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Inspector Gadget (1999)

PG07/23/1999Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family1h 18m
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The greatest hero ever assembled.

Overview

John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a laboratory, where Brenda, a leading robotics surgeon, replaces his damaged limbs with state-of-the-art gadgets and tools. Named "Inspector Gadget" by the press, John -- along with his niece, Penny, and her trusty dog, Brain -- uses his new powers to discover who was behind the explosion.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Matthew Broderick

    John Brown / Inspector Gadget / Robo Gadget

  2. Cast 1

    Rupert Everett

    Sanford Scolex / Dr. Claw

  3. Cast 1

    Joely Fisher

    Brenda / Robobrenda

  4. Cast 1

    Michelle Trachtenberg

    Penny

  5. Cast 1

    Andy Dick

    Kramer

  6. Cast 1

    Cheri Oteri

    Mayor Wilson

  7. Cast 1

    Mike Hagerty

    Sikes

  8. Cast 1

    Dabney Coleman

    Chief Quimby

  9. Cast 1

    D.L. Hughley

    Gadgetmobile (voice)

Another one rated too low, I assume that is due to it - so I read - not being "faithful" to the original television series. I have never watched that so I couldn't judge it in those terms, but as a film I enjoyed it I won't lie. <em>'Inspector Gadget'</em> is very silly but self-aware, in a similar vein to <em>'Looney Tunes: Back in Action'</em> and <em>'The Cat in the Hat'</em>. I enjoyed those two films and, while this isn't as good as those, I liked this enough. I probably wont ever rewatch, but I can see younger audiences finding enjoyment with it. There aren't, admittedly, any super...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$75,000,000.00

Revenue $134,403,112.00

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