Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writers:

Blake Edwards (story)
Frank Waldman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

19 July 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Family | Mystery

Tagline:

Inspector Clouseau is back...and he's a bigger fool than anyone gives him the credits for.

Plot:

To prove that he still is strong and powerful, Philippe Douvier decides to kill Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau...

Plot Keywords:

Clouseau | Panther | Pink | Pink Panther | Police Detective

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Peter Sellers	...	Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau
Herbert Lom	...	Chief Insp. Charles Dreyfus
Burt Kwouk	...	Cato Fong
Dyan Cannon	...	Simone Legree
Robert Webber	...	Philippe Douvier
Tony Beckley	...	Guy Algo
Robert Loggia	...	Al Marchione
Paul Stewart	...	Julio Scallini
André Maranne	...	Sgt. François Chevalier (as Andre Maranne)
Graham Stark	...	Professor Auguste Balls
Alfie Bass	...	Fernet
Sue Lloyd	...	Claude Russo
Danny Schiller	...	Cunny
Douglas Wilmer	...	Police Commissioner
Ferdy Mayne	...	Dr. Paul Laprone

Also Known As:

Blake Edwards' Revenge of the Pink Panther (UK) (complete title)
The Curse of the Pink Panther (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2003) | Iceland:L | New Zealand:PG | Brazil:12 | Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-12 | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Norway:12 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

Jewel Productions

Trivia:

The voice of cross-dressing criminal Claude Russo is actually that of voice-over artist Michael Bell in an uncredited performance.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: A crash mat is visible when Clouseau and Cato crash through the bakery window while trying to save Simone at the disco.

Quotes:

Simone Legree: Simone.
[palm reading Scallini's hand]
Simone Legree: I can tell that you're a very passionate man. Do you see how long this line is?
Julio Scallini: Keep watching: it's gonna get longer.

Movie Connections:

References A Shot in the Dark (1964)

Soundtrack:

M'APPARI, TUTT'AMOR

The last and most refined of the Pink Panther series.

Peter Sellers made 5 Pink Panther movies; this was the last and, in my opinion, the best. Planning a 6th, he died before it could be made. I remember reading in a biography that, as he was practising his Clousseau voice for the 6th film, his wife told him that the dialog he was reciting was "barely intelligible." Just the thought of that makes me chuckle. (Very nasal now: Peuwp - did you say "Peuwp?").

This Pink Panther film contains myriad classic scenes. Right at the beginning we see Clousseau (dressed as Toulouse Lautrec) tossing the "beuwm!" toward Professor Balls, who is saved from the explosion by the "new shipment of inflatable goiters!" Then, as he explains to his boss what has happened, he sets the office afire from the burning embers on his clothes and, exiting, proclaims "I must apprehend this mad 'beuwmber' before he does anymore of the 'dam-ajje'."

This goes on and on. You must be a real Clousseau aficionado to appreciate it, I suppose. It's an acquired taste! Nevertheless, I think it's a funny movie if you like silly, somewhat refined, slapstick comedy.