The Pink Panther 2 (2009)

Director:

Harald Zwart

Writers (WGA):

Scott Neustadter (screenplay) &
Michael H. Weber (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

6 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Tagline:

Inspect the unexpected.

Plot:

Insp. Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of International detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts.

Plot Keywords:

Inspector | Clouseau | Team | Detective | Italy

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Steve Martin	...	Clouseau
Jean Reno	...	Ponton
Emily Mortimer	...	Nicole
Andy Garcia	...	Vicenzo
Alfred Molina	...	Pepperidge
Yuki Matsuzaki	...	Kenji
Aishwarya Rai	...	Sonia (as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan)
John Cleese	...	Dreyfus
Lily Tomlin	...	Mrs. Berenger
Jeremy Irons	...	Avellaneda
Johnny Hallyday	...	Milliken
Geoffrey Palmer	...	Joubert
Philip Goodwin	...	Renard
Armel Bellec	...	Louis
Jack Metzger	...	Antoine
Yevgeni Lazarev	...	The Pope (as Eugene Lazarev)
Lewis D. Wheeler	...	Black Beret
Richard LaFrance	...	Security Installer
Simon Green	...	British Librarian
Federico Castelluccio	...	Turin Guide
Abe Lee Tsunenori	...	Japanese Policeman
Harold Chin	...	Japanese Curator (as Jimmy May)
Harry Van Gorkum	...	Ticketed Driver
Michael Allosso	...	Maitre D'
Zofia Moreno	...	Reporters
Alexis Furic	...	Reporters
Réna Kano	...	Reporters
Jonathan Dino	...	Reporters
Sharon Tay	...	Newscaster
Thomas Derrah	...	Guard
Joshua R. Roberts	...	Cameraman
Christy Scott Cashman	...	Joubert's Secretary
Joe Drago	...	Archbishop at Wedding
Oscar Valero	...	Flamenco Dancers
Omayra Amaya	...	Flamenco Dancers
Lia Ochoa	...	Flamenco Dancers
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christiane Amanpour	...	Herself (uncredited)
Hélène Cardona	...	Reporter (voice) (uncredited)
Chemi Che-Mponda	...	African Traveler (uncredited)
Lisa Cohen	...	Fainting Nun (uncredited)
Desiree April Connolly	...	Museum Goer (uncredited)
Nicki Connors	...	Italian Reporter (uncredited)
Richard DeAgazio	...	Italian Ambassador (uncredited)
Damien Di Paola	...	French Chef (uncredited)
Sean Patrick Doherty	...	General (uncredited)
Vincent J. Earnshaw	...	International Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Tom Gilligan	...	Pastry Chef (uncredited)
Jennifer Gjulameti	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frankie Imbergamo	...	International Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Kimmie Johnson	...	Japanese Tourist (uncredited)
Haytham Kandil	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Dan Marshall	...	Matador / Flamenco Dancer Bribed by Insp. Clouseau (uncredited)
Robert Masiello	...	Patron Rome Cafe (uncredited)
Peggy McClellan	...	Museum Tourist (uncredited)
Tarek Moussa	...	Italian Waiter (uncredited)
Giovanni Pantaleo	...	Italian News Reporter (uncredited)
Alan Resnic	...	Parisian Customer (uncredited)
Jaime De La Rosa	...	Spanish Dignitary (uncredited)
Steve Scarfo	...	Pastry Chef (uncredited)
Adam Zalt	...	Gendarmerie / Patron / Waiter (uncredited)

Directed by
Harald Zwart

Writing credits (WGA)
Scott Neustadter		(screenplay) &
Michael H. Weber		(screenplay) and
Steve Martin		(screenplay)
Scott Neustadter		(story) &
Michael H. Weber		(story)
Maurice Richlin		(characters) &
Blake Edwards		(characters)

Produced by
Shawn Levy	....	executive producer
Ira Shuman	....	executive producer
Robert Simonds	....	producer

