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Inspector Gadget
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1999 film directed by David Kellogg
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Inspector Gadget is a 1999 American comedy and action film directed by David Kellogg. The screenplay was written by Zak Penn and Dana Olsen. The cast includes Matthew Broderick, Rupert Everett, Joely Fisher, and Michelle Trachtenberg. Voice actors D. L. Hughley and Don Adams also appear in the film. It is based on the series of the same name. Production companies involved include Walt Disney Pictures, Caravan Pictures, and DIC Entertainment Corporation.
The film was released on July 23, 1999, with a runtime of 78 minutes. Filming took place in Los Angeles and Pittsburgh, and the narrative is set in Pittsburgh. The original language is English. The budget was 75,000,000, and the revenue reached 134,403,112. It has been distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Netflix, and Disney+ in video on demand format. The film is followed by Inspector Gadget 2.
Critical reception includes a review score of 21%, a rating of 4.1 out of 10, and a score of 36 out of 100. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 4.2. On TMDb, the vote average is 4.508. The tagline is "The greatest hero ever assembled." The film is part of the Inspector Gadget Collection.
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Film · TMDB
4.5John 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.
Cast
- Matthew Broderick as John Brown / Inspector Gadget / Robo Gadget
- Rupert Everett as Sanford Scolex / Dr. Claw
- Joely Fisher as Brenda / Robobrenda
- Michelle Trachtenberg as Penny
- Andy Dick as Kramer
- Cheri Oteri as Mayor Wilson
Themes
- police
- detective
- superhero
- gadget
- nerd
- villain
- slapstick comedy
- based on cartoon
- scientist
- super villain
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Inspector Gadget 2
- Based on
- Inspector Gadget
- Director
- David Kellogg
- Screenwriter
- Dana Olsen
- Cast member
- René Auberjonois
- Voice actor
- Don Adams
- Composer
- John Debney
- Producer
- Jordan Kerner
- Production company
- DIC Entertainment Corporation
- Cinematographer
- Adam Greenberg
- Narrative location
- Pittsburgh
- Filming location
- Pittsburgh
- Duration
- 78
- FilmAffinity ID
- 418546
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- movies.disney.com/inspector-gadgetling
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- publication date
- 1999-10-07
- title
- Inspector Gadget
- distributed by
- Disney+
- film editor
- Thom Noble
- executive producer
- Jonathan Glickman
- review score
- 36/100
- media franchise
- Inspector Gadget
- form of creative work
- feature film
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