sophisticated writing and unsurpassable special effects, check out "Toy Story 2." And see what "Inspector Gadget" might indeed have been.