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The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)

PG  103 min  -  Comedy | Crime | Family   -  17 December 1976 (USA)
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Charles Dreyfus threatens to destroy the world with a doomsday device if Inspector Clouseau is not killed. Naturally, this is far harder than it sounds.

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writers:

Frank Waldman (screenplay), Blake Edwards (screenplay)
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Cast

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

Charles Dreyfus escapes from the mental asylum and tries to kill Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau. He doesn't succeed at first, so he takes on another strategy, namely to build a Doomsday machine and demand that someone else kills Jacques Clouseau, or Dreyfus will use the machine to wipe out whole cities and even whole countries... With about 22 assassins from all over the globe on his tail, Clouseau decides to find Dreyfus alone and put him back in the mental asylum. Written by Lars J. Aas <larsa@colargol.edb.tih.no>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Clouseau | Escape | Mental Hospital | Bomb | Eurocopter Bo 105  | See more »

Taglines:

Why are the world's chief assassins after Inspector Clouseau? Why not? Everybody else is. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La pantera rosa ataca de nuevo See more »

Filming Locations:

Bavaria, Germany See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$33,833,201 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Amjo Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The title of this film is misleading, as the "Pink Panther" - the large diamond featured in the first Clouseau Pink Panther movies, The Pink Panther and The Return of the Pink Panther - is not featured (or even mentioned) in this film. By the 1970s, the name "Pink Panther" had become so synonymous with Inspector Clouseau - and the animated panther featured in the opening credits - that all future Clouseau films would include "Pink Panther" in the title. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the first scene after the opening credits, Closeau is getting off the elevator of the building where he lives. He is carrying groceries, and rice spills from one of the bags, forming a big pile in the elevator. In the succeeding shots, as Closeau opens the door to his flat and accidentally rips his pants, the pile of rice disappears. In the last shot of the scene, when he finally enters his apartment, the pile of rice is visible once more. See more »

Quotes

[Clouseau is walking through a pitch-black room with a match in his hand; calling out]
Clouseau: Is there anybody hiding there in the dark?
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Crazy Credits

The opening credits begin with an animated Inspector Clouseau entering a cinema hall to watch a film. He is constantly beleaguered by the Pink Panther, however, and when the Panther appears on the screen impersonating various features (Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Batman, King Kong, The Sound of Music, Dracula, Singin' in the Rain, and a silent film), the Inspector finally loses his temper and climbs into the screen to get him... ending up trapped inside. See more »

Connections

Featured in Our Idiot Brother (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Over the Rainbow"
(uncredited)
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Performed by Herbert Lom See more »