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Inspector Gadget (1999)

PG  |   |  Action, Adventure, Comedy  |  23 July 1999 (USA)
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A security guard's dreams come true when he is selected to be transformed into a cybernetic police officer.

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Brenda / Robobrenda
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Kramer
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Sikes (as Michael G. Hagerty)
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Gadgetmobile (voice)
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Artemus Bradford (as René Auberjonois)
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Thelma
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Bobby Bell ...
Famous Identifier of Sea Planes (as Robert N. Bell)
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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. Written by Ari Herzog <ari@ici.net>

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

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Rated PG for whacky violence/action, language and innuendo | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

23 July 1999 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

The Real Inspector Gadget  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$21,889,138 (USA) (23 July 1999)

Gross:

£8,266,880 (UK) (25 February 2000)
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1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The film had test screenings in California, the results were a negative disasters in which resulted Disney to heavily cut down the original version (110 Mins) to 78 Mins. See more »

Goofs

In the scene when Scolex brings RoboGadget to life, in the close up shots of RoboGadget's head, the collar of a grey t-shirt can be seen. But in shots where we see his body, it is all machinery below his neck. See more »

Quotes

[during the credits, RoboBrenda is doing an exercise show that only she can do, as she is spinning seemingly uncontrollably]
Robo-Brenda: And kick, and kick and kick and kick and kick and kick and fall!
[RoboBrenda falls off the deck onto the beach which isn't too far down]
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Crazy Credits

Throughout the credits, extra scenes involving the film's characters are shown. See more »

Connections

References Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

Pearl Curtain in the Moon
Written by Liping Wang (as Linan Wang) and Wu Ming Xiao Zi (as Ming Xing Wu)
Courtesy of Associated Production Music
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I was a fan of the original cartoon series
3 January 2000 | by (Australia) – See all my reviews

I was a huge fan of the original cartoon series, and was looking forward to finally seeing Gadget on the big screen -- but I never in my wildest dreams expected something so extremely extremely terrible. The pace was WAY too fast, there was no plot, and 'wowser!' - what the hell is that?? It was 'WOWSERS!!'.


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