1975 Directed by Blake Edwards
The famous Pink Panther jewel has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. The Inspector is convinced that 'The Phantom' has returned and utilises all of his resources – himself and his Asian manservant – to reveal the identity of 'The Phantom'.
Peter Sellers Christopher Plummer Catherine Schell Herbert Lom Peter Arne Peter Jeffrey Grégoire Aslan David Lodge Graham Stark Eric Pohlmann André Maranne Burt Kwouk Victor Spinetti John Bluthal Mike Grady Peter Jones Herb Tanney Mollie Maureen Nadim Sawalha Andre Charisse Michael Nightingale Pamela Abbott Francis Mortimer Yashaw Adem Milton Reid Hugo de Vernier Claire Davenport Carol Cleveland
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Netherlands6
Australia
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
Portugal
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USA
“The Return of the Pink Panther” is a double dip on what made the series’ first installments so iconic. The problem is - the result is akin to a jewel thief robbing the same bank twice.
The second time around… the vault just turns up empty.
Retreading familiar humor grounds isn’t necessarily a felony crime that will land a comedy sequel in movie jail. Especially when the same legendary team of Peter Sellers and Blake Edwards is involved.
But what was once the greatest blessing of the “Panther” films now becomes its most weighty burden: Sellers’ genius arose through improv. It felt that when Edwards let Sellers loose in any room…. It was only a matter of time before bedlam…
"I must leave. This hotel is deteriorating rapidly."
A minor comeback for Sellers/Edwards after their absence from 1968's Inspector Clouseau, The Return of the Pink Panther sees the Inspector and the Pink Panther dragged into the 1970s, skidding and flailing along the way. And while not as slickly conceived as A Shot in the Dark, Return... more than makes up for any plot-related deficiencies with some hysterical comedy sequences.
Granted, Clouseau has visibly devolved as a character: where once he was a below-average detective crippled by his own overconfidence, now he has morphed into an incompetent buffoon incapable of any actual police work. That being said, Sellers still sells the gags better than anyone, and is ably supported by Christopher Plummer, Catherine Schell, and an increasingly demented Herbert Lom.
Yes, this is the direction I’ll be going the next few days. As explained in recent reviews, HDNet Movies showed The Pink Panther and this back to back, which were DVR’ed by me. As Prime had A Shot in the Dark for free AND HDNet also showed The Pink Panther Strike Back then Revenge of the Pink Panther on another night, there is no excuse for me not to see the franchise, and all in a row. Note that the journey for certain won’t go past Curse; I’m sure I’ll be crying “uncle” by that point anyhow.
Thankfully, this return of the franchise (after both director and star had poor luck in the preceding few years, the latter due to…
Rest in peace, Christopher Plummer - a multitalented actor in numerous genres, a childhood crush of mine in this film, an elegant gentleman until the very end.
"Do I detect something in your voice that says I am in disfavor with you?"
"Yes. I wish you were dead."
For years I thought I'd seen this one but it turns out I hadn't seen more than a few minutes at most. It's extremely funny, the origin point of what I consider the funniest running (or flying, in this case) Clouseau gag: The slow-motion calamity during his fights with Cato. A fun mind-warping detail is the fact that when the movie cuts away to Clouseau's neighbor's apartment, you can hear the slow-motion yelling as she watches TV, the implication being that Clouseau has become literally out of sync with the entire rest of the world.
Contrary to later sequels, we do get to spend quite a lot of time with Sir Charles Phantom, the Notorious Lytton, here played with an excess of supercool charm by Christopher Plummer. Is he secretly the coolest guy in movies? I'm seriously asking.
I know The Return of the Pink Panther isn't one of Christopher Plummer's finest films, yet I felt I had to choose one of his lesser films to mark his craftmanship and I didn't want to watch Murder by Decree, which I like but I can't appreciate horror at 7 in the morning.
The man with the 'rare gift of knowing everything without having to think'. This is how Inspector Clouseau describes himself, not aware of harm or failure. Peter Sellers himself chose Clouseau's restrained streak, as a reflection of a life in which dignity remains the only option left. In this fourth film, the Pink Panther diamond is stolen again, with Clouseau as a detective. Christopher Plummer and Catherine…
make physical comedy cool again!! sometimes the funniest thing really is peter sellers sliding on a slippy floor or throwing himself into a table
all pink panther movies have awesome and interesting intros.
i love mystery and burglary movies <33
omg he lecturing the “blind”man when there’s someone robbing a bank and he even knocked out the bank’s manager lol so stupid, actually almost everyone in this movie is so stupid :D
OMG CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER IS IN THIS FILM???!?!
I KNEW IT! SHE DID IT!
i loved the ending <3 such a fun movie.
i think i have never actually hated comedies but instead watched very bad movies because this movie is very stupid and i still liked.
(i watched the wrong one but ok lol)
After a quite inventive robbery scene, one of the most notorious kings of slapstick takes over the case. And Inspector Clouseau reliably serves his popular calamities and embarrassments. A movie for the painless lovers of rediculous nonsense.
"How Long Have You Been A Bellboy?"
"Ahhh, Too Long, Monsieur!"
"Keep Up This Good Work And Very Soon I Will See To It That You Become A Bell-MAN!"
I watched this on a Watch Party with my grandparents and my dad, which was lots of fun. My grandpa said "get ready to laugh!" when the movie started, and laugh we did.
I still preferred A Shot in the Dark and consider that my favorite of the series so far, but I did enjoy a lot of the humor in The Return of the Pink Panther. Peter Sellers is obviously fantastic and Herbert Lom is hilarious, even funnier than he is in the previous movie. I did find the story…
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The famous Pink Panther diamond is stolen and Clouseau is on the case, suspecting his old nemesis Sir Charles Phantom the notorious Lytton. Was it really the retired Phantom though?
Have had a Pink Panther box set for years, the question was which one to watch? After last night's rather disappointing jewel heist thriller Lassiter, I thought I would watch how it should have been done.
So many great moments of slapstick comedy, I love the scene when he crashes a second van into the same swimming pool just as they are winching out the first one. At the museum when he tugs the wire and the priceless shield falls off the wall, striking the…
Visual gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags on gags...still makes me laugh.
