{"id":2150,"date":"2007-01-24T14:17:12","date_gmt":"2007-01-24T21:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2150"},"modified":"2021-01-26T13:38:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T20:38:42","slug":"gizmo-1977","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2150","title":{"rendered":"Gizmo! (1977)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;But they pooh-poohed the idea.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-28460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Poster.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nEarly 20th century inventors show off their wild and wacky creations in original archival footage.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Documentary<\/li>\n<li>Inventors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re hoping to see footage of the best unsung inventions of the last century, then this isn&#8217;t the movie you&#8217;ve been waiting for. If, however, you&#8217;re interested in watching oddballs with seemingly indomitable spirits who aren&#8217;t afraid to make utter fools of themselves on film, this little-seen documentary may be right up your alley. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Still-1024x783.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"489\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Still-1024x783.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Still-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Still-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Still-768x588.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Still-353x270.png 353w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Still.png 1277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Plucking.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Plucking-1024x777.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"486\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Plucking-1024x777.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Plucking-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Plucking-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Plucking-768x583.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Plucking-356x270.png 356w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Plucking.png 1285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll witness more variations on primitive (and physically impossible) &#8220;flying machines&#8221; than you ever thought existed:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Fly.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Fly-1024x775.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"484\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Fly-1024x775.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Fly-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Fly-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Fly-768x581.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Fly-357x270.png 357w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Fly.png 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>as well as demonstrations of some truly strange skills &#8212; which technically shouldn&#8217;t count as inventions, but are included here anyway, presumably for their wackiness factor. The documentary is comprised exclusively of archival footage (with voices dubbed in the silent clips), possesses no voice-over narration, and is accompanied by a surprisingly rocking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0074573\/soundtrack\">soundtrack<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A woman swinging through New York while gripping a rope with her teeth<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Swinging.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Swinging-1024x781.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"488\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Swinging-1024x781.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Swinging-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Swinging-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Swinging-768x586.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Swinging-354x270.png 354w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Gizmo-Swinging.png 1271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An excellent soundtrack<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but this precursor to &#8220;America&#8217;s Funniest Home Videos&#8221; is worth watching at least once.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0074573\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;But they pooh-poohed the idea.&#8221; Synopsis: Early 20th century inventors show off their wild and wacky creations in original archival footage. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Documentary Inventors Review: If you&#8217;re hoping to see footage of the best unsung inventions of the last century, then this isn&#8217;t the movie you&#8217;ve been waiting for. If, however, you&#8217;re interested in watching oddballs with seemingly indomitable spirits who aren&#8217;t afraid to make utter fools of themselves on film, this little-seen documentary may be&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2150\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2150"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66134,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2150\/revisions\/66134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}