Inspector Gadget (partially found deleted scenes of film; 1999)

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Gadget early logo.jpeg

Early logo of the film.

Status: Partially Found

Inspector Gadget was a popular animated series from 1983 created by DIC Entertainment about a bumbling detective with gadgets implanted in him, his intelligent niece Penny and dog Brain, and his will to stop Dr. Claw and his evil organization of agents, called M.A.D.

In the mid-1990s, Disney bought the rights to make a live-action film about the show, and in 1999, the film was released. It starred Matthew Broderick in the role of the titular character, and Rupert Everett as the antagonist. Despite being a modest success, the film received unfavorable reviews from critics and fans of the show.

Deleted Scenes

The film's original cut was 110 minutes and had several deleted scenes cut from the final film due to test audience reactions, sexual innuendos, and drug/alcohol references in order to stay family-friendly.

The deleted scenes included:

  • An alternate, grittier looking opening.
  • A longer version of the surgery scene.
  • A longer version of Gadget and Brenda's talk, only seen as thought bubbles in the final.
  • A scene of Gadget making Penny lunch.
  • A scene of Gadget walking down a street and testing out his gadgets.
  • A scene of Claw trying to get Robo-gadget into his limo after he caused chaos throughout the city.
  • Unused shots of Dr. Claw's lair.
  • Cut shot of the Robo-gadget fight scene. This scene depicts Gadget and his clone, Robo-Gadget riding in shopping carts. Robo-Gadget quickly gives him a martini, a pair of glasses, and a cigarette. Gadget then spits and throws them away.
The scene in question (click to see the .gif animated).

Availability

Clips of these scenes were included in an Italian teaser trailer, an early trailer, and a behind the scenes segment, but the remainder of the scenes, and possibly any more cut content, still remains unseen. It is currently unknown if the original cut of the film will ever be released.

Gallery

The Italian trailer to Inspector Gadget.

The first 1999 trailer for Inspector Gadget.

Trailer for the film containing the cocktail scene, scanned from a 35MM print.

The behind the scenes video containing some of the scenes.