Inspector Gadget
“The greatest hero ever assembled.”
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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2 films
Cast
72 people
Matthew Broderick
Inspector Gadget / Robogadget / John Brown
Known for
The Lion King
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Rupert Everett
Sanford Scolex
Known for
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Shrek 2
Joely Fisher
Brenda / Robobrenda
Known for
Girl in the Basement
'Til Death
Michelle Trachtenberg
Penny
Known for
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
17 Again
Andy Dick
Kramer
Known for
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
NewsRadio
Cheri Oteri
Mayor Wilson
Known for
Scary Movie
Shrek the Third
Mike Hagerty
Sikes
Known for
Lucky Louie
Overboard
Dabney Coleman
Chief Quimby
Known for
Boardwalk Empire
WarGames
D.L. Hughley
Gadgetmobile (voice)
Known for
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Soul Plane
René Auberjonois
Artemus Bradford
Known for
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Boston Legal
Frances Bay
Thelma
Known for
Happy Gilmore
Blue Velvet
Mr. T
Mr. T
Known for
The A-Team
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
David Kellogg Director · Zak Penn Screenplay Kerry Ehrin Screenplay
Director
David Kellogg
Screenplay
Zak Penn
Screenplay Story
Kerry Ehrin
Writer
Michael McCullers
Story
Dana Olsen
Composer
John Debney
Cinematographer
Adam Greenberg
Editor
Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor
Thom Noble
Editor
Alan Cody
Production designer
Michael White
Production designer
Leslie Dilley
Costume designer
Mary E. Vogt
Worldwide gross $134M · Budget $75M · United States release July 23, 1999
Box office
Budget
$75,000,000
Worldwide gross
$134,403,112
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
Caravan Pictures
Production
The Avnet/Kerner Company
Production
Roger Birnbaum Productions
Production
DiC
Production
Walt Disney Pictures
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio · Production
DiC Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Norwegian · Spanish
Release dates
Brazil · July 23, 1999
Theatrical
United States · July 23, 1999
Theatrical
Australia
December 16, 1999 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 7, 1999 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 25, 1999 · Theatrical
France
October 20, 1999 · Theatrical
Germany
October 19, 1999 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 7, 1999 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 17, 1999 · Theatrical
Japan
July 19, 2000 · Digital
Romania
July 23, 1999 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 7, 1999 · Theatrical
Spain
August 27, 1999 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 16, 1999 · Theatrical
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