Original Music by
Christophe Beck

Cinematography by
Denis Crossan

Film Editing by
Julia Wong

Casting by
Ilene Starger

Production Design by
Rusty Smith

Art Direction by
Matthieu Beutter
Rick Butler

Set Decoration by
Carla Curry

Costume Design by
Joseph G. Aulisi

Makeup Department
Marleen Alter	....	key makeup artist
Barry Berger	....	additional makeup artist
Barry Berger	....	assistant makeup artist
Elizabeth Cecchini	....	hair stylist
Cheryl Daniels	....	hair stylist
Jerry DeCarlo	....	hair department head
Paula Dion	....	hair stylist
Douglas Noe	....	makeup artist: Los Angeles
Nichole Pleau	....	additional makeup artist
Emma C. Rotondi	....	key hair stylist
Sherryn Smith	....	additional makeup artist
Marlene D. Williams	....	hair stylist: Ms. Thomlin
Jeni Zaharian	....	additional makeup artist: Boston

Production Management
Dustin Bernard	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Delphine Bertrand	....	third assistant director
Laurent Brégeat	....	assistant diurector
Matthieu Charter	....	assistant director
Cedric Dosne	....	daily assistant director
Yannick Fauchier	....	third assistant director: Paris
Emmanuel Gomes de Araujo	....	third assistant director
Louis Guerra	....	key second assistant director
Sébastien Marziniak	....	additional assistant director: Paris
Ana Morales	....	additional second assistant director: Paris
Matt Power	....	second second assistant director
Celine Rossi	....	trainee assistant director
Chris Ryan	....	second second assistant director
Marty Eli Schwartz	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Mark Bachman	....	graphic designer
Aimee Butterfield	....	props
Mickey Carter	....	set dresser
Jonathan Champoux	....	set dresser
Doug Cluff	....	charge painter
Melissa Cooperman	....	buyer
E. David Cosier	....	assistant art director
Olivier Crespin	....	property master: Paris
Cosmas A. Demetriou	....	set designer
Jeremy Dominick	....	picture car wrangler
Sean Duhame	....	graphic artist
Zachary Dwyer	....	carpenter
Jaima Fogg	....	set dresser
Jennifer Gerbino	....	property master
Colombe Gillet	....	set dressing trainee
Zack Gorman	....	set dresser
Mollie Vera Grace	....	construction estimator
Amber Haley	....	additional set decorator: reshoots
Jacky Hardouin	....	construction coordinator
Frank J. Hart	....	propmaker
Yvan Hart	....	head plasterer
Trent Hevener	....	propmaker
Jordan Jacobs	....	assistant art director
Joseph Kearney	....	construction coordinator
Heesoo Kim	....	assistant art director
Morgan Kling	....	set dresser
Dave Major	....	set dresser
Eric Matheson	....	construction gangboss
Brian McKenzie	....	set dresser
William Scot Noonan	....	toolman
Katrina Parsons	....	art department coordinator
Paul Peabody	....	general foreman
Frank Pitussi	....	stand-by props
John Pungitore	....	set dresser
Helen Rasmussen	....	draper
Paul Raymond	....	carpenter
Paul Raymond	....	set dresser
Gina Rhodes	....	drapery stitcher
Paul Richards	....	leadman
Peter Rippe	....	set dresser
Adam Roffman	....	on-set dresser
David C. Romano	....	set dresser
Timothy Rowcroft	....	set dresser
Christopher Sawtelle	....	set dresser
Rae Signer	....	scenic artist
Robert Smedley	....	carpenter
Robert Smedley	....	construction gang boss
Chris Sullivan	....	art department assistant
Katie Tower	....	prop graphic designer
Casey Van Maanen	....	set dresser
Lance R. Walters	....	carpenter
Scott D. Warner	....	propmaker
Al Bruce	....	construction (uncredited)
Jeremy M. Pereira	....	scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ulrika Akander	....	dialogue editor
François Boudet	....	assistant sound
Eric Devulder	....	sound mixer
Vincent Guisetti	....	foley artist
Susan Ham	....	assistant sound editor
Matthew P. Hanson	....	assistant sound editor
Andrea Horta	....	adr supervisor
Pamela Kahn	....	foley artist
Jason King	....	foley supervisor
Tateum Kohut	....	sound re-recording mixer
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Martin Lopez	....	sound designer
Beauxregard Neylon	....	adr mixer
David Obermeyer	....	sound mixer
Kyle Rochlin	....	foley mixer
Blair Scheller	....	boom operator
Greg ten Bosch	....	sound editor
Eric Thomas	....	sound utility
Steven Ticknor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steven Ticknor	....	supervising sound editor
Seppe van Groeningen	....	boom operator
Thomas Vicari	....	music scoring mixer

