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 | ... | Self | |
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) |
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>
Film: Gadget's real name is John Brown.
Cartoon: His name really is Gadget. --- Film: Claw's real name is Sanford Scolex.
Cartoon: His name really is Claw. --- Film: Metro City is in the USA.
Cartoon: Metro City is in Canada. --- Film: Gadget works for the local police department.
Cartoon: Gadget works for Interpol. --- Film: Gadget used to be a security guard and was injured in an explosion.
Cartoon: Gadget used to be a policeman and was injured when he slipped on a banana peel. --- Film: Claw's face is shown (and it looks nothing like the action figure).
Cartoon: Claw's face is never shown. --- Film: Claw has a mechanical claw inplace of one of his hands.
Cartoon: Claw has normal hands. --- Film: Quimby hates Gadget for no reason.
Cartoon: Quimby thinks Gadget is one of Interpol's best inspectors. --- Film: The Gadget Mobile can talk and has many gadgets.
Cartoon: The Gadget Mobile can't talk, can change from a police car to a van (and vice versa) and has only a few gadgets. --- Film: Gadget was put back together by a team of surgeons.
Cartoon: Gadget was put back together by one man; Professor Baxter. --- Film: Claw is the head of Scolex Industries.
Cartoon: Claw is the head of a criminal organization called MAD. --- Film: Claw has two minions.
Cartoon: Claw has hundreds of minions. --- Film: Gadget has 60 gadgets.
Cartoon: Gadget has 14,000 gadgets.