Inspector Gadget 2
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Inspector Gadget 2 is a live-action comedy film
, released directly to VHS
and DVD
in March 2003. It was based upon the cartoon series created by DiC Entertainment
and is a direct-to-video
sequel to the 1999 Walt Disney Pictures
film Inspector Gadget
and also released by DIC Entertainment
. It was filmed in Brisbane
, Queensland, Australia.
The second film departs slightly from the first one. Inspector Gadget
and Dr. Claw are never referenced as John Brown and Sanford Scolex – their respective civilian names from the first movie, and none of the 1999 film's actors return to reprise their roles (with the exception of D. L. Hughley
, who voices the Gadgetmobile). Also, Gadget's love interest from the first movie is gone and is replaced by G2. Gadget is more foolishly inept and unable to control his now glitch-ridden gadgets. As a homage to the original cartoon, Claw's face is never seen and speaks with a deep, gruff voice. In the previous film, Claw's face was visible and was an upper-class business man.
) and Gadgetmobile (D.L. Hughley) struggle with a lack of crime in the city of Riverton, and constant glitches in Gadget's machinery. When Dr. Claw (Tony Martin
) escapes from prison, Police Chief Chief Quimby and Mayor Wilson (Sigrid Thornton
) unveil an upgraded female Gadget-type robot Gadget Model #2 (G2 for short) (Elaine Hendrix
), to replace the malfunctioning Gadget. Gadget begins to fall in love with the new robot G2. Gadget is pulled off the Claw case in favor of G2.
Claw plans to steal 5 trillion dollars worth of gold
from the Federal Reserve in Riverton. In addition to henchmen Brick (James Wardlaw) and McKible (John Batchelor
), Claw recruits Squint (Nick Lawson), Jungle Bob (Mick Roughan), and The Ninja (Siros Niaros), at a bar called "The Blue Monkey." Gadget and his niece, Penny (Caitlin Wachs
), go to the bar and cause a brawl, which is cleaned up by G2. Penny finds out that Claw is planning a heist at the Concentrated Industries warehouse, and tells Gadget and G2.
G2 stakes out the warehouse, and the henchmen break in to steal the first component of Claw's secret weapon. G2 almost foils the heist, but Gadget crashes into her and the criminals escape. A day later Gadget is given a tip to attend the science convention, where Brick and McKibble (disguised as nerds) plant a circuit override chip on Gadget's hat, allowing Claw to control Gadget. In the resulting chaos, Brick and McKibble steal a "protoid" laser from the science convention, but Brain grabs Brick's shoe. Chief Quimby tries to fire Gadget, but he calls it quits. Gadget tries to find a new job, but his glitches keep wrecking everything and gets fired as usual.
Penny continues her own investigation, which leads her to an abandoned ten pin bowling factory. Meanwhile Gadget ends up as a valet at a gala dinner, where Claw steals a 20 pound ruby
on loan from the Rajah of India. G2 fails to stop Claw, so Chief Quimby deactivates G2. Claw and his henchmen return to their hideout where Penny in snooping around. Claw and his henchmen capture her, but Brain escapes and runs to get Gadget.
Gadget goes to the police department and reactivates G2. Brain arrives, and Gadget uses an experimental dog translator from the science convention in order to understand the dog. Brain informs Gadget that Claw has captured Penny.
Claw activates his secret weapon that freezes time in Riverton, allowing him and his henchmen to rob the Federal Reserve with ease. Gadget and G2 evade the weapon blast and confront Claw in the midst of the robbery. Claw escapes and orders his henchmen to hold them off. Gadget and G2 decide to switch Gadget's malfunctioning chip with one of G2's, in order to make Gadget work perfectly, leaving G2 with Gadget's glitches. G2 defeats the henchmen while Gadget goes after Claw. Claw drops Penny in a go-kart
full of explosives to stall Gadget. Gadget manages to rescue her and then capture Brick and McKibble. Dr. Claw gets away in a rocket-like escape pod, vowing that he will be back "next time".