Special Effects by
Larry Dean Bivins	....	special effects foreman
Ray Bivins	....	special effects coordinator
Jeremy Dominick	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Didier Bertrand	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Tatjana Bozinovski	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Eloi Brunelle	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Julie Cardinal	....	producer: Digital Dimension
Martin Ciastko	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Rudy Cortes	....	senior technical director
Robert De La Cruz	....	modeler: Digital Dimension
Chris Del Conte	....	visual effects producer: Digital Dimension
Brian DeMetz	....	visual effects technical director: Digital Dimension
David Espinoza	....	visual effects
Jean-François Ferland	....	digital compositor
Nicolas Fortin	....	lead textures: Digital Dimension
Sébastien Gagné	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Christian Garcia	....	CG supervisor: Digital Dimension
Jonathan Germain	....	lighting artist: Digital Dimension
Ahmed Hassan	....	3D artist
Konstantin Hristozov	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension
Jocelyn Hudon	....	lead animator: Digital Dimension
Gael Jacques	....	lead modeling: Digital Dimension
Justin Jones	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Bill Kent	....	visual effects supervisor
Wing Kwok	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Philippe Langlois	....	lead matte painter: Digital Dimension
Martin Larrivée	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Patrick Lemay	....	effects artist: Digital Dimension
Dan Levitan	....	digital supervisor: Digital Dimension
Elizabeth Matthews	....	lead compositor
Claire McLachlan	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Lori C. Miller	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension
Jean-Sebastien Ouellet	....	lighting artist: Digital Dimension
Molly Pabian	....	visual effects production assistant: Digital Dimension
Stéphane Paradis	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Sébastien Proulx	....	animator: Digital Dimension
Kim Richardson	....	animation supervisor: Digital Dimension
Stéphane Rioux	....	digital compositor
Andy Roberts	....	computer graphics supervisor: Digital Dimension
Martin Sabran	....	matte painter: Digital Dimension
Mathieu Tétrault	....	lighting artist: Digital Dimension
Scot D. Thomson	....	technical artist: Digital Dimension
Phi Tran	....	3d artist: Digital Dimension
Alexandre Tremblay	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension
Carlos Valcarcel	....	character technical director: Digital Dimension
Jaehyun Yoo	....	digital effects artist: Digital Dimension

Stunts
Don Abbatiello	....	marine stunt coorrdinator: Bahamas
Chris Barnes	....	stunt double
Chick Bernhardt	....	marine department
Burke Bryant	....	stunt performer
Burke Bryant	....	stunts
Alex Chansky	....	stunts
Chris Colombo	....	martial arts choreographer
John Dixon	....	stunt double
Tom Harper	....	key stunt rigger
Patrick Mel Hayes	....	stunt double
Ian Mclaughlin	....	stunt double
Luis Moco	....	utility stunts
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	stunt coordinator
Jane Oshita	....	stunt double: Louis
Jade Quon	....	stunt double: Antoine
Courtney Schwartz	....	stunt double: Aishwarya Rai
Aaron Vexler	....	stunt double: Andy Garcia

