dust off those thinking caps it’s time to get creative behold a shrink ray
to get creative behold a shrink ray
to get creative behold a shrink ray welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re counting down our picks for the top ten
counting down our picks for the top ten
counting down our picks for the top ten fictional inventors from the movies call
fictional inventors from the movies call
fictional inventors from the movies call me Captain Nemo for this list we’re
me Captain Nemo for this list we’re
me Captain Nemo for this list we’re looking at fictional big screen
looking at fictional big screen
looking at fictional big screen inventors that have the savvy and know
inventors that have the savvy and know
inventors that have the savvy and know how to build technically complex devices
how to build technically complex devices
how to build technically complex devices that we here in the real world can only
that we here in the real world can only
that we here in the real world can only imagine according to this morning’s
imagine according to this morning’s
imagine according to this morning’s sample it would be a Twinkie 35 feet
sample it would be a Twinkie 35 feet
sample it would be a Twinkie 35 feet long weighing approximately 600 pounds
long weighing approximately 600 pounds
long weighing approximately 600 pounds these scientists must invent a device or
these scientists must invent a device or
these scientists must invent a device or tool that can actually be used long
tool that can actually be used long
tool that can actually be used long Katainen
Katainen
Katainen so mad scientists are gonna have to hold
so mad scientists are gonna have to hold
so mad scientists are gonna have to hold out for another list and our apologies
out for another list and our apologies
out for another list and our apologies to doctors like Frankenstein as well
to doctors like Frankenstein as well
to doctors like Frankenstein as well also spoilers ahead so spoiler alert
also spoilers ahead so spoiler alert
also spoilers ahead so spoiler alert you’ll ruin everything
you’ll ruin everything
you’ll ruin everything number 10 Richard day tawang The Goonies
number 10 Richard day tawang The Goonies
number 10 Richard day tawang The Goonies seat day to drop by if there’s a message
seat day to drop by if there’s a message
seat day to drop by if there’s a message behind the Goonies it’s this if you’re
behind the Goonies it’s this if you’re
behind the Goonies it’s this if you’re gonna go on a quest to find a long-lost
gonna go on a quest to find a long-lost
gonna go on a quest to find a long-lost pirate treasure to get the funds needed
pirate treasure to get the funds needed
pirate treasure to get the funds needed to save your entire town from
to save your entire town from
to save your entire town from foreclosure
foreclosure
foreclosure you are already done for that is unless
you are already done for that is unless
you are already done for that is unless you’ve got a Boy Wonder inventor along
you’ve got a Boy Wonder inventor along
you’ve got a Boy Wonder inventor along for the ride
data provides the titular goonies with a
data provides the titular goonies with a gadget to get out of any scrape or
gadget to get out of any scrape or
gadget to get out of any scrape or situation in addition to offering his
situation in addition to offering his
situation in addition to offering his trademark one-liners of course Japan’s
trademark one-liners of course Japan’s
trademark one-liners of course Japan’s actions award the inventor a worthy
actions award the inventor a worthy
actions award the inventor a worthy friend and a worthy entry for number 10
number 9 Lois
number 9 Lois / Cornelius Meet the Robinsons Lois Lois
/ Cornelius Meet the Robinsons Lois Lois
/ Cornelius Meet the Robinsons Lois Lois this one’s tough to explain without
this one’s tough to explain without
this one’s tough to explain without spoiling too much just know this in Meet
spoiling too much just know this in Meet
spoiling too much just know this in Meet the Robinsons a young inventor named
the Robinsons a young inventor named
the Robinsons a young inventor named Lewis who strives for acceptance is
Lewis who strives for acceptance is
Lewis who strives for acceptance is brought into the future by a newfound
brought into the future by a newfound
brought into the future by a newfound friend – once there he meets another
friend – once there he meets another
friend – once there he meets another brilliant inventor who gives Lois
brilliant inventor who gives Lois
brilliant inventor who gives Lois everything he could possibly ask for and
everything he could possibly ask for and
everything he could possibly ask for and teaches him and the audience that
teaches him and the audience that
teaches him and the audience that sometimes what we’re looking for is
sometimes what we’re looking for is
sometimes what we’re looking for is actually within ourselves that depends
actually within ourselves that depends
actually within ourselves that depends on you nothing is set in stone you got
on you nothing is set in stone you got
