Inspector Gadget

Inspector Gadget

1999 · 78 min · EN · PG · 4.5 (1,379 votes)
Dir. David Kellogg · Starring Matthew Broderick, Rupert Everett, Joely Fisher, Michelle Trachtenberg, Andy Dick, Cheri Oteri · Music John Debney · Inspector Gadget Collection

“The greatest hero ever assembled.”

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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.

VIBE

This film feels like a brightly colored, boisterous romp, brimming with inventive gadgets and cartoonish antics. It's a playful, feel-good experience, full of slapstick humor and a charmingly clumsy hero. Expect a lighthearted adventure that embraces its zany premise with a warm, nostalgic glow.

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