{"id":3939,"date":"2024-09-10T21:39:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T21:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/?p=3939"},"modified":"2024-10-14T11:59:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T15:59:00","slug":"revenge-of-the-pink-panther","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/2024\/09\/10\/revenge-of-the-pink-panther\/","title":{"rendered":"Revenge of the Pink Panther"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Revenge of the Pink Panther <\/strong>(1978)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 United Artists\/Comedy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 99 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated PG (mild language, violence, some sexual content)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: Blake Edwards\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: Frank Waldman, Ron Clark and Blake Edwards\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: Henry Mancini\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Ernest Day\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: July 19, 1978 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Dyan Cannon, Robert Webber, Burt Kwouk, Robert Loggia, Paul Stewart, Tony Beckley, Andre Maranne, Graham Stark, Alfie Bass, Sue Lloyd, Adrienne Corri, Andrew Sachs, Ed Parker.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Box Office: $49.5M (US)<\/p>\n

Rating<\/strong>: ***<\/p>\n

\u00a0Revenge of the Pink Panther<\/strong> is the last of the Pink Panther films completed prior to star Peter Sellers\u2019 death in 1980. As far as the Pink Panther movies go, it\u2019s one of the weaker efforts, but it\u2019s still pretty good. In this go-around, Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau takes on the French Connection (basically, the French Mafia) after they try and fail to kill him.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Revenge of the Pink Panther<\/strong> has its fair share of funny moments, but it\u2019s not as consistently funny as the previous two entries- The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) and The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976). One scene in particular runs longer than necessary, but Blake Edwards has a tendency to do that with these movies. I guess it has to do with Edwards and Sellers improvising rather than scripting the comedic bits. They\u2019re well-orchestrated, but some of them wear out their welcome and become tedious. What strikes me as most interesting about Revenge of the Pink Panther<\/strong> is how very late 70s it is. Besides the fashions and interiors, Henry Mancini reworked his famous Pink Panther theme to make it sound more disco. It\u2019s not a bad variation, but there\u2019s nothing like the jazzy original.<\/p>\n

\u00a0In order to save face with the Mafia in New York, businessman and French Connection head Philippe Douvier (Webber, 10) takes the suggestion of one of his aides (Beckley, When a Stranger Calls) to put a hit on Clouseau. After two failed attempts, including one involving a ninja hitman (American Kenpo founder Parker), Douvier believes he has finally succeeded after his men lure the detective into a trap. The only problem is that it wasn\u2019t Clouseau, but a transvestite mugger who stole his clothes and car right before the attack.<\/p>\n

\u00a0However, everybody believes Clouseau to be dead and the entire country goes into mourning. Former Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Lom), miraculously resurrected after his demise at the end of the previous movie and miraculously cured after hearing the news of Clouseau\u2019s death, is released from the mental hospital, reinstated to his former position and assigned to investigate the detective\u2019s murder. Clouseau takes advantage of being dead and conducts his own investigation with the help of faithful servant Cato (Kwouk) and Douvier\u2019s former mistress Simone (Cannon, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice).<\/p>\n

\u00a0For the most part, Revenge of the Pink Panther<\/strong> is an enjoyable slapstick comedy. Sellers delivers another funny performance as Clouseau although he does look a bit tired. He wasn\u2019t in the best of health in his final years and it shows here. He still gets in a few good bits like the fight with the ninja and the scene where Cato has turned his apartment into a Chinese brothel under the assumption that his boss wouldn\u2019t be coming back. Lom does a fine job as well, especially with his reactions to seeing Clouseau turn up (in disguise) at various points in the movie. His eulogy at Clouseau\u2019s funeral is also quite funny.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The climactic chase through the streets of Hong Kong is well done. I love that it ends up at a fireworks factory. In a movie like this, that can only end one way. Cannon makes a nice addition to the cast. Not only is she attractive, she has no intention of allowing Clouseau to go after Douvier on his own. She too wants her revenge for being dumped. Mancini\u2019s score and the animated opening titles are, as always, highlights. Revenge of the Pink Panther<\/strong> (like its immediate predecessors) relies heavily on physical comedy. In that respect, it\u2019s pretty good. In terms of story, it\u2019s also pretty good. But like I said, it\u2019s an inconsistent movie. It\u2019s a bumpy journey, but it gets the job done.\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 United Artists\/Comedy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 99 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated PG (mild language, violence, some sexual content)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: Blake Edwards\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: Frank Waldman, Ron Clark and Blake Edwards\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: Henry Mancini\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Ernest Day\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: July 19, 1978 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Dyan Cannon, Robert Webber, Burt Kwouk, Robert Loggia, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comedies"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Revenge-of-the-Pink-Panther.jpg?fit=620%2C348&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3939"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5217,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3939\/revisions\/5217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}