on you nothing is set in stone you got to make the right choices and keep
to make the right choices and keep
to make the right choices and keep moving forward yeah you guessed it
moving forward yeah you guessed it
moving forward yeah you guessed it Cornelius is actually Lois from the
Cornelius is actually Lois from the
Cornelius is actually Lois from the future you don’t look like a Lois you
future you don’t look like a Lois you
future you don’t look like a Lois you look more like a Cornelius number 8
look more like a Cornelius number 8
look more like a Cornelius number 8 Jimmy Neutron Jimmy Neutron boy genius
Jimmy Neutron Jimmy Neutron boy genius
Jimmy Neutron Jimmy Neutron boy genius next have you ever felt like you were
next have you ever felt like you were
next have you ever felt like you were too smart for your own good
too smart for your own good
too smart for your own good if you have then you know what Jimmy
if you have then you know what Jimmy
if you have then you know what Jimmy Neutron the literal boy genius feels
Neutron the literal boy genius feels
Neutron the literal boy genius feels like nonsense all great inventions need
like nonsense all great inventions need
like nonsense all great inventions need a test run struggling for his
a test run struggling for his
a test run struggling for his independence and freedom as well as the
independence and freedom as well as the
independence and freedom as well as the ability to fit in with kids at school
ability to fit in with kids at school
ability to fit in with kids at school Jimmy Neutron is constantly reminded
Jimmy Neutron is constantly reminded
Jimmy Neutron is constantly reminded that he’s out of place and his
that he’s out of place and his
that he’s out of place and his inventions get him into more trouble
inventions get him into more trouble
inventions get him into more trouble than they’re worth
than they’re worth
than they’re worth nerd Tron too bad somebody already
nerd Tron too bad somebody already
nerd Tron too bad somebody already invented the fun but his enormous brain
invented the fun but his enormous brain
invented the fun but his enormous brain comes in handy when he has to help his
comes in handy when he has to help his
comes in handy when he has to help his friends build spaceships to save their
friends build spaceships to save their
friends build spaceships to save their parents finally showing his true value
parents finally showing his true value
parents finally showing his true value nobody eats my parents unless I say so
nobody eats my parents unless I say so
nobody eats my parents unless I say so number seven Flint Lockwood Cloudy with
number seven Flint Lockwood Cloudy with
number seven Flint Lockwood Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs my name is Phil
a Chance of Meatballs my name is Phil
a Chance of Meatballs my name is Phil Lockwood another inventor whose
Lockwood another inventor whose
Lockwood another inventor whose creations cast him out instead of
creations cast him out instead of
creations cast him out instead of helping him to be accepted Flint
helping him to be accepted Flint
helping him to be accepted Flint Lockwood lives on a small island that
Lockwood lives on a small island that
Lockwood lives on a small island that desperately needs a change everyone is
desperately needs a change everyone is
desperately needs a change everyone is going to love this
going to love this
going to love this after years of eating nothing but
after years of eating nothing but
after years of eating nothing but sardines Lockwood gives the people the
sardines Lockwood gives the people the
sardines Lockwood gives the people the Flint Lockwood diatonic super mutating
Flint Lockwood diatonic super mutating
Flint Lockwood diatonic super mutating dynamic food replicator or floods
dynamic food replicator or floods
dynamic food replicator or floods endeavor and I was about to invent a
endeavor and I was about to invent a
endeavor and I was about to invent a machine what this valise acronym
machine what this valise acronym
machine what this valise acronym actually represents is a machine that
actually represents is a machine that
actually represents is a machine that converts water into food allowing the
converts water into food allowing the
converts water into food allowing the people to eat to their heart’s content
people to eat to their heart’s content
people to eat to their heart’s content for a town stuck eating sardines
but it’s not all candy and rainbows and
but it’s not all candy and rainbows and ice-cream sunshine when Bill hader’s
ice-cream sunshine when Bill hader’s
ice-cream sunshine when Bill hader’s Lockwood learns a valuable lesson about
Lockwood learns a valuable lesson about
Lockwood learns a valuable lesson about greed and overindulgence he must use his
greed and overindulgence he must use his
greed and overindulgence he must use his inventions to put an end to the
inventions to put an end to the
inventions to put an end to the out-of-control food machine sorry
out-of-control food machine sorry
