He died two years after its release. Capucine also made her third and final appearance as Simone. Curse of the Pink Panther is a 1983 crime/comedy film and the eighth installment in The Pink Panther franchise, once again directed by Blake Edwards.This film is the first in the franchise not to star Peter Sellers as Inspector Jacques Clouseau, who had gone missing in the film prior to this one.Instead, the spotlight is given to up-and-coming actor Ted Wass (chosen from his role as Danny . Ted Wass was cast on the strength of his comic performance in the TV series Soap (1977). Pink Panther: The Ultimate Guide to the Coolest Cat in Town, Jerry Beck. It is believed that Clouseau stole the Pink Panther and had his face changed and that he was a good cop who had gone bad and was killed for the diamond. When Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) is instructed to use a supercomputer to select the world's greatest detective in order to find the still-missing Clouseau, he rigs the machine so that the opposite happens: Sleigh proves every bit as clumsy and clueless as the man he is sent to find. Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) Following Seller's demise, we see the Pink Panther series plunge into a poor box office performance. It also appears in the revival of the Inspector Clouseau character in the Steve Martin reboot films The Pink Panther (2006), and its sequel The Pink Panther 2 (2009). Ted Wass comes aboard in this sequel, and somehow, he makes it work. Curse Of The Pink Panther=====Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for him. Curse of the Pink Panther saw a delayed soundtrack album release of 27 years. Edwards suggested Rowan Atkinson for the role, but the studio rejected the choice as he was unknown outside of Britain at the time. The Panther Pink Pinky Portrayed by: Mel Blanc (1963-1964) Rich Little (1965) Matt Frewer (1993-1995) Michael Sinterniklaas (2009) The Pink Panther is a fictional animated character who appeared in the opening and closing credit sequences of every film in the Pink Panther series except for A Shot in the Dark and Inspector Clouseau. Peter Sellers had died before the last two films of the series were made, and while The Trail of the Pink Panther used leftover footage from previous movies, this second to last installment didn't use his image at all. Curse Of The Pink Panther [DVD] Format: DVD 4.2 out of 5 stars218 ratings IMDb4.3/10.0 Prime Video$3.99 $14.99 Blu-ray$15.49 DVD$10.98 VHS Tape$9.99 Watch Instantly with Rent Buy Curse of the Pink Panther $3.99 $14.99 Customers who viewed this item also viewed Page 1of 1Start overPage 1 of 1 Previous page This character, designed by Hawley Pratt and Friz Freleng, was subsequently the subject of his own series of theatrical cartoons, beginning with The Pink Phink in 1964. The first rate cast has a poor script to work with. At the same time Ted Wass like Clouseau is making life intolerable for Inspector Dreyfuss . The "Pink Panther" of the title is a diamond supposedly containing a flaw that forms the image of a "leaping panther" which can be seen if held up to the light in a certain way. It grossed a worldwide total of $76 million, against a budget of $70 million. Ensuing after the events of Clouseau's disappearance, his bosses at the Surete put a computer into service to elect a new shrewd detective, Sleigh, who turns up just as inept as Clouseau. [5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 31 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[6]. Having said that, I was very amused when he ended up looking like Roger Moore and how perfect was he when he did the Clouseau voice! Oh, and Korman was only fitfully amusing as Balls here though I did like the way he said "ca-ca". But money talks and in 1981 we got the dire 'Trail Of The Pink Panther'. Meanwhile Sir Charles, Simone and George sail away on board the Lytton yacht, along with the Pink Panther and Sleigh returns to New York which horrifies Lt. Palymra. Clouseau turning to a life of crime and living together with a criminal countess was an element borrowed from Peter Sellers' unfilmed Romance of the Pink Panther script which had, in the second of the script's two drafts, Clouseau leaving the force and joining his new wife, the archcriminal "The Frog", in a life of crime. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. Curse of the Pink Panther Photos View All Photos Movie Info When legendary Inspector Clouseau (Roger Moore) goes missing, New York police officer Clifton Sleigh (Ted Wass) is enlisted to find. There he attempts to track down the Clouseau trail but he meets a suspect Countess Chandra (