After escaping from an insane asylum, the bonkers Charles Dreyfus sends 26 assassins on the trail of the forever bumbling Inspector Clouseau.After escaping from an insane asylum, the bonkers Charles Dreyfus sends 26 assassins on the trail of the forever bumbling Inspector Clouseau.After escaping from an insane asylum, the bonkers Charles Dreyfus sends 26 assassins on the trail of the forever bumbling Inspector Clouseau.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total
André Maranne
- Francois
- (as Andre Maranne)
Howard K. Smith
- Howard K. Smith
- (scenes deleted)
Murray Kash
- Dr. Zelmo Flek
- (scenes deleted)
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Storyline
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- TriviaOne trailer for this movie consisted entirely of bloopers.
- GoofsWhen Dreyfus makes the U.N. building disappear at 3 p.m. EST, it is broad daylight in Germany, where it should be 9 p.m.
- Quotes
Clouseau: Does your dog bite?
Alpenros Hotel Clerk: No.
Clouseau: [bowing down to pet the dog] Nice doggie.
[Dog barks and bites Clouseau in the hand]
Clouseau: I thought you said your dog did not bite!
Alpenros Hotel Clerk: That is not my dog.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits begin with an animated Inspector Clouseau entering a cinema hall to watch a film. He is constantly beleaguered by the Pink Panther, however, and when the Panther appears on the screen impersonating various features (Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Batman, King Kong, The Sound of Music, Dracula, Singin' in the Rain, and a silent film), the Inspector finally loses his temper and climbs into the screen to get him... ending up trapped inside.
- Alternate versionsEarlier versions of this film had all sight of Peter Sellers' nunchaku removed from UK video releases until the censors' weapons reform in 1999. All versions of this film released after that time have the nunchaku reinstated.
- ConnectionsEdited into Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Featured review
Of the Pink Panther series of films, this is the best with the possible exception of the original. Clouseau and Cato outdo themselves in the hide and seek game they play in each film. In this one however they have learnt from the mishaps in previous films and set the tone for a truly hilarious turning of events. The visit to the Oktoberfest takes a real comic view of the Cold War but Clouseau's inspection of the Fassbender house is even better. Throughout the film the storyline twists and turns and together with the background tunes combine terrifically -- see Sellers assault on Mondschein castle! The lunatic Dreyfuss is at his craziest from start to finish, how did he get his eye to twitch so much? The Inspector's love interest played by the very sexy Lesley Ann Down adds a further dimension to the plot with James Bond overtones. A film you can watch again and again.
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- Countries of origin
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- Also known as
- Inspector Clouseau and the Doomsday Machine
- Filming locations
- Munich, Bavaria, Germany(Hotel Bayerischer Hof and Oktoberfest)
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- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $33,833,201
- Gross worldwide
- $33,833,201
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