Inspector Gadget 2

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Inspector Gadget 2
Directed by	Alex Zamm
Written by	Andy Heyward
Starring	French Stewart Elaine Hendrix
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures
Release date(s)	11 March 2003
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Inspector Gadget 2 is a Walt Disney Pictures film released directly to VHS and DVD in March of 2003. It was based upon the Inspector Gadget cartoons created by DiC Entertainment, and is a direct-to-video sequel to the 1999 Disney film Inspector Gadget. It was filmed in Brisbane, Australia.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Response 4 Trivia 5 Goofs

[edit] Plot

Inspector Gadget (French Stewart) and his Gadgetmobile (voiced by D.L. Hughley) are having problems in their line of work, mostly because of Gadget's overzealous nature. At this time, Dr. Claw (Tony Martin) escapes from prison. Mayor Wilson (Sigrid Thornton) takes this opportunity to create G2 (Elaine Hendrix), a female Gadget-type robot that can function normally. Gadget begins to fall in love with G2.

Claw begins a new plan to steal gold from the United States Treasury. Gadget makes repeated attempts to stop Claw, but is continually foiled by his own bumbling and gadgetry glitches. Chief Quimby becomes increasingly frustrated and eventually fires Gadget. When Penny realizes that her uncle was fired and asks if there's anything she can do to help, Gadget tells that she is still too young.

Penny decides to examine the evidence on her own and eventually finds Claw's hideout at an abandoned bowling factory. She infiltrates the hideout, but Claw captures her. At the gala, Gadget gets a job as a limo driver who opens doors for the guests. Inside the gala, Claw activates the laughing gas to keep the people busy, and steals the super ruby. After G2's failure, Quimby decides to deactivate G2.

Gadget goes to the police department to reactivate G2. Brain tells them that Claw has kidnapped Penny. Outside, Claw acivates his machine, which was hidden in a truck.

At the treasury, Claw orders his minions to attack Gadget and G2 so he can get away. Gadget and G2 decide to switch chips in order to make Gadget work perfectly, leaving G2 to deal with the glitches. Gadget chases after Claw, who is escaping in an ice cream truck, but Claw drops Penny off the truck with explosives attached to her so that Gadget has to go after her instead of stopping Claw. At the bridge, Gadget stops Claw with bubble gum. When Gadget orders Claw to put his hand (and claw) up, Claw gets away in a rocket-like escape pod, proclaiming :"You may have won this round, but I'll get you next time, Gadget!"

[edit] Cast

Character	Actor
Inspector Gadget	French Stewart
G2	Elaine Hendrix
Claw	Tony Martin
Penny	Caitlin Wachs
Chief Quimby	Mark Mitchell
Mayor Wilson	Sigrid Thornton
Baxter	Bruce Spence
Mrs. Quimby	Alethea McGrath
McKibble	John Batchelor
Brick	James Wardlaw
Jungle Bob	Nick Roughlan
The Ninja	Siros Niaros
Mr. Morgan	Brian McDermott

[edit] Response

Though the first movie was criticised for not being as good or similar to the cartoons, the second movie was criticised for exactly following the formula of the cartoons. Additionally, the canon introduced by the first film was disregarded, making tenuous the link between this film and the first.

[edit] Trivia

• Dr. Claw's face is never seen, except his mouth and (once) one of his eyes.
• Settings for this film include the University of Queensland St Lucia Campus; South Bank Parklands Beach; Toowong Village and the William Jolly Bridge, all in Brisbane, Australia.

[edit] Goofs

• After his escape, Claw stated that the police got rid of everything he owned that was probably dangerous, including his company. However when his minions appear at the Science Convention, you can see he is still using the gadget with the camera built into it (which was used in the last movie) that was supposed to be "confiscated" when he got arrested. Where did he reclaim one of his gadgets if they were confiscated by the police?