Gadget, G2, and Penny reverse the effects of Claw's secret weapon before returning to working in the police force. Gadget and G2 fall in love and the film ends with fireworks coming out of their hats.
However, one of the rockets lands in front of the mayor and Quimby, exploding in their faces; they then yell "Gadget" with much anger.
St Lucia Campus; South Bank Parklands Beach
; Toowong Village and the William Jolly Bridge, all in Brisbane
, Australia
.
Inspector Gadget 2 has no score on the Tomatometer but has an audience rating of 26%.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
, released directly to VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
in March 2003. It was based upon the cartoon series created by DiC Entertainment
DiC Entertainment
DIC Entertainment was an international film and television production company. In addition to animated television shows such as Ulysses 31 , Inspector Gadget , The Littles , The Real Ghostbusters , Captain Planet and the Planeteers , and the first two seasons of the English adaptation of...
and is a direct-to-video
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
sequel to the 1999 Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney...
film Inspector Gadget
Inspector Gadget (film)
Inspector Gadget is a 1999 American live-action comedy film loosely based on the 1983 animated cartoon series Inspector Gadget. It starred Matthew Broderick as the title character, along with Rupert Everett as Dr. Claw, Michelle Trachtenberg as Penny, and Dabney Coleman as Chief Quimby...
and also released by DIC Entertainment
DiC Entertainment
DIC Entertainment was an international film and television production company. In addition to animated television shows such as Ulysses 31 , Inspector Gadget , The Littles , The Real Ghostbusters , Captain Planet and the Planeteers , and the first two seasons of the English adaptation of...
. It was filmed in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland, Australia.
The second film departs slightly from the first one. Inspector Gadget
Inspector Gadget
Inspector Gadget is an animated television series that revolves around the adventures of a clumsy, simple-witted cyborg detective named Inspector Gadget – a human being with various bionic gadgets built into his body. Gadget's arch-nemesis is Dr...
and Dr. Claw are never referenced as John Brown and Sanford Scolex – their respective civilian names from the first movie, and none of the 1999 film's actors return to reprise their roles (with the exception of D. L. Hughley
D. L. Hughley
Darryl Lynn "D. L." Hughley is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is perhaps best known as the star of the ABC/UPN sitcom The Hughleys, and as one of the four comedians featured in the Spike Lee film The Original Kings of Comedy. Additionally, he has been the host of CNN's D. L...
, who voices the Gadgetmobile). Also, Gadget's love interest from the first movie is gone and is replaced by G2. Gadget is more foolishly inept and unable to control his now glitch-ridden gadgets. As a homage to the original cartoon, Claw's face is never seen and speaks with a deep, gruff voice. In the previous film, Claw's face was visible and was an upper-class business man.
Plot
Inspector Gadget (French StewartFrench Stewart
Milton French Stewart , better known by his stage name French Stewart, is an American actor, best known for his role as Harry Solomon on the 1990s sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun.-Early life:...
) and Gadgetmobile (D.L. Hughley) struggle with a lack of crime in the city of Riverton, and constant glitches in Gadget's machinery. When Dr. Claw (Tony Martin
Tony Martin (actor)
Tony Martin is an Australian actor. He married Rachael Blake on 21 December 2003. His son, Justin, is also an actor, with appearances in Somersault and Blue Water High to his credit....
) escapes from prison, Police Chief Chief Quimby and Mayor Wilson (Sigrid Thornton
Sigrid Thornton
Sigrid Thornton is an Australian multi-award winning actress.-Early years:Thornton was born in Canberra, the daughter of Merle, a teacher of women's studies and writer, and Neil Thornton, an academic. She spent most of her formative years growing up and attending school at St. Peter's Lutheran...
) unveil an upgraded female Gadget-type robot Gadget Model #2 (G2 for short) (Elaine Hendrix
Elaine Hendrix
Elaine Hendrix is an American actress, producer, singer, dancer, and activist. She is best known for her roles in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap, Inspector Gadget 2, and the 2004 documentary What the Bleep Do We Know!?....
