<P> Inspector Gadget is a 1999 American action - comedy film directed by David Kellogg , written by Kerry Ehrin and Zak Penn from a story by Ehrin and Dana Olsen . It is loosely based on the 1983 animated cartoon series of the same name . It stars Matthew Broderick as the title character , along with Rupert Everett as Dr. Claw , Michelle Trachtenberg as Penny , and Dabney Coleman as Chief Quimby . Three new characters were introduced , Dr. Brenda Bradford ( played by Joely Fisher ) , Mayor Wilson ( played by Cheri Oteri ) and the Gadgetmobile ( voiced by D.L. Hughley ) . The film tells the story of how Inspector Gadget and Dr. Claw came to be in the cartoon . </P>
<P> Inspector Gadget is a 1999 American action - comedy film directed by David Kellogg , written by Kerry Ehrin and Zak Penn from a story by Ehrin and Dana Olsen . It is loosely based on the 1983 animated cartoon series of the same name . It stars Matthew Broderick as the title character , along with Rupert Everett as Dr. Claw , Michelle Trachtenberg as Penny , and Dabney Coleman as Chief Quimby . Three new characters were introduced , Dr. Brenda Bradford ( played by Joely Fisher ) , Mayor Wilson ( played by Cheri Oteri ) and the Gadgetmobile ( voiced by D.L. Hughley ) . The film tells the story of how Inspector Gadget and Dr. Claw came to be in the cartoon . </P>
who played penny in inspector gadget the movie
who played penny in inspector gadget the movie
Michelle Trachtenberg
Michelle Trachtenberg