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Mr. Magoo
Theatrical release posterDirected by Stanley Tong Produced by Ben Myron Written by Pat Proft
Tom SherohmanStarring Leslie Nielsen Music by Mike Tavera Cinematography Thomas E. Ackerman Editing by Michael R. Miller
Stuart Pappé
David RawlinsDistributed by Walt Disney Pictures Release date(s) December 25, 1997 Running time 105 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $10 million Box office $44,976,237
456Mr. 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. Fan reaction to Mr. Magoo was mostly positive, but critical and audience reactions were not as favorable.
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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.
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)
Reception
The film gained mostly negative reviews with a 4% on the Rotten Tomatoes. Despite the low reviews from critics, the film was a box office success making $28.8 million against a $10 million budget. It also had a more positive reaction among fans of the original cartoon.
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
Films directed by Stanley Tong 1990s Swordsman II (1992) · Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992) · Once a Cop (1993) · Rumble in the Bronx (1995) · Police Story 4: First Strike (1996) · Mr. Magoo (1997)2000s China Strike Force (2000) · The Myth (2005)Categories:- 1997 films
- American films
- English-language films
- 1990s comedy films
- American comedy films
- Disney films
- Films shot in Brazil
- Films shot in Vancouver
- Live-action films based on cartoons
- Mr. Magoo
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