Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

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:

While shooting in Hong Kong, a policeman saw Burt Kwouk steal a motor scooter and actually chased and arrested him. It took several hours to convince the cop that it was for a movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Claude Russo, disguised as Clouseau, crashes Cato's car into a tree, a news announcer states that Clouseau was dead before his car hit a telephone pole.

Quotes:

Philippe Douvier: The bomb destroyed half the block and Clouseau survived!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000) (TV)

Soundtrack:

M'APPARI, TUTT'AMOR

Sellers' "Pink Panther" Swan Song.

It appears that Peter Sellers' number is finally up, but the attempt on his life fails and he takes it upon himself to find the person who tried to have him assassinated. Naturally Sellers trips into every situation and the results are once again hilarious and tedious at the same time. The by-the-numbers-film-making is apparent here, but still Sellers is able to make the material work to an extent. Sadly this would be his last "Pink Panther" film as he would pass away before the next could come out (the next one just has archived footage of Sellers). Fair once again, but probably the weakest of the first five in the series. 2.5 out of 5 stars.