Mr. Magoo (film)
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| Directed by | Stanley Tong |
| Produced by | Ben Myron |
| Written by | Pat Proft Tom Sherohman |
| Starring | Leslie Nielsen |
| Music by | Mike Tavera |
| Cinematography | Thomas E. Ackerman |
| Editing by | Michael R. Miller Stuart Pappé David Rawlins |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 25, 1997 |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $21,437,192 |
Mr. Magoo is a 1997 live-action comedy film based on the original cartoon of the same name. The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures, and originally released to movie theaters in 1997. It starred Leslie Nielsen as the title character. It was produced by Ben Myron and was the first English language film made by Hong Kong director, Stanley Tong. This motion picture was shot in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil and Vancouver, Canada. Critical and audience reactions to the movie were not as favorable.
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[edit] Plot
Mr. Quincy Magoo (Leslie Nielsen) is an eccentric millionaire with very bad eyesight who refuses to use eyeglasses and therefore always gets into trouble. During a museum robbery he accidentally gets a priceless gem called the Star of Kuristan, and begins to trace the way for the arch-criminals whose idea was to steal the gem - Austin Cloquet (Malcolm McDowell) and Ortega "The Piranha" Peru (Miguel Ferrer), while two federal agents Stupak (Stephen Tobolowsky) and Anders (Ernie Hudson) lead the manhunt for Mr. Magoo himself.
[edit] Cast
- Leslie Nielsen as Mr. Quincy Magoo
- Kelly Lynch as Luanne LeSeur / Prunella Pagliachi
- Matt Keeslar as Waldo Magoo
- Nick Chinlund as Bob Morgan
- Stephen Tobolowsky as FBI Agent Chuck Stupak
- Ernie Hudson as CIA Agent Gustav Anders
- Jennifer Garner as Stacey Sampanahodrita
- Malcolm McDowell as Austin Cloquet
- Miguel Ferrer as Ortega "The Piranha" Peru
- Greg Burson as Mr. Quincy Magoo (animated form)
[edit] Reception
The film gained mostly negative reviews with a 4% on Rotten Tomatoes. Mr. Magoo was a failure at the box office, grossing only $21.4 million domestically, unable to recoup its $30 million budget.
[edit] External links
- Mr. Magoo at the Internet Movie Database
- Mr. Magoo at Box Office Mojo
- Hidden Mickeys in the film
- Mr. Magoo at the Toon Tracker
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