The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)

PG   |    |  Comedy, Crime

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Charles Dreyfus (Herbert Lom), who has finally cracked over Inspector Jacques Clouseau's (Peter Sellers') antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.

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  • Peter Sellers in The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
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  • Peter Sellers and Lesley-Anne Down in The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)

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Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.

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User Reviews
24 October 2000 | gazzo-2
Kato! I'm on the Phone!!!
Oh my lord...I never laughed as hard as I did when I first saw this one....What a scream. A terrifically funny flick indeed. Where do you begin? The plunger arrow on Lom's forehead-'Kill! Kill! Kill!', the fast and furious fight with Kato, complete with floating Hunchback of Notre Dame sequence and air-hose escape scene...oh my God....Love the laughing gas scene with Clouseau and Lom...oh that one is priceless.

Lesley Anne Down as a fur coat and little else garbed Russian Spy is worth a watch too. I liked her then, I do now.

Essentially you can't go wrong with this one; it's the best in the series and makes me laugh very, very hard.

And yeah, 'Ford and Kissinger' are great too..

***1/2 outta **** oh this one is a scream

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Trivia

The opening credit sequence includes the Pink Panther substituting for Dame Julie Andrews in her famous The Sound of Music (1965) role. Andrews was married to writer, producer, and director Blake Edwards from November 12, 1969 until his death on December 15, 2010.

Quotes

Clouseau: What did you say your name was?
Mr. Shork: Shork.
Clouseau: The cook!
Mr. Shork: Gardener.
Clouseau: Ah, now we're getting somewhere!
Clouseau: You!

Goofs

The sign for the psychiatric hospital at film's beginning is misspelled "Hopital," which is the French spelling.

Crazy Credits

At the end of the closing credits, the Pink Panther appears lounging across the words "FIN" (meaning "end.").

Alternate Versions

Earlier versions of this film had all sight of Peter Sellers' nunchaku removed from UK video releases until the censors' weapons reform in 1999. All versions of this film released after that time have the nunchaku reinstated.

Soundtracks

Batman Theme
(uncredited)
Music by Neal Hefti
[Plays during the opening credits.]

Storyline

Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Comedy | Crime

Details

Release Date:

15 December 1976

Language

English

Country of Origin

UK, USA

Filming Locations

Füssen, Bavaria, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$33,833,201

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$33,833,201

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