Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writers:

Blake Edwards (story)
Frank Waldman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

17 December 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Family | Mystery

Tagline:

There is only one Inspector Clouseau. His adventure continues...

Plot:

Sixth in Blake Edwards' Pink Panther series. The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash...

Plot Keywords:

Clouseau | Pink Panther | Detective | Police | Farce

Cast

Peter Sellers	...	Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau (archive footage)
David Niven	...	Sir Charles Litton
Herbert Lom	...	Chief Insp. Charles Dreyfus
Richard Mulligan	...	Clouseau's Father
Joanna Lumley	...	Marie Jouvet
Capucine	...	Lady Simone Litton
Robert Loggia	...	Bruno Langois
Harvey Korman	...	Prof. Auguste Balls
Burt Kwouk	...	Cato Fong
Graham Stark	...	Hercule Lajoy
Peter Arne	...	Col. Bufoni
André Maranne	...	Sergeant Francois Duval
Ronald Fraser	...	Dr. Longet
Leonard Rossiter	...	Super-Intendant Quinlan (archive footage)
Marne Maitland	...	Deputy Commissioner Lasorde

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:L | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-8 | Ireland:PG | Norway:12 (1982) | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | UK:A (cut) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Titan Productions

Trivia:

Peter Sellers' third wife, Lynne Frederick, won a $1.475 million lawsuit against the makers of this film. She said the film insulted the memory of her late husband.

Goofs:

Continuity: In this movie Sir Charles is married to Simone the character from the first Pink Panther movie. But in the Return of the Pink Panther (the third movie) Sir Charles was married to Claudine.

Quotes:

Insp. Jacques Clouseau: Swine seagull.

Movie Connections:

References The Pink Panther (1963)

Soundtrack:

You Go To My Head

Tribute film to late Peter Sellers.

I've been watching Pink Panther films since I was very young. Peter Sellers is probably one of the early names I got to fix with a face on the screen, he and Roger Moore. I really like Sellers and this series is one of my favorites. However this isn't really a new film. It's Blake Edwards' tribute to Peter Sellers. It could have worked out great if it was a television program because it's a mere collection from old Panther films shown as the characters who knew Clouseau from the old films narrate about their relationships with him. It was fun to watch though. But makes you sad as it makes you nostalgic to Sellers and the old films and the "baameb".