out-of-control food machine sorry kitchens closed number six Egon Spengler
kitchens closed number six Egon Spengler
kitchens closed number six Egon Spengler the Ghostbusters franchise this is big
the Ghostbusters franchise this is big
the Ghostbusters franchise this is big Peter this is very big there’s
Peter this is very big there’s
Peter this is very big there’s definitely something here
definitely something here
definitely something here when souls start to come back from the
when souls start to come back from the
when souls start to come back from the dead who you gonna call on second
dead who you gonna call on second
dead who you gonna call on second thought why bother asking a formidable
thought why bother asking a formidable
thought why bother asking a formidable scientist in his own right Spangler uses
scientist in his own right Spangler uses
scientist in his own right Spangler uses his technical savvy to develop the tools
his technical savvy to develop the tools
his technical savvy to develop the tools that New York’s finest and only ghost
that New York’s finest and only ghost
that New York’s finest and only ghost busters used to deal with the spirits
busters used to deal with the spirits
busters used to deal with the spirits wandering the streets his inventions
wandering the streets his inventions
wandering the streets his inventions bust ghosts and save lives in that order
bust ghosts and save lives in that order
bust ghosts and save lives in that order just don’t cross the streams there’s
just don’t cross the streams there’s
just don’t cross the streams there’s something very important I forgot to
something very important I forgot to
something very important I forgot to tell you what don’t cross the streams
tell you what don’t cross the streams
tell you what don’t cross the streams number five Emmett Doc Brown the Back to
number five Emmett Doc Brown the Back to
number five Emmett Doc Brown the Back to the Future franchise when this baby hits
the Future franchise when this baby hits
the Future franchise when this baby hits 88 miles per hour you’re gonna see some
88 miles per hour you’re gonna see some
88 miles per hour you’re gonna see some serious shit a lot of inventors have
serious shit a lot of inventors have
serious shit a lot of inventors have brains but Doc Brown’s got style
brains but Doc Brown’s got style
brains but Doc Brown’s got style hence the DeLorean time machine out of a
hence the DeLorean time machine out of a
hence the DeLorean time machine out of a DeLorean the way I see it if you’re
DeLorean the way I see it if you’re
DeLorean the way I see it if you’re gonna build a time machine into a car
gonna build a time machine into a car
gonna build a time machine into a car why not do it some style he never made
why not do it some style he never made
why not do it some style he never made much of himself as an inventor until
much of himself as an inventor until
much of himself as an inventor until 1955 when he slipped off the toilet and
1955 when he slipped off the toilet and
1955 when he slipped off the toilet and hit his head on the sink and had a
hit his head on the sink and had a
hit his head on the sink and had a vision of the flux capacitor the device
vision of the flux capacitor the device
vision of the flux capacitor the device that allowed the DeLorean to travel
that allowed the DeLorean to travel
that allowed the DeLorean to travel through time this is what makes time
through time this is what makes time
through time this is what makes time travel possible flux capacitor now
travel possible flux capacitor now
travel possible flux capacitor now that’s heavy what’s even more impressive
that’s heavy what’s even more impressive
that’s heavy what’s even more impressive is that when the machine becomes stuck
is that when the machine becomes stuck
is that when the machine becomes stuck after travelling back to 1955 he’s able
after travelling back to 1955 he’s able
after travelling back to 1955 he’s able to engineer the car to harness the power
to engineer the car to harness the power
to engineer the car to harness the power of a bolt of lightning in order to send
of a bolt of lightning in order to send
of a bolt of lightning in order to send it back to the future
it back to the future
it back to the future you see Einstein has just become the
you see Einstein has just become the
you see Einstein has just become the world’s first time traveler high-tech
world’s first time traveler high-tech
world’s first time traveler high-tech head into the future at 88 miles an hour
head into the future at 88 miles an hour
head into the future at 88 miles an hour he’s leaving flames at the midpoint of
he’s leaving flames at the midpoint of
he’s leaving flames at the midpoint of our list
our list
our list number four wayne szalinski honey i
number four wayne szalinski honey i
number four wayne szalinski honey i shrunk the kids i shrunk the kids in a
shrunk the kids i shrunk the kids in a
shrunk the kids i shrunk the kids in a film for which the title tagline and
film for which the title tagline and
film for which the title tagline and plot are all exactly the same rick
