Mr. Magoo

1997
PG
1h 27m

IMDb RATING

4.1/10

16K

YOUR RATING

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Slapstick Adventure Comedy Family

The myopic millionaire defeats jewel smugglers in his usual bumbling manner.The myopic millionaire defeats jewel smugglers in his usual bumbling manner.The myopic millionaire defeats jewel smugglers in his usual bumbling manner.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

4.1/10

16K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

Trivia
The film was rushed to video, due to bad reviews and protests by blind people and their advocates at theaters across the U.S. Disney attempted to deflect by including a disclaimer at the end that argued that the film was not intended as an accurate portrayal of the visually-impaired, which critic Roger Ebert sarcastically proclaimed was the only funny moment in the whole movie. The British Federation of the Blind petitioned the British Board of Film Classification to ban the movie in the UK, claiming it would "bring ridicule upon blind, and partially sighted people".

Goofs
In the first scene with the ruby, Luanne says "Exquisite!" to which Morgan responds "Actually, it's corundum, which is an aluminum oxide." Luanne says "'Exquisite' is an adjective, not an element." Corundum isn't an element either - it's a compound.

Quotes
Agent Chuck Stupak: [Discussing a jewel thief] No one has ever been able to finger her.

Crazy credits
(Closing statement) The preceding film is not intended as an accurate portrayal of blindness or poor eyesight. Blindness or poor eyesight does not imply an impairment of one's ability to be employed in a wide range of jobs, raise a family, perform important civic duties or engage in a well-rounded life. All people with disabilities deserve a fair chance to live and work without being impeded by prejudice.

Connections
Edited into Lilo & Stitch: The Series: Rufus (2005)

Soundtracks
I Can See Clearly Now
Written and Performed by Johnny Nash
Courtesy of Epic Records by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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Featured review

6/10

I don't understand who decides the movies score here.

The movie is not THE BEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME, but still this isn't a 3.9 score, seriously now. Leslie Nielsen ( God rest his soul ) was an amazing actor, every single movie that he played, that movie was doomed to be good. Probably here are some guys that don't taste this kind of comedy, they are way to mature and intelligent to laugh at dumb jokes and scenes, but Mr. Magoo (the movie) was funny as hell. You guys should loosen up a little, pull that stick from your ass and learn how to feel good and enjoy a great movie. If in comedies they will make academic jokes no one will laugh because no one will understand them. We need lame as jokes and as stupid and funny as possible. :D

My vote is 8 / 10 ... loved the movie, and Leslie Nielsen, my favourite comedy actor. <3