The Pink Panther Strikes Again

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2004 Filmcritic.com

More absurdity in this fourth Sellers-as-Clouseau flick, arguably the most ridiculous in the series as his former boss (Herbert Lom) has been finally driven insane, so much so that he orders a hitman to off the bumbling inspector. And not just one hitman, 20 of them -- including Omar Sharif in a cameo -- anything to be rid of the menace of Clouseau. There's also a doomsday machine/end of the world ransom plot (later re-spoofed in the Austin Powers series), but this is of course all just the backdrop for Sellers to do his thing.

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Rating

3.5 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Blake Edwards
  • Producer: Blake Edwards
  • Screenwriter: Blake Edwards, Frank Waldman
  • Stars: Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Lesley-Anne Down, Burt Kwouk, Colin Blakely, Leonard Rossiter, André Maranne, Byron Kane, Dick Crockett, Richard Vernon
  • MPAA Rating: PG