Why are the world’s chief assassins after Inspector Clouseau? Why not? Everybody else is.

The deranged Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) escapes from a mental asylum and builds a powerful criminal organization that threatens to destroy whole cities unless someone kills Chief Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers). The last movie was such a hit that a fifth entry in the series became necessary and now director Blake Edwards pulls out all stops. This one is completely nutty and much like the director’s previous The Great Race (1965) it often resembles a fast-paced cartoon. Too many jokes are recycled from earlier films in the series… but they’re expertly staged and often very funny. Hilarious performances by Sellers and Lom; their first scene by the pond is memorable.

The YouTube clip shows the film’s funniest scene (“swine knight…”).

1976-Britain. 103 min. Color. Widescreen. Produced and directed by Blake Edwards. Screenplay: Frank Waldman, Blake Edwards. Song: “Come to Me” (Henry Mancini, Don Black). Cast: Peter Sellers (Jacques Clouseau), Herbert Lom (Charles Dreyfus), Colin Blakely (Drummond), Leonard Rossiter, Lesley-Anne Down, Burt Kwouk. Cameo: Omar Sharif.

Trivia: Maud Adams was allegedly first cast in the part that came to be played by Down. Followed by Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978).

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Published by Stefan Hedmark 2010-02-01 15:59

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