<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $90 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $134.4 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Inspector Gadget is a 1999 American action - comedy film directed by David Kellogg, written by Kerry Ehrin and Zak Penn from a story by Ehrin and Dana Olsen . It is loosely based on the 1983 animated cartoon series of the same name . It stars Matthew Broderick as the title character, along with Rupert Everett as Dr. Claw, Michelle Trachtenberg as Penny, and Dabney Coleman as Chief Quimby . Three new characters were introduced, Dr. Brenda Bradford (played by Joely Fisher), Mayor Wilson (played by Cheri Oteri) and the Gadgetmobile (voiced by D.L. Hughley). The film tells the story of how Inspector Gadget and Dr. Claw came to be in the cartoon . </P> <P> The film was produced by Caravan Pictures and DiC Entertainment (which was owned by The Walt Disney Company at the time of production) and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures on July 23, 1999 . It was filmed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Los Angeles, California, with the ice castle - like main tower of Pittsburgh's PPG Place playing a central role . This was the last film produced by Caravan Pictures before it merged into Spyglass Entertainment . This film was dedicated to the memory of production designer Michael White who died on January 19, 1999 in Los Angeles during production of the film at the age of 36 . The film was a moderate box office success with a worldwide gross of $134.4 million against a $90 million budget despite receiving negative reviews from critics . It was followed by the 2003 direct - to - video stand - alone sequel Inspector Gadget 2 . </P>

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