Camera and Electrical Department
Faires Anderson	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Adam D. Bouchard	....	electrician
Jason Bowen	....	generator operator
Dave Cambria	....	best boy rigging electric
Rick Cardillo	....	lighting technician
Robert Clark	....	electrician
Maxime Cointe	....	first assistant camera
Kristen Correll	....	camera intern
Stephen Crowley	....	rigging gaffer
Claire Dabry	....	film loader: Paris
Julian J. Delacruz	....	second assistant camera
Patrick de Ranter	....	Steadicam operator: Paris
Patrick de Ranter	....	camera operator: Paris
Joshua Dreyfus	....	best boy electric: second unit
Joshua Dreyfus	....	lighting balloon technician
Jean-François Drigeard	....	best boy electric
Dru Dunnaway	....	electrician
Brant S. Fagan	....	camera operator: second unit
David Foquin	....	second assistant camera
Denis Garnier	....	first assistant camera
Eric Gies	....	electrician
Eric Goddard	....	rigging electrician
Jesse Goldberg	....	lighting technician
Brian Gunter	....	director of photography: second unit
Brian Gunter	....	gaffer
Lee-Anthony Holloway	....	rigging grip
Peter Iovino	....	still photographer
Tom Keenan	....	dimmer board operator
Michael Kowalczyk	....	film loader
Jean-Pierre Lacroix	....	gaffer
Frank La Frazia	....	electrician
Ed Lalli	....	additional electrician
Zach Lazar	....	lighting technician
Martin Levent	....	second assistant camera
Gordon D. Manson	....	rigging electrician
Roger Marbury	....	rigging electrician
John J. Moers	....	director of photography: news segment
Brian A. Pitts	....	shop electrician
David Puopolo	....	best boy rigging grip
Daryl Richardson	....	key rigging grip
Edwin Rubio	....	rigging grip
Chuck Rudolph	....	rigging electrician
Dave Rudolph	....	grip
Dean M. Simmon	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Louis Smith	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
William Trautvetter	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Vincent Tulasne	....	video assist operator: Paris
Jean-Pierre Voisin	....	electrician
Ivar Weberg	....	grip
Warren A. Weberg	....	best boy grip
Warren A. Weberg	....	key grip: second unit
William M. Weberg	....	key grip
Frans Wetterings III	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Frans Wetterings III	....	gaffer: second unit
Greg Wimer	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera

Animation Department
Aimee Major	....	animator: main titles

Casting Department
Chrissy Fiorilli	....	casting assistant
Valerie Lindquist	....	casting assistant
Justin Milaski	....	casting assistant
Angela Peri	....	extras casting
Jodi Purdy-Quinlan	....	extras casting
Zoe E. Rotter	....	casting associate
Georgia Simon	....	adr voice casting
Karen Wood	....	extras casting: additional photography
Katy Joyce	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wayne Allen	....	costumer
Valentina Aulisi	....	costumer: Steve Martin
Laurie Buehler	....	head seamstress
Rosa Colón	....	set costumer
Hillary Derby	....	key costumer
Sandrine Douat	....	wardrobe
Kevin Draves	....	costume supervisor
Debbie Holbrook	....	key costumer
Wallace G. Lane Jr.	....	assistant costume designer
Samantha Shedlock	....	costume production assistant
Tina Ulee	....	additional costumer

Editorial Department
Tricia Chiarenza	....	color timer
Carmen Morrow	....	assistant editor
John Persichetti	....	digital colorist
Ron South	....	first assistant editor
Sunday Tsai	....	post-production assistant
Jay Warren	....	digital intermediate producer
Darin Wooldridge	....	additional digital colorist: Technicolor
Benjamin Sutor	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Phillip Blackford	....	score mix technician
Fernand Bos	....	music editor
Kevin Kliesch	....	orchestrator
Jake Monaco	....	composer: additional music
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Casey Stone	....	music scoring mixer
Peter Erskine	....	musician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Billy Benner	....	transportation office assistant
Christelle Bladinières	....	transportation co-captain
Ken Farnell	....	driver
Ghislain Le Guisquet	....	picture car coordinator
William O'Brien	....	transportation captain
William O'Brien	....	transportation coordinator
Michael Sean Ryan	....	transportation coordinator
Olivier Suffert	....	production driver: Mr Steve Martin

