The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writers:

Frank Waldman (screenplay) and
Blake Edwards (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 December 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Family | Mystery

Tagline:

Who is this man ? And what is he doing ? Who Cares. But don't miss my new movie...

Plot:

Charles Dreyfus escapes from the mental asylum and tries to kill Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau. He doesn't succeed at first...

Plot Keywords:

Clouseau | Color In Title | Kidnapping | Laughing Gas | Policeman

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Peter Sellers	...	Chief Inspector Clouseau
Herbert Lom	...	Dreyfus
Lesley-Anne Down	...	Olga
Burt Kwouk	...	Cato
Colin Blakely	...	Drummond
Leonard Rossiter	...	Quinlan
André Maranne	...	Francois (as Andre Maranne)
Byron Kane	...	Secretary of State
Howard K. Smith	...	Himself (scenes deleted)
Dick Crockett	...	The President
Richard Vernon	...	Fassbender
Briony McRoberts	...	Margo Fassbender
Dudley Sutton	...	McClaren
Murray Kash	...	Dr. Zelmo Flek (scenes deleted)
Hal Galili	...	Danny Salvo

Also Known As:

Inspector Clouseau Strikes Back (USA) (working title)
Inspector Clouseau and the Doomsday Machine (USA) (working title)
The Pink Panther Strikes Back (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:L | New Zealand:PG | Brazil:14 | Canada:PG (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:AL | Norway:12 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Bavaria, Germany

Company:

Amjo Productions

Trivia:

One trailer for this film consisted entirely of bloopers.

Goofs:

Continuity: As the three characters are plummeting into the river at the end of the film, it's obvious that Clouseau is being played by a stunt double. Peter Sellers' hairy back, so obvious in the previous scene, has been replaced by a perfectly smooth one.

Quotes:

Dreyfus: Now this is my plan. Step number one: I will recruit the world's greatest criminal mind. Step number two: I will build an organization so sinister, so powerful, that by comparison La Cosa Nostra will seem like the Vienna Boys' Choir!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)

Soundtrack:

Until You Love Me

Probably The Best In The Series

THE PINK PANTHER movies ? Started off well but then soon outlived their welcome in my opinion , I mean a French policeman with a silly accent , just how much milage can you get out of that ? But this 1976 offering is probably the best in the series simply down to the fact the best laughs are darkly comical rather than slapstick , an early example with Clouseau asking " How ? " to be followed a couple of minutes by a laugh out loud scene featuring a couple of old ladies . There's also a very funny sub plot of the world's best assassins trying to bump off Clouseau which includes several funny scenes . I don't feel any guilty at laughing at people dying in this movie

There are some weaker points like an overlong scene where Inspector Quinlan gives a shocked look which is embarrassing rather than amusing , and as some of the other people on this page has mentioned the movie does feel rather episodic at some points but I have no hesitation in saying this is Blake Edwards funniest comedy