Disney's Inspector Gadget (better known as "Gadget's Greatest Gadgets), is an American 1999 superhero live-action comedy film directed by David Kellogg and written by Kerry Ehrin and Zak Penn from a story by Ehrin and Dana Olsen, it has Walt Disney Pictures used for the movie. Loosely based on the 1980s animated cartoon television series of the same name, the film stars as the title character and the titular main protagonist. Three new characters were introduced such as Dr. Brenda Bradford, Mayor Wilson and the Gadgetmobile. The film tells the story of how Inspector Gadget (John Brown) and Dr. Claw (Sanford Scolex) came to be.
Produced by Caravan Pictures and DIC Entertainment (which was owned by The Walt Disney Company at the time of production), the film was released theatrically by Walt Disney Pictures on July 23, 1999. It was the last film produced by Caravan Pictures, before the company merged into Spyglass Entertainment. It was also dedicated to the memory of production designer Michael White who died on January 19, 1999 in Los Angeles during production of the film at the age of 36. The film had a worldwide gross of $134 million against a $90 million budget, while also receiving negative reviews from critics, who gave little praise towards the acting, but criticized the screenplay, visual effects, humor, and perceived lack of faithfulness to the source material (particularly when Dr. Claw shows his face). It lost the studio approximately $30 million. It was followed by the 2003 direct-to-video sequel Inspector Gadget 2, though only D. L. Hughley reprised his role as the voice of the Gadgetmobile. Cameron Diaz declined the role of Dr. Brenda Bradford in favor of Any Given Sunday. Brendan Fraser and Leslie Nielsen were considered for the role of Inspector Gadget, but turned it down on account of working on George of the Jungle and Mr. Magoo, another live-action Disney film based on an animated cartoon. Kevin Kline, Steve Carell, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Mike Myers, Kevin Costner, Jerry Seinfeld, Mel Gibson, Bill Paxton, Michael Keaton, Adam Sandler, and Robin Williams were also considered for the role. When Steven Spielberg considered being the film's executive producer, his two choices for the role of Inspector Gadget were Chevy Chase and Steve Martin, while the Farrelly brothers choice was Jim Carrey. Lindsay Lohan turned down the role of Penny, due to her working on The Parent Trap. Eddie Murphy, David Alan Grier, and Chris Tucker were considered for the role of the Gadgetmobile. Tim Curry, James Earl Jones, Willem Dafoe, Jack Nicholson, John Lithgow, Tommy Lee Jones and Dennis Hopper were considered for the role of Doctor Claw. Louis C.K. auditioned for a role as a police officer.
It was filmed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PPG Place; Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Industries (with the castle-like main tower of Pittsburgh's PPG Place playing a central role), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Los Angeles, California.
The soundtrack of the film, composed by John Debney, contains the two singles "All Star" by Smash Mouth and "I'll Be Your Everything" by the American boy band Youngstown.
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