Stars: Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Elsa Lanchester, Gene Lockhart, Alan Hale, Barbara Bates

Director: Henry Koster

Summary: Set in the 1800s an illiterate stooge, from a travelling show, wanders into a strange town in Russia and is mistaken for the dreaded Inspector General. As they are unwilling to admit to tax dodges, they try to get him out of the way by killing him...

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Inspector Gadget 2sees the unlikely detective with higher-tech gadgets and more special effects. French Stewart (from TV's Third Rock from the Sun) replaces Matthew Broderick as the bumbling detective in a plot that revolves around the glitch-ridden Gadget being replaced by a completely robotised female. Parent Trap's Elaine Hendrix does what little she can with the one-dimensional role of "G2". Still, Gadget falls for his rival and the pair team up with his smart-as-a-whip niece Penny and her brainy beagle for a showdown with Claw.

Where Broderick struggled to humanise the caricature of an inept detective in the 1999 original, Stewart doesn't even try. Instead he plays Gadget as a cartoon with endless over-the-top theatrics. The enhanced special effects may placate young viewers, but without the comedy of the original, that's small comfort. --Kimberly Heinrichs

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Year:	1949
Release Date:	September 29, 2003
Runtime:	100 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	G M V S 1179
Keywords:	Music, Films, General, Inspector, Shows, Performing, Musicals, Arts
Genre:	Music/Performing Arts