Plot
A security guard's dreams come true when he is selected to be transformed into a cybernetic police officer.
Release Year: 1999
Rating: 3.9/10 (18,760 voted)
Critic's Score: 36/100
Director:
David Kellogg
Stars: Matthew Broderick, Rupert Everett, Joely Fisher
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.
Writers: Andy Heyward, Jean Chalopin
Cast: Matthew Broderick
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Inspector Gadget
/
Robo Gadget
/
John Brown
Rupert Everett
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Sanford Scolex
Joely Fisher
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Brenda
/
Robobrenda
Michelle Trachtenberg
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Penny
Andy Dick
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Kramer
Cheri Oteri
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Mayor Wilson
Mike Hagerty
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Sikes
(as Michael G. Hagerty)
Dabney Coleman
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Chief Quimby
D.L. Hughley
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Gadgetmobile
(voice)
Rene Auberjonois
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Artemus Bradford
(as René Auberjonois)
Frances Bay
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Thelma
Mr. T
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Himself
Richard Kiel
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Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
Richard Lee-Sung
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Famous Villain with Deadly Hat
Bobby Bell
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Famous Identifier of Sea Planes
(as Robert N. Bell)
Taglines:
The Greatest Hero Ever Assembled
Release Date: 23 July 1999
Filming Locations: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $75,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $21,889,138
(USA)
(25 July 1999)
(2814 Screens)
Gross: $97,360,069
(USA)
(26 December 1999)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia: Tim Curry was considered for the role of Claw.
Goofs:
Continuity:
When Inspector Gadget falls on top of Brenda in the building, the position of their faces rapidly changes between shots.
Quotes: Inspector Gadget:
I don't know what you're up to, Claw, but I will stop you. Dr. Claw:
Aw touché, Inspector, I think someone has been watching way too many Saturday morning cartoons.
User Review
It strayed away from the cartoon too much
Rating:
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.
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