Inspector Gadget (film)

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Movie
German title Inspector gadget
Original title Inspector gadget
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1999
length 79 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director David Kellogg
script Kerry Ehrin ,
Zak Penn
production Roger Birnbaum ,
Andy Heyward ,
Jordan Kerner
music John Debney ,
Ken Tamplin
camera Adam Greenberg
cut Alan Cody ,
Thom Noble
occupation
chronology

Successor  →
Inspector Gadget 2

Inspector Gadget ( Inspector Gadget ) is an American film comedy by David Kellogg from the year 1999 . It is based on the cartoon series of the same name from the 1980s. It was an Avnet Kerner- Roger Birnbaum -DIC production in collaboration with Caravan Pictures for Walt Disney Pictures .

action

John Brown works as a night watchman in a science laboratory. When the industrialist Sanford Scolex breaks in and steals an invention by Professor Bradford, Brown sees his chance come to impress Brenda, the professor's daughter, with whom he has long been in love. An explosion occurs when attempting to confront Scolex, seriously injuring Brown. With Brenda's help, it is restored and also equipped with numerous technical aids, so-called gadgets .

The hardware and software behind the gadgets turned out to be immature and John, who now calls himself Inspector Gadget , has problems controlling his tools. Nevertheless, he tries to solve the theft.

In the meantime, Sanford Scolex developed a mechanical claw that he uses in place of his hand. He also built the android RoboGadget , which as Inspector Gadget devastates the city. When John breaks into Scolex's laboratory while doing research, he is captured. Scolex destroys the main chip from John's body.

Brenda finds John in a garbage dump and fears that he will die because of the missing chip. Still, the gadgets work in John's body and he sets out to destroy RoboGadget . On the roof of Scolex's laboratories there is a showdown between Scolex and John, which John wins. Police arrest Scolex after one of his henchmen testifies against him.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times of July 23, 1999 that the plot was an arbitrary concoction and that the film was only suitable for children.

"RoboCop for children."

- cinema.de

"Entertaining crime thriller based on a cartoon series that offers numerous computer-animated effects, but above all lives from the likeable persuasiveness of its main actor."

- Lexicon of international film

Awards

The film as Best Comedy and Michelle Trachtenberg were nominated for the Young Artist Award and the YoungStar Award in 2000. John Debney won the 2000 Film and Television Music Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers .

The film was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award in 2000. He was also nominated for the Golden Reel Award in 2000 for sound editing in two categories .

background

The cost of producing the film was estimated to be $ 75 million. It premiered on July 18, 1999 and grossed $ 97.4 million at box office in the United States and $ 134.4 million in box office worldwide.

In 2003, a sequel entitled Inspector Gadget 2 was released directly on video or DVD. The role of inspector in this film was taken over by French Stewart .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Review by Roger Ebert
  2. ↑ cinema.de
  3. ^ Inspector Gadget. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 1, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  4. ↑ IMDb: Box office and business
  5. ↑ IMDb: Release Dates
  6. ^ Entry on boxofficemojo.com , accessed August 2, 2007