Mr. Magoo (film)

Mr. Magoo
Theatrical release poster
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 (1997-12-25)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10 million
Box office	$44,976,237 456

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 Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil and Vancouver, Canada. Fan reaction to Mr. Magoo was mostly positive, but critical and audience reactions were not as favorable.

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