plot are all exactly the same rick
plot are all exactly the same rick moranis builds a machine to shrink
moranis builds a machine to shrink
moranis builds a machine to shrink things and accidentally you guessed it
things and accidentally you guessed it
things and accidentally you guessed it shrinks the kids the adventure that
shrinks the kids the adventure that
shrinks the kids the adventure that follows is that of the four children who
follows is that of the four children who
follows is that of the four children who must now survive in their now tiny state
must now survive in their now tiny state
must now survive in their now tiny state and their father who must fix his
and their father who must fix his
and their father who must fix his machine in order to bring his family
machine in order to bring his family
machine in order to bring his family back together why didn’t I think of this
back together why didn’t I think of this
back together why didn’t I think of this before Wayne just like the movie itself
before Wayne just like the movie itself
before Wayne just like the movie itself is sweet wacky and funny okay it’s got
is sweet wacky and funny okay it’s got
is sweet wacky and funny okay it’s got serious problems little surprises around
serious problems little surprises around
serious problems little surprises around every corner but nothing dangerous
every corner but nothing dangerous
every corner but nothing dangerous number three
number three
number three Willy Wonka Willy Wonka and the
Willy Wonka Willy Wonka and the
Willy Wonka Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in the world’s created
Chocolate Factory in the world’s created
Chocolate Factory in the world’s created by Roald Dahl there is a thin line
by Roald Dahl there is a thin line
by Roald Dahl there is a thin line between magic and science so when Willy
between magic and science so when Willy
between magic and science so when Willy Wonka’s secretive factory opens its
Wonka’s secretive factory opens its
Wonka’s secretive factory opens its doors to five lucky children we see both
doors to five lucky children we see both
doors to five lucky children we see both through the eyes of young Charlie Wow
through the eyes of young Charlie Wow
through the eyes of young Charlie Wow what a vote Oh looks good enough to eat
what a vote Oh looks good enough to eat
what a vote Oh looks good enough to eat through the adventure charlie connects
through the adventure charlie connects
through the adventure charlie connects with the withdrawn inventor and his
with the withdrawn inventor and his
with the withdrawn inventor and his karma points pay out for all his
karma points pay out for all his
karma points pay out for all his previous hardships mr. Wonka in turn the
previous hardships mr. Wonka in turn the
previous hardships mr. Wonka in turn the kindness he shows Wonka allows him to
kindness he shows Wonka allows him to
kindness he shows Wonka allows him to have faith in something that he had all
have faith in something that he had all
have faith in something that he had all but given up on and that’s why you sent
but given up on and that’s why you sent
but given up on and that’s why you sent out the golden ticket that’s right so
out the golden ticket that’s right so
out the golden ticket that’s right so the factory’s yours Charlie you can move
the factory’s yours Charlie you can move
the factory’s yours Charlie you can move in immediately at me
in immediately at me
in immediately at me absolutely what happens to the whole
absolutely what happens to the whole
absolutely what happens to the whole family
family
family I want you to bring the wall number to
I want you to bring the wall number to
I want you to bring the wall number to Tony Stark the Marvel Cinematic Universe
before he was a philanthropist he was
before he was a philanthropist he was just a genius billionaire playboy who
just a genius billionaire playboy who
just a genius billionaire playboy who invented and sold things that go boom to
invented and sold things that go boom to
invented and sold things that go boom to the US military all those breakthroughs
the US military all those breakthroughs
the US military all those breakthroughs military funding honey it was after
military funding honey it was after
military funding honey it was after being wounded by one of his own weapons
being wounded by one of his own weapons
being wounded by one of his own weapons however that he had a change of heart
however that he had a change of heart
however that he had a change of heart and decided to make the world a better
and decided to make the world a better
and decided to make the world a better place
place
place it’s not a piece of equipment I’m in in
it’s not a piece of equipment I’m in in
it’s not a piece of equipment I’m in in pizza see the glowing light in his chest
pizza see the glowing light in his chest
pizza see the glowing light in his chest is a miniature arc reactor which not
is a miniature arc reactor which not
is a miniature arc reactor which not only keeps the shrapnel out of his heart