), to replace the malfunctioning Gadget. Gadget begins to fall in love with the new robot G2. Gadget is pulled off the Claw case in favor of G2.
Claw plans to steal 5 trillion dollars worth of gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
from the Federal Reserve in Riverton. In addition to henchmen Brick (James Wardlaw) and McKible (John Batchelor
John Batchelor
John Calvin Batchelor is an author and host of The John Batchelor Show radio news magazine. Based at WABC radio in New York for five years from early 2001 to September, 2006; the show was syndicated nationally on the ABC radio network. On October 7, 2007, Batchelor returned to radio on WABC New...
), Claw recruits Squint (Nick Lawson), Jungle Bob (Mick Roughan), and The Ninja (Siros Niaros), at a bar called "The Blue Monkey." Gadget and his niece, Penny (Caitlin Wachs
Caitlin Wachs
Caitlin Elizabeth Wachs is an American actress who has acted in several films and TV series. She appeared alongside Ally Walker and Robert Davi in Profiler, and played the president's daughter, Rebecca Calloway, on the series Commander in Chief....
), go to the bar and cause a brawl, which is cleaned up by G2. Penny finds out that Claw is planning a heist at the Concentrated Industries warehouse, and tells Gadget and G2.
G2 stakes out the warehouse, and the henchmen break in to steal the first component of Claw's secret weapon. G2 almost foils the heist, but Gadget crashes into her and the criminals escape. A day later Gadget is given a tip to attend the science convention, where Brick and McKibble (disguised as nerds) plant a circuit override chip on Gadget's hat, allowing Claw to control Gadget. In the resulting chaos, Brick and McKibble steal a "protoid" laser from the science convention, but Brain grabs Brick's shoe. Chief Quimby tries to fire Gadget, but he calls it quits. Gadget tries to find a new job, but his glitches keep wrecking everything and gets fired as usual.
Penny continues her own investigation, which leads her to an abandoned ten pin bowling factory. Meanwhile Gadget ends up as a valet at a gala dinner, where Claw steals a 20 pound ruby
Ruby
A ruby is a pink to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum . The red color is caused mainly by the presence of the element chromium. Its name comes from ruber, Latin for red. Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called sapphires...
on loan from the Rajah of India. G2 fails to stop Claw, so Chief Quimby deactivates G2. Claw and his henchmen return to their hideout where Penny in snooping around. Claw and his henchmen capture her, but Brain escapes and runs to get Gadget.
Gadget goes to the police department and reactivates G2. Brain arrives, and Gadget uses an experimental dog translator from the science convention in order to understand the dog. Brain informs Gadget that Claw has captured Penny.
Claw activates his secret weapon that freezes time in Riverton, allowing him and his henchmen to rob the Federal Reserve with ease. Gadget and G2 evade the weapon blast and confront Claw in the midst of the robbery. Claw escapes and orders his henchmen to hold them off. Gadget and G2 decide to switch Gadget's malfunctioning chip with one of G2's, in order to make Gadget work perfectly, leaving G2 with Gadget's glitches. G2 defeats the henchmen while Gadget goes after Claw. Claw drops Penny in a go-kart
Go-kart
thumb|A [[Kart racing|racing kart]] at the [[Commission Internationale de Karting|CIK-FIA]] European Championship 2008A go-kart is a small four-wheeled vehicle...
full of explosives to stall Gadget. Gadget manages to rescue her and then capture Brick and McKibble. Dr. Claw gets away in a rocket-like escape pod, vowing that he will be back "next time".
Gadget, G2, and Penny reverse the effects of Claw's secret weapon before returning to working in the police force. Gadget and G2 fall in love and the film ends with fireworks coming out of their hats.
However, one of the rockets lands in front of the mayor and Quimby, exploding in their faces; they then yell "Gadget" with much anger.
