The Pink Panther Strikes Again

1976

1h 43m

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6.9/10

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Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.

Directors

Blake Edwards

Writers

Blake Edwards(screenplay by)

Frank Waldman(screenplay by)

Don Black(lyricist by)

Stars

Peter Sellers

Herbert Lom

Leonard Rossiter

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Peter Sellers

Chief Inspector Clouseau

Dreyfus

Quinlan

Drummond

Hotel Clerk

Secretary of State

President

Fassbender

Margo Fassbender

Cato

Francois

Mrs. Leverlilly

Dr. Duval

Mrs Japonica

Mr. Shork

Mr. Bullock

Jarvis

Olga

Directors

Blake Edwards

Writers

Blake Edwards(screenplay by)

Frank Waldman(screenplay by)

Don Black(lyricist by)

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Imagine poor old "Dreyfus" (Herbert Lom). Once the proud chief detective of the Sûreté now reduced to trying to convince his psychiatrist that he is over his kill-Clouseau phase and is ready to resume his place in society. Guess who turns up to wish him well at his hearing in front of the sanity commission...? Oops! Back to square one. Scoot on a bit and "Dreyfus" is now so obsessed with revenge that he has assembled a gathering of criminal minds that would make "Spectre" looks like the boy scouts. He issues the world with an ultimatum. Deliver "Clouseau" or face the imminent destruction of the globe! Meantime, the hapless sleuth (Peter Sellers) has decided that he will put himself on the trail of his nemesis whilst trying to avoid some of the twenty-odd assassins out to get him and his own, trained-to-kill manservant "Cato" (Burt Kwouk). Lom is on great form here as the maniacal character bent on getting his pound of flesh, and as Sellers wanders about leaving comedic mayhem in his path, I was with very much with him! By now, this character is established and we know what to expect with the silly accent, slapstick antics and the incompetent bumblings gently entertaining as the soundtrack and the narrative takes a pop at a few other stories (and even director Blake Edwards' wife) as it moves along. I would have preferred a different conclusion, but I suppose that was never to be in a world where a bum actually explodes and a game of croquet can lead to concussion and near drowning. It's almost as good as the first film, and shows an ability amongst everyone here to be funny without over complicating things.

Geronimo196722 Apr, 2024