only keeps the shrapnel out of his heart
only keeps the shrapnel out of his heart but also powers the Iron Man armor
but also powers the Iron Man armor
but also powers the Iron Man armor that’s because it’s a miniaturized arc
that’s because it’s a miniaturized arc
that’s because it’s a miniaturized arc reactor I got a big one powering my
reactor I got a big one powering my
reactor I got a big one powering my factory at home shrapnel out of my own
factory at home shrapnel out of my own
factory at home shrapnel out of my own anything with this high-powered
anything with this high-powered
anything with this high-powered prosthetic of sorts he’s able to join
prosthetic of sorts he’s able to join
prosthetic of sorts he’s able to join the ranks of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes
the ranks of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes
the ranks of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and save the world on his own from time
and save the world on his own from time
and save the world on his own from time to time
before we analyze our top pick here are
before we analyze our top pick here are some honorable mentions I have a present
some honorable mentions I have a present
some honorable mentions I have a present for you by the time you see the need for
for you by the time you see the need for
for you by the time you see the need for my program it’ll be too late and you
my program it’ll be too late and you
my program it’ll be too late and you will have lost two wars in one lifetime
will have lost two wars in one lifetime
will have lost two wars in one lifetime zero-point energy now I save the best
zero-point energy now I save the best
zero-point energy now I save the best inventions for myself
inventions for myself
inventions for myself number one cue the James Bond franchise
number one cue the James Bond franchise
number one cue the James Bond franchise thank you
thank you
thank you wanting to listen now pay attention
wanting to listen now pay attention
wanting to listen now pay attention viewer now pay attention please we’ve
viewer now pay attention please we’ve
viewer now pay attention please we’ve seen James Bond get out of more scrapes
seen James Bond get out of more scrapes
seen James Bond get out of more scrapes than we can remember and it’s not
than we can remember and it’s not
than we can remember and it’s not because of his charm well not always
because of his charm well not always
because of his charm well not always most of the time it’s thanks to the
most of the time it’s thanks to the
most of the time it’s thanks to the tools given to him by the quartermaster
tools given to him by the quartermaster
tools given to him by the quartermaster himself morning Q something about the
himself morning Q something about the
himself morning Q something about the leg skiing hunty whether it’s providing
leg skiing hunty whether it’s providing
leg skiing hunty whether it’s providing him with the gadgets hidden in his
him with the gadgets hidden in his
him with the gadgets hidden in his watches and the like rolex amiga or
watches and the like rolex amiga or
watches and the like rolex amiga or outfitting his Aston Martin with the
outfitting his Aston Martin with the
outfitting his Aston Martin with the latest in techno wizardry Q is one of
latest in techno wizardry Q is one of
latest in techno wizardry Q is one of double-oh-seven s closest allies behind
double-oh-seven s closest allies behind
double-oh-seven s closest allies behind the headlights Stinger missiles all he
the headlights Stinger missiles all he
the headlights Stinger missiles all he asks is that it be returned in pristine
asks is that it be returned in pristine
asks is that it be returned in pristine condition
condition
condition dude please trying to turn some of this
dude please trying to turn some of this
dude please trying to turn some of this equipment in pristine order recently
equipment in pristine order recently
equipment in pristine order recently we’ve seen a younger and fresher
we’ve seen a younger and fresher
we’ve seen a younger and fresher incarnation of Q and we can’t wait to
incarnation of Q and we can’t wait to
incarnation of Q and we can’t wait to see more of him every now and then a
see more of him every now and then a
see more of him every now and then a trigger has to be pulled or not pulled
trigger has to be pulled or not pulled
trigger has to be pulled or not pulled it’s hot in a which in your pajamas do
it’s hot in a which in your pajamas do
it’s hot in a which in your pajamas do you agree with our list
you agree with our list
you agree with our list Rufus which genius inventor from the
Rufus which genius inventor from the
Rufus which genius inventor from the silver screen is your favorite and what
silver screen is your favorite and what
silver screen is your favorite and what if I can’t fix this what are we gonna do
if I can’t fix this what are we gonna do
if I can’t fix this what are we gonna do for more gadget heavy top 10s published
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