Distributed by

Warner Bros.

Cert:

Cat.no: D 034644

Running time: 75 minutes

Year: 1999

Pressing: 2000

Region(s): 2, PAL

Chapters: 13

Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Surround

Languages: 8 languages available

Subtitles: 7 languages available

Widescreen: 1.85:1

16:9-Enhanced: Yes

Macrovision: Yes

Disc Format: DVD 5

Price: £19.99

Extras : Scene index

Director:

David Kellogg (Cool as Ice, Inspector Gadget)

Producers:

Jordan Kerner, Roger Birnbaum and Andy Heyward

Screenplay:

Kerry Ehrin and Zak Penn

Music:

John Debney

Cast:

John Brown/Inspector Gadget/Robo Gadget: Matthew Broderick
Sanford Scolex/Dr. Claw: Rupert Everett
Brenda/RoboBrenda: Joely Fisher
Penny: Michelle Trachtenberg
Kramer: Andy Dick

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Quite simply, this film takes us from Gadget's beginning, through a number of one-liners, to attempting to apprehend Dr. Claw for being such a dastardly-fiend with all manner of special effects at his command, not least of all an evil Robogadget.

Inspector Gadget also features cameos from Mr. T as himself and Richard Kiel, reprising his Bond role "Jaws" as, "Famous Guy with Metal Teeth".

As colourful as the recent post-Burton Batman franchise, we are presented with an anamorphic 1.85:1 image with a blisteringly sharp picture - exactly what's required to bring Gadget's cartoon-like world to the silver screen, with only a handful of flecks on the print. The average bitrate is a reasonably-steady 8.36Mb/s.

The sound comes across perfectly and is used frequently for the aforementioned special FX, whether it's for explosions, John Debney's rousing score or for the Inspector's gadgets.

Extras :

Chapters :

Languages and Subtitles :

Menu :

Overall, this is certainly an entertaining 75 minutes, even for an adult, but Warner must be having a laugh charging £20 for such a short film with zero extras - and the last eight minutes are the closing credits!

Even the Region 1 DVD manages a featurette and a music video.

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Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2000.