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* Ash Williams from ''Franchise/EvilDead'' (mainly ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness'') modified a chainsaw to serve as a BladeBelowTheShoulder, reverse-engineered gunpowder by referencing its elemental makeup in a chemistry textbook, converted his car into the [[WeaponizedCar Death Coaster]], and crafted a [[ArtificialLimbs fully functional cyborg hand]] from a metal gauntlet that puts modern prosthetics to shame. It's worth noting all but the first example he did in medieval times under a strict timeframe, with only a single blacksmith and a handful of wiseman around to lend a hand. Justified as the 1992 comic book adaptation states that he has a degree in engineering from Michigan State University.
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* Ash Williams from ''[[Franchise/EvilDead]]'' ''Franchise/EvilDead'' (mainly ''[[Film/ArmyOfDarkness]]'') ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness'') modified a chainsaw to serve as a BladeBelowTheShoulder, reverse-engineered gunpowder by referencing its elemental makeup in a chemistry textbook, converted his car into the [[WeaponizedCar Death Coaster]], and crafted a [[ArtificialLimbs fully functional cyborg hand]] from a metal gauntlet that puts modern prosthetics to shame. It's worth noting all but the first example he did in medieval times under a strict timeframe, with only a single blacksmith and a handful of wiseman around to lend a hand. Justified as the 1992 comic book adaptation states that he has a degree in engineering from Michigan State University.
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* Ash Williams from ''[[Franchise/EvilDead]]'' (mainly ''[[Film/ArmyOfDarkness]]'') modified a chainsaw to serve as a BladeBelowTheShoulder, reverse-engineered gunpowder by referencing its elemental makeup in a chemistry textbook, converted his car into the [[WeaponizedCar Death Coaster]], and crafted a [[ArtificialLimbs fully functional cyborg hand]] from a metal gauntlet that puts modern prosthetics to shame. It's worth noting all but the first example he did in medieval times under a strict timeframe, with only a single blacksmith and a handful of wiseman around to lend a hand. Justified as the 1992 comic book adaptation states that he has a degree in engineering from Michigan State University.
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** Despite being, well, a raccoon, Rocket Raccoon from ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' and its sequels can jury-rig planet-busting weaponry out of random junk.
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* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfBuckarooBanzaiAcrossThe8thDimension'': Buckaroo Banzai invented the Jet Car, a surgical technique to implant a microphone in the human skull so people can give orders to their own brain, and (with Professor Hikita) the Oscillation Overthruster. And that's just what's mentioned in the movie -- it's implied that he's done much more.
* Doc Brown, ''slightly'' crazy inventor and engineering genius from the three ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' movies. Built a TimeMachine from of a [[CoolCar DeLorean]] which used plutonium and later upgraded it with an energy reactor and ''flying circuits''. Then in ''[[Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII Part III]]'', a ''second'', even more stylish time machine which combined a 19th century steam locomotive with anti-gravity and cold fusion technology from the future. He turned a ''regular'' steam train into a ''time-traveling'' [[CoolTrain steam train]] with nothing that didn't exist before the 1800s, except for a hover-board. And he only used ''that'' because the sudden bursts of acceleration made him lose his footing on the narrow running board. There's also his epically-impractical ice-making machine.
* The ''Film/BladeTrilogy'' movies (especially ''Film/BladeTrinity'') have several characters who build high-tech equipment for the vampire hunters. Seriously... ultraviolet light bullets?
* Lucius Fox in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' provides Batman/Bruce Wayne with every piece of equipment he wields against his foes, though the trope is played somewhat in that it is never stated that ''he'' invented them. He is just the head of the Applied Sciences Division, which presumably invented most of the toys.
* The Grinch in ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' manages to build a VTOL jet sleigh with nothing but garbage in a few hours. He also has various other homemade gadgets in his lair, as well.
* Q from the ''Film/JamesBond'' films. He's even the chief of an entire [=MI6=] sector of Gadgeteer Geniuses.
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** Tony Stark has been ''the'' gadgeteer genius in the MCU since his introduction in 2008's ''Film/IronMan1''. He built the power suit prototype and his own {{Unobtainium}} artificial heart using nothing but spare parts provided for the construction of a Jericho missile. In his own lab, he creates even more impressive gadgets, including but not limited to forty-two different Iron man suits, Spider-Man's suit, multiple AI systems, military weapons that are noted to be the most potent in the world, and an entirely new ''element''. He also revolutionized the arc reactor and turned it into a clean, near-infinite power source and, as of ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', is the only person to have successfully and efficiently incorporated nanotechnology into his armor without the use of vibranium. Not to mention the truckload of specialized weapons and systems he managed to build into each of his suits while still keeping them relatively form-fitting and phenomenally aerodynamic.
