Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writers:

Blake Edwards (writer)
Geoffrey Edwards (writer)

Release Date:

12 August 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot:

Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for him...

Plot Keywords:

Panther | Box Office Flop | Animated Title Sequence | Policeman | Trenchcoat

Cast

David Niven	...	Sir Charles Litton
Robert Wagner	...	George Lytton
Herbert Lom	...	Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus
Capucine	...	Lady Simone Litton
Joanna Lumley	...	Countess Chandra
Robert Loggia	...	Bruno Langois
Harvey Korman	...	Prof. Auguste Balls
Burt Kwouk	...	Cato Fong
Ted Wass	...	Sergeant Clifton Sleigh
Roger Moore	...	Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau (as Turk Thrust II)
Leslie Ash	...	Juleta Shane (AKA Julie Morgan)
Graham Stark	...	Bored Waiter
André Maranne	...	Sergeant Francois Duval
Peter Arne	...	General Bufoni
Patti Davis	...	Michelle Chauvin (as Patricia Davis)

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Norway:12 (1984) | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain

Company:

Blake Edwards

Trivia:

This film began production immediately after principal photography on Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) wrapped.

Quotes:

Lady Simone Litton: Darling?
Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau: Yes, my darling?
Lady Simone Litton: You are smoking the wrong end.
Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau: Yes, I... knew that. You don't have to tell me I am smoking on zhe wrong end. Do you know *vhy* I am smoking on zhe wrong end?
Lady Simone Litton: No, darling, but I'm sure you have a very good reason.
Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau: Right! I'm smoking on zhe wrong end because I have a very good reason.

Movie Connections:

References Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)

Clifton Sleigh Is No Clouseau

After Peter Sellers passed away, the producers of the "Pink Panther" franchise tried to carry on without their star. As evidenced in "Inspector Clouseau," having another actor play the bumbling French detective was not the answer. They tried to fill the void left by Sellers with old footage, in "Trail of the Pink Panther." Then they tried to introduce a new character, a counterpart to Clouseau. Thus was created "Curse of the Pink Panther." Ted Wass plays the newcomer, an amazingly inept New York cop named Clifton Sleigh, who is chosen to investigate Clouseau's disappearance. His act is loaded with slapstick, in attempt to copy Clouseau's style. However, it's not the same. Also appearing in "Curse" is a load of actors from all the previous "Pink Panther" movies, including Herbert Lom as Chief Inspector Dreyfus, Burt Kwouk as Kato, and David Niven as Sir Charles Lytton. Watch it if you must, but you'll be reminded of how Peter Sellers will be missed.