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The Pink Panther Strikes Again

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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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 08/15/2023
...atrocious film. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 05/29/2022
4/5
…probably, laugh for laugh, the funniest film in the franchise… Go to Full Review
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Matthew D @OceanSage 2d Herbert Lom goes insane as Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus in the funniest Pink Panther film! Director Blake Edwards’ legendary comedy The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) is genius. Having Chief Inspector Dreyfus go mad from Clouseau’s idiocy is such a hilarious premise, especially since he hires global assassins to murder Clouseau. It’s always been one of my all time favorite comedies ever since I was a kid. This movie has endless assassination attempts on Clouseau’s life by Dreyfus. There’s so many brilliant bits in this timeless comedy. Peter Sellers is a great sport to humiliate himself as the idiotic Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau. Herbert Lom is outrageous as the now insane Former Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus. Lesley-Anne Down is incredibly sexy as the sultry Russian spy Olga Bariosava. I’ve always loved her in this movie. Burt Kwouk gets a massive fight with Clouseau as his faithful karate butler Cato Fong. See more Robson C @RT82519826 6d O ex-inspetor chefe Dreyfus, que havia sido internado em uma instituição psiquiátrica no final do filme anterior, irá receber a alta de uma junta médica, mas, após uma visita de Clouseau, ele tem um novo ataque de fúria. Ele, então, resolve fugir da instituição e põe em prática um plano: ele sequestra um cientista e o faz construir uma máquina com que ele chantageia as nações: entreguem Clouseau ou ele irá destruir o planeta. A partir daí, Clouseau passa a ser perseguido por assassinos profissionais de todo mundo. Aqui a fórmula começa a perder a sua força. Não graças à interpretação de Sellers. Lom transforma Dreyfus em uma espécie de vilão de quadrinhos ou do Bond, sempre prontos a destruir o mundo. O que alguns momentos soa mais exagerado do que engraçado, Mas ainda é uma boa comédia. A cena de Clouseau sendo perseguido pelos assassinos na Oktoberfest e ele, alheio a tudo é muito boa. See more David W @RT24083018 Apr 13 This and Shot in the Dark are the best in the series. This might have the edge because of the scope of the comedy. Strikes Again is the kitchen sink movie. You have slapstick, looney tunes elements with the death ray, pratfalls, subtle and blatant visual gags, funny verbal exchanges, and the best sequence in the whole series at the psychiatric hospital where Clouseau's mere presence reverses all of Dreyfus's progress. See more 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. See more Blobbo X @Blobbo Jul 13 Many funny bits = thumb-blobs up! See more 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. See more Read all reviews
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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