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Inspector Gadget

Inspector Gadget

4,5 /10 (1,344 Votes)
1999 EN 78 min

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.

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Release date

23/07/1999

Votes

1,344

Popularity

5.2

The greatest hero ever assembled.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

78 min

Budget

$75,000,000

Revenue

$134,403,112

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r96sk

r96sk

2020-10-10

⭐ 7

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…

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Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

2022-11-12

⭐ 3

**A film that entertains without marveling, and that can frustrate fans of the cartoon.** Inspector Gadget was an amazing cartoon, but it had a brief stint on Portuguese television. I remember him, and I really enjoyed seeing him, but I don't remember seeing him much longer than four or five years. Despite this, it was one of the cartoons that I was most interested in as a child. The live-action movie we have here, however, doesn't do it justice... which doesn't mean it's necessarily bad. Plain and simple, the film is what it is: a piece of entertainment full of weaknesses. Designed to a…

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