** Jane Foster in ''Film/{{Thor}}'', a scientist who built most of her research equipment herself.
** Despite being, well, a raccoon, Rocket Raccoon from ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' and its sequels can jury-rig planet-busting weaponry out of random junk.
** Peter Parker managed to develop his own web shooters and webs despite operating on a very, ''very'' minimal budget. ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' shows that he uses his high school chemistry class and its limited stock of chemicals to produce more webbing — the sophistication of which impresses even ''Tony Stark''. It's also noted that he enjoys building computers in his spare time (the parts for which he says he found in the ''dumpster''), he seems to excel at physics and math in addition to his obvious aptitude for chemistry and engineering, and after only moments of battling Falcon in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', he correctly deduces that Falcon's wings are constructed from carbon-fiber. And he is [[TeenGenius only fifteen]].
** Also from ''Homecoming'', the Vulture's gang has Phineas Mason, who jury-rigs stolen alien and Avengers technology into weapons and gear to sell on the black market, as well as for the gang's own use (as seen with Shocker's gauntlets and the Vulture's exo-suit).
** Shuri from ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}'' rivals Tony Stark as the most brilliant gadgeteer in the MCU. With the world's vibranium supply at her fingertips, she's managed so far to revolutionize T'Challa's Black Panther suit, greatly enhance the process of harnessing vibranium's energy in general, and create a remote piloting system that can take control of vehicles anywhere in the world, in addition to her twin panther cannons. And she is [[TeenGenius only sixteen]].
* A. Heller (Music/TomWaits) in ''Film/MysteryMen'' is a genius inventor who specializes in [[BadassPacifist non-lethal]] weapons.
* [[spoiler:Thorpe Holmes]] a.k.a. SpringHeeledJack, the BigBad in ''Film/SirArthurConandoylesSherlockHolmes'', constructs an exoskeleton to overcome his paralysis, a clockwork automaton henchwoman who is also [[{{Sexbot}} his lover]], a mechanical [[GiantSquid giant octopus]], and an army of mechanical dinsosaurs.
* Fritz in ''Film/SkyBandits''. Fellow GreaseMonkey Chalky notes that he is a mechanical genius, and he cobbles together [[ThoseMagnificentFlyingMachines bizarre flying contraptions]] out of wrecked planes and whatever other machines he can find, including an old car and what appears to be a tractor. Despite their ungainly designs, all of these "specials" (as he dubs them) manage to fly.
* ''Film/SkyCaptainAndTheWorldOfTomorrow''. Dex works for Sky Captain. He is an expert on radios and HumongousMecha and creating and using advanced avionics and {{Disintegrator Ray}}s.
* Gwen/Royal Pain from the super-teens comedy ''Film/SkyHigh2005'' calls herself a "technopath". She demonstrates the ability to magically repair electronics, as well as presumably designing and building her own armored super-suit.
* ''Film/TheSpecials'': Mr. Smart, smartest man in the world, inventor of such devices as a winged rocket-backpack and [[ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime a machine that amplifies his sense of smell 3,000 times]].
* Anakin Skywalker of ''Franchise/StarWars'' fame built a [[RobotBuddy protocol droid]] and a pod racer before the age of ten.
* ''Film/WildWildWest'':
** Artemus "Artie" Gordon creates the first bulletproof vest and a primitive airplane.
** Subverted with Dr. Loveless. He produces an [[GiantSpider enormous mechanical arachnid]], but most of the work is actually done by the scientists he has captured. He doesn't even hide that fact, but he is smart enough to find a way of surviving after being blown in half (albeit by his own prototype tank).
* In ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', Quicksilver mods a ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'' arcade cabinet to run significantly faster than normal.
* Doc Brown, ''slightly'' crazy inventor and engineering genius from the three ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' movies. Built a TimeMachine from of a [[CoolCar DeLorean]] which used plutonium and later upgraded it with an energy reactor and ''flying circuits''. Then in ''[[Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII Part III]]'', a ''second'', even more stylish time machine which combined a 19th century steam locomotive with anti-gravity and cold fusion technology from the future. He turned a ''regular'' steam train into a ''time-traveling'' [[CoolTrain steam train]] with nothing that didn't exist before the 1800s, except for a hover-board. And he only used ''that'' because the sudden bursts of acceleration made him lose his footing on the narrow running board. There's also his epically-impractical ice-making machine.
* The ''Film/BladeTrilogy'' movies (especially ''Film/BladeTrinity'') have several characters who build high-tech equipment for the vampire hunters. Seriously... ultraviolet light bullets?
* Lucius Fox in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' provides Batman/Bruce Wayne with every piece of equipment he wields against his foes, though the trope is played somewhat in that it is never stated that ''he'' invented them. He is just the head of the Applied Sciences Division, which presumably invented most of the toys.
