Movie connections for
Inspector Gadget (1999) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Inspector Gadget 2 (2003) (V)

Remake of

"Inspector Gadget" (1983)

Spin off from

"Inspector Gadget" (1983)
Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas (1992) (TV)

References

Men in Black (1934)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Peter Pan (1953)
The Pink Panther (1963)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
 -  A "Bane of the Bumbling, Idiotic Yet Curiously Successful French Detective's Existence" character appears in the Minion Recovery Group - a reference to Inspector Clouseau's sidekick, Kato.
Goldfinger (1964)
"Gidget" (1965)
"Columbo" (1971)
 -  Chief Quimby mentions Columbo.
"The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Space Invaders (1978) (VG)
 -  Inspector Gadget wonders aloud whether "SI" on the coin stands for "Space Invaders."
"Fantasy Island" (1978)
 -  A "Famous Identifier of Planes" character appears in the Minion Recovery Group - a reference to Tattoo on "Fantasy Island."
"The A-Team" (1983)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Top Gun (1986)
Dragnet (1987)
 -  When Gadget talks to Chief Quimby (Dabney Coleman), the Dragnet theme is played.
Hook (1991)
The English Patient (1996)
Flubber (1997)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

Referenced in

Snack and Drink (2000)
The Tuxedo (2002)

Features

"The Simpsons" (1989)
 -  When a guard is alseep on the job, Homer Simpson can be seen on a television screen and he wakes up when the guard wakes up.

Featured in

"Troldspejlet: (#22.14)" (1999)
 -  reviewed + footage used

Spoofs

Gojira (1954)
 -  The fake inspector rampages through town roaring like Godzilla.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)
The Love Bug (1968)
"Jeopardy!" (1984)
Top Gun (1986)
RoboCop (1987)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Dick Tracy (1990)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Speed (1994/I)
The Mask (1994)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Godzilla (1998)
The Matrix (1999)

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