Cast
| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| John Brown / Inspector Gadget Inspector Gadget Inspector Gadget is an animated television series that revolves around the adventures of a clumsy, simple-witted cyborg detective named Inspector Gadget – a human being with various bionic gadgets built into his body. Gadget's arch-nemesis is Dr... |
French Stewart French Stewart Milton French Stewart , better known by his stage name French Stewart, is an American actor, best known for his role as Harry Solomon on the 1990s sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun.-Early life:... |
| G2 | Elaine Hendrix Elaine Hendrix Elaine Hendrix is an American actress, producer, singer, dancer, and activist. She is best known for her roles in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap, Inspector Gadget 2, and the 2004 documentary What the Bleep Do We Know!?.... |
| Sanford Scolex / Claw Doctor Claw Dr. Claw is a partially seen character who is the main villain in the animated television series Inspector Gadget and the films that followed... |
Tony Martin Tony Martin (actor) Tony Martin is an Australian actor. He married Rachael Blake on 21 December 2003. His son, Justin, is also an actor, with appearances in Somersault and Blue Water High to his credit.... |
| Penny | Caitlin Wachs Caitlin Wachs Caitlin Elizabeth Wachs is an American actress who has acted in several films and TV series. She appeared alongside Ally Walker and Robert Davi in Profiler, and played the president's daughter, Rebecca Calloway, on the series Commander in Chief.... |
| Brain the Dog | Jeff Bennett (voice) |
| Gadgetmobile | D. L. Hughley D. L. Hughley Darryl Lynn "D. L." Hughley is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is perhaps best known as the star of the ABC/UPN sitcom The Hughleys, and as one of the four comedians featured in the Spike Lee film The Original Kings of Comedy. Additionally, he has been the host of CNN's D. L... (voice) |
| Chief Quimby | Mark Mitchell |
| Mayor Wilson | Sigrid Thornton Sigrid Thornton Sigrid Thornton is an Australian multi-award winning actress.-Early years:Thornton was born in Canberra, the daughter of Merle, a teacher of women's studies and writer, and Neil Thornton, an academic. She spent most of her formative years growing up and attending school at St. Peter's Lutheran... |
| Baxter | Bruce Spence Bruce Spence Bruce Spence, born September 17, 1945 is an actor, having spent most of his career performing in Australia. Bruce attended Henderson High School in West Auckland.... |
| Mrs. Quimby (cameo) | Alethea McGrath Alethea McGrath Alethea McGrath is an Australian actress who played the role of Jocasta Nu in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. She is also widely known for her roles on television, playing Dot Farrar in Prisoner and two parts in Neighbours: Mary Crombie from 1989 to 1990 and Lilly Madigan in 1998... |
| Brick | James Wardlaw |
| McKibble | John Batchelor John Batchelor (Australian actor) John David Batchelor is an Australian television and film actor. He is most known for portraying Chief Petty Officer Marine Technical / Chief Engineer Andy 'Charge' Thorpe on the Australian drama series Sea Patrol, and Peeto in the Australian feature film Red Dog.-Career:Beside portraing Andy... |
| Squint | Nick Lawson |
| Jungle Bob | Mick Roughan |
| The Ninja | Siros Niaros |
| Mr. Morgan | Brian McDermott |
Production
Settings for this film include the Queensland University of Technology Gardens Point Campus, Queensland Parliament House, University of QueenslandUniversity of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
St Lucia Campus; South Bank Parklands Beach
South Bank Parklands, Brisbane
The South Bank Parklands are located at South Bank in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The parkland, on the transformed site of Brisbane's World Expo 88, was officially opened to the public on 20 June 1992.-Overview:...
; Toowong Village and the William Jolly Bridge, all in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Reception
Most reviews for Inspector Gadget 2 were very negative. The film was heavily criticized for its writing and plot. However, the film was praised for being closer to the original cartoon than the first movie. At Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
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Inspector Gadget 2 has no score on the Tomatometer but has an audience rating of 26%.