The Pink Panther Strikes Again

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The Pink Panther Strikes Again

PG

1976

1h 43m

Comedy

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Just released from a mental hospital, Charles Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) intends to off Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers), a former underling whose blundering drove the lawman around the bend. Dreyfus captures a scientist, ordering him to create a weapon that will destroy the planet, and threatens world leaders with annihilation unless they hand over his nemesis. Meanwhile, Clouseau goes to England to look for the vanished scientist, and his obliviousness turns out to be an asset.

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

01/22/2024

There are funny things in The Pink Panther Strikes Again, but after a while I was gripping the arms of my chair to stay awake.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

10/23/2004

2.5/4

If I'm less than totally enthusiastic about The Pink Panther Strikes Again, maybe it was because I've been over this ground with Clouseau many times before.

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Frank J. Avella

The Contending

Feb 9

B+

...the, arguable, best of the franchise,...It’s a lot of truly silly fun as we watch Clouseau evade death and destroy a lot of property, all leading to an insane denouement.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

08/15/2023

...atrocious film. [Full review in Spanish]

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Steve Warren

The Barb (Atlanta)

05/09/2023

Instead of Sellers' superb subtlety, we laugh more at the editing, the script, and Blake Edwards' direction. As long as you're laughing, this distinction won't bother you; and you'll probably laugh your ass off.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

05/29/2022

4/5

…probably, laugh for laugh, the funniest film in the franchise…

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Ed .

@RT01276001 Aug 29

There's a beautiful woman in my bed and a dead man in my bath. Things could be a lot worse. Sillier sequel than its predecessors but still hilarious.

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Blobbo X

@Blobbo Jul 13

Many funny bits = thumb-blobs up!

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Nicholas K

@RT00087394 02/15/2025

I am the third generation of my family watching this as a cultural artifact. The poor old Dreyfus and the hapless Cato, the Steinway joke, the dog joke, the dentist joke, the eye joke, the Octoberfest, what is not to love. A laugh a minute and culturally relevant. Just marvelous. Plus the absolute babe of a Russian.

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Dru W

@RT56041019 09/19/2024

Funniest movie I've ever seen in my entire life. This and The Money Pit. I've never laughed so much in my entire life. How can you not love the scene when his nose is melting off and they're on the laughing gas?! LOL

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Michael W

@mawilps 09/09/2024

This third Pink Panther movie was great. Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Dick Crockett, Lesley-Anne Down, and the rest of the cast did a great job in this movie. The plot of the movie was entertaining and humorous. It's another funny crime story about Clouseau's old boss planning to destroy the world in order to kill Clouseau. If you haven't seen this movie yet, check it out sometime. It's worth watching.

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Alec B

@Alec97 01/10/2024

I suppose having Dreyfus be driven to such madness by Clouseau that he becomes a Bond level villain was the next logical step for a series that had already gone full cartoon. Sellers' exhaustion with this character was more obvious here but there are still enough enjoyable gags (i.e. the nose melting scene) that keep it watchable.

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Synopsis

Just released from a mental hospital, Charles Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) intends to off Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers), a former underling whose blundering drove the lawman around the bend. Dreyfus captures a scientist, ordering him to create a weapon that will destroy the planet, and threatens world leaders with annihilation unless they hand over his nemesis. Meanwhile, Clouseau goes to England to look for the vanished scientist, and his obliviousness turns out to be an asset.

Director: Blake Edwards
Producer: Blake Edwards
Screenwriter: Frank Waldman, Blake Edwards
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Amjo Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 17, 1976, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 12, 2017
Runtime: 1h 43m

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