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

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. A lot of the final film included ADR dialogue to attempt to bridge cut scenes and change character motivations. This is evident with the character of Gadget, who originally was intended to be simply good-hearted and naive, but was portrayed as inept in the final cut of the film.

According to the film's director, David Kellogg: Yes there were early, longer versions of the film shown at test screenings. There are no saved (work print) versions of these early cuts. I wish there was because many people have asked about this. And it would provide clarity. For the final version, mostly scenes were tightened (trimmed heads and tails, and sometimes a bit of dialog within a scene) without removing any entire scenes. Perhaps the most extreme trim was shortening the moment when Gadget comes back to life at the junk yard (if you remember that moment). I personally disagreed with the studio about too much trimming (and this junkyard scene in particular), but the studio execs favored the shorter version. Pace can be a difficult thing to gauge, particularly when you watch the film over and over and over. As well, sometimes you don't believe you’re progressing if you to go back to an earlier version. False thinking. I recall the test screenings becoming less and less successful as we shortened the film. The final version was not test screened. The first test screening was the best audience response.

The deleted scenes included:

• Earlier scenes of Dr Artemus Bradford and Brenda working on their inventions and giving context to their work and "The Gadget Program". These scenes were cut and replaced with ADR to bridge the missing scenes.

• After Dr Artemus Bradford is murdered, some of his inventions in his workroom briefly came alive and "cried" in memoriam for their inventor.

• A longer version of the surgery scene.

• Claw, Sikes, and Kramer discussing the foot and helmet that they stole (scene in film cuts before this can occur)

• Gadget meeting the Mayor and Chief Quimby before demonstrating some of his abilities.

• A longer version of Gadget and Brenda's talk, only seen as thought bubbles in the final.

• A scene of Gadget walking down a street and testing out his gadgets.

• A scene from the Riverton Police Gala featuring a goofy couple singing "I Will" by the Beatles.

• A scene of Gadget making Penny lunch.

• A scene of Gadget directing traffic and blowing a whistle with a third hand attached to his hat.

• Robo-Gadget causing a traffic accident and then throwing a person in a phone booth.

• A scene of Claw trying to get Robo-gadget into his limo after he caused chaos throughout the city.

• Inspector Gadget singing 'Oklahoma' atop the trash heap before/as he is coming back to life.

• Cut shot of the Robo-gadget fight scene. This scene depicts Gadget and 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.

• A scene showing Robo-gadget's severed head sitting in ice next to fish heads in an outdoor market.

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.

Stills

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  "Inspector Gadget, reporting for duty!"

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  The song being sung is "I Will" by the Beatles.

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  Gadget making Penny lunch.

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  Gadget directing traffic and blowing whistle with extra hand

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  Robo-Gadget causing chaos.

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  Gadget singing 'Oklahoma' atop the trash heap after coming back to life.

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  Robo-Gadget with a Martini.

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  Robogadget found on ice after being thrown into the Riverton harbor.

Clips

The Italian trailer to Inspector Gadget.

The first 1999 trailer for Inspector Gadget, scanned from a 35MM print.

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

The behind the scenes video containing some of the scenes.

External Links

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector_Gadget_(film)
• http://movies.disney.com/inspector-gadget