* The Grinch in ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' manages to build a VTOL jet sleigh with nothing but garbage in a few hours. He also has various other homemade gadgets in his lair, as well.
* Q from the ''Film/JamesBond'' films. He's even the chief of an entire [=MI6=] sector of Gadgeteer Geniuses.
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** Tony Stark has been ''the'' gadgeteer genius in the MCU since his introduction in 2008's ''Film/IronMan1''. He built the power suit prototype and his own {{Unobtainium}} artificial heart using nothing but spare parts provided for the construction of a Jericho missile. In his own lab, he creates even more impressive gadgets, including but not limited to forty-two different Iron man suits, Spider-Man's suit, multiple AI systems, military weapons that are noted to be the most potent in the world, and an entirely new ''element''. He also revolutionized the arc reactor and turned it into a clean, near-infinite power source and, as of ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', is the only person to have successfully and efficiently incorporated nanotechnology into his armor without the use of vibranium. Not to mention the truckload of specialized weapons and systems he managed to build into each of his suits while still keeping them relatively form-fitting and phenomenally aerodynamic.
** Jane Foster in ''Film/{{Thor}}'', a scientist who built most of her research equipment herself.
** Despite being, well, a raccoon, Rocket Raccoon from ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' and its sequels can jury-rig planet-busting weaponry out of random junk.
** Peter Parker managed to develop his own web shooters and webs despite operating on a very, ''very'' minimal budget. ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' shows that he uses his high school chemistry class and its limited stock of chemicals to produce more webbing — the sophistication of which impresses even ''Tony Stark''. It's also noted that he enjoys building computers in his spare time (the parts for which he says he found in the ''dumpster''), he seems to excel at physics and math in addition to his obvious aptitude for chemistry and engineering, and after only moments of battling Falcon in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', he correctly deduces that Falcon's wings are constructed from carbon-fiber. And he is [[TeenGenius only fifteen]].
** Also from ''Homecoming'', the Vulture's gang has Phineas Mason, who jury-rigs stolen alien and Avengers technology into weapons and gear to sell on the black market, as well as for the gang's own use (as seen with Shocker's gauntlets and the Vulture's exo-suit).
** Shuri from ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}'' rivals Tony Stark as the most brilliant gadgeteer in the MCU. With the world's vibranium supply at her fingertips, she's managed so far to revolutionize T'Challa's Black Panther suit, greatly enhance the process of harnessing vibranium's energy in general, and create a remote piloting system that can take control of vehicles anywhere in the world, in addition to her twin panther cannons. And she is [[TeenGenius only sixteen]].
* A. Heller (Music/TomWaits) in ''Film/MysteryMen'' is a genius inventor who specializes in [[BadassPacifist non-lethal]] weapons.
* [[spoiler:Thorpe Holmes]] a.k.a. SpringHeeledJack, the BigBad in ''Film/SirArthurConandoylesSherlockHolmes'', constructs an exoskeleton to overcome his paralysis, a clockwork automaton henchwoman who is also [[{{Sexbot}} his lover]], a mechanical [[GiantSquid giant octopus]], and an army of mechanical dinsosaurs.
* Fritz in ''Film/SkyBandits''. Fellow GreaseMonkey Chalky notes that he is a mechanical genius, and he cobbles together [[ThoseMagnificentFlyingMachines bizarre flying contraptions]] out of wrecked planes and whatever other machines he can find, including an old car and what appears to be a tractor. Despite their ungainly designs, all of these "specials" (as he dubs them) manage to fly.
* ''Film/SkyCaptainAndTheWorldOfTomorrow''. Dex works for Sky Captain. He is an expert on radios and HumongousMecha and creating and using advanced avionics and {{Disintegrator Ray}}s.
* Gwen/Royal Pain from the super-teens comedy ''Film/SkyHigh2005'' calls herself a "technopath". She demonstrates the ability to magically repair electronics, as well as presumably designing and building her own armored super-suit.
* ''Film/TheSpecials'': Mr. Smart, smartest man in the world, inventor of such devices as a winged rocket-backpack and [[ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime a machine that amplifies his sense of smell 3,000 times]].
* Anakin Skywalker of ''Franchise/StarWars'' fame built a [[RobotBuddy protocol droid]] and a pod racer before the age of ten.
* ''Film/WildWildWest'':
** Artemus "Artie" Gordon creates the first bulletproof vest and a primitive airplane.
** Subverted with Dr. Loveless. He produces an [[GiantSpider enormous mechanical arachnid]], but most of the work is actually done by the scientists he has captured. He doesn't even hide that fact, but he is smart enough to find a way of surviving after being blown in half (albeit by his own prototype tank).
* In ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', Quicksilver mods a ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'' arcade cabinet to run significantly faster than normal.
