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. Critical and audience reactions to the movie were not favorable. Mr. Quincy Magoo 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 and Ortega "The Piranha" Peru , while two federal agents Stupak and Anders lead the manhunt for Mr. Magoo himself. The film gained mostly negative reviews with a 4% on Rotten Tomatoes. Mr. Magoo was a failure at the box office, grossing only $21.
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| Release date: | December 25, 1997 |
| Directed by: | Stanley Tong |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 87 Minutes |
| Producer: | Ben Myron |
| Editor: | Stuart H. Pappé, Michael R. Miller, David Rawlins |
| Music by: | Michael Tavera |
| Cinematography: | Jingle Ma, Thomas E. Ackerman |
| Screenplay by: | Pat Proft, Tom Sherohman |
| Estimated budget: | $10,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy, Adventure |