Mr. Magoo (film)
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| Mr. Magoo | |
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| Directed by | Stanley Tong |
| Produced by | Ben Myron |
| Written by | Pat Proft Tom Sherohman |
| Starring | Leslie Nielsen Kelly Lynch Ernie Hudson Stephen Tobolowsky Nick Chinlund Miguel Ferrer Matt Keeslar Jennifer Garner Malcolm McDowell |
| Music by | Mike Tavera |
| Cinematography | Jingle Ma |
| Editing by | Michael R. Miller Stuart Pappé David Rawlins |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 25, 1997 |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10,000,000 |
| Gross revenue | $28,882,456 |
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 Brazil and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The film aired on Cartoon Network on December 10, 2008.
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[edit] Plot
Mr. 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 Pagliosi
- 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)
- Frank Welker as Special Vocal Effects
[edit] Reception
The movie gained mostly negative reviews with a 4% on the Rotten Tomatoes. Despite the low reviews, the movie was a box office success making $28,800,000 against a $10,000,000 budget.