Other crew
Jalal Aqdim	....	production assistant
Peter Arpesella	....	adr loop artist
Richard Berkeley	....	unit assistant: france
A.J. Boles	....	assistant location manager
Xavier Bonastre	....	photo double: John Cleese
Allan Bragg	....	stand-in: Steve Martin
Rhonda Edmonds Constantin	....	production secretary: French crew
Kelly Cronin	....	script supervisor
Ricky Cuevas	....	first assistant accountant
Frank DeAngelis	....	epk sound
Patricia Dos Santos	....	accounting clerk
Jessica Drake	....	dialect coach
Brian 'Dunny' Dunn	....	production assistant
Catherine Feeny	....	set production assistant
Jane Finn-Foley	....	production secretary
Mark Fitzgerald	....	location manager
Karin Fong	....	title designer
Brendan Harvey	....	production assistant
Michael Judge	....	assistant location manager
Shari LaFranchi Blakney	....	production coordinator
Scott Levine	....	unit publicist
James MacDonald	....	set medic
Elizabeth MacSwan	....	set production assistant
Patrick Mahoney	....	craft service
Brad Marro	....	production assistant
J.P. Ouellette	....	set production assistant
John Passarini	....	production assistant
Luke Poling	....	assistant production coordinator
Meredith C. Powell	....	production assistant
Jillian Roache	....	staff production assistant
Jill Rosenblatt	....	production accountant
Christopher Sachs	....	production assistant
Kevin Scott Sadowski	....	pre-rig crew
Janine Schiro	....	second assistant accountant
Carole Schmidlin	....	set production assistant
Ozzie Scott	....	assistant to executive producer
Krista Selvaggio	....	set teacher
Olivier Servanin	....	location manager: Paris
Ashleigh Stanczak	....	personal assistant
Leigh Stephenson	....	assistant: producer
Cami Stratton	....	second assistant accountant
Jessica L. Therrien	....	accounting clerk
Trish Vengoechea	....	payroll accountant
Molly Donna Ware	....	assistant to director
Kate Jurdi	....	stand-in: Emily Mortimer (uncredited)
Chuck Slavin	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) (presents)
• Columbia Pictures (presents)
• Robert Simonds Productions

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2009) (worldwide) (all media)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Belgium) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Belgium) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Other Companies

• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Framepool  stock footage
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• Imaginary Forces  titles
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• Packair Airfreight  international logistics
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Runway  post-production
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Sony Pictures Stock Footage  stock footage
• Soundtrack  adr facility
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

The Next Pink Panther (USA) (working title)
The Pink Panther Deux (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some suggestive humor, brief mild language and action.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #44259) | Australia:PG | UK:PG | Finland:K-7 | Singapore:PG | Ireland:PG | Norway:7 | Netherlands:6 | New Zealand:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/6 | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:10 | Peru:PT | France:U | Mexico:A | South Korea:All

Filming Locations:

Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Apart from Jean Reno, two other famous French people can be seen in the film. Indeed, actress Judith Godrèche has a small cameo and Milliken is played by Johnny Hallyday, an extremely popular pop/rock singer and sometime actor.

Goofs:

Plot holes: Diamonds cannot be "grinded" or destroyed by a bullet, yet the suicide note mentions the diamond being destroyed. When the fake diamond is shot and pulverized, nobody realizes that it is fake.

Quotes:

Pepperidge: Tell me, how did you enjoy your trip to the *airport*?
Insp. Jacques Clouseau: [holding his stamped hand to his chin in thought] Now, how did you know that?

Movie Connections:

References Lange flate ballær (2006)

Soundtrack:

Sonia's Love

Stupid, predictable...but still funny !

Even though I knew the movie had been panned by the critics, I still agreed to go along with my friends to watch it. As the credits rolled in the end, I sat wondering what were the critics expecting from the movie...

Of course the plot is stupid, the end is predictable. But the movie delivers what every comedy intends to deliver...lots of good laughs ! If the reviewers were expecting a thought provoking plot, Oscar winning performances, or a great achievement in "moving image"...perhaps they bought the wrong movie ticket. Also, I have not seen the original Peter Sellers movie. Looks like every Peter Sellers fan hates the new series. But I really don't see why shouldn't I enjoy the jokes in Pink Panther 2 just because Peter Sellers was funnier.

This may not be the funniest movie of the year. But its 1.5 hours well enjoyed ! Don't get swayed by the critics...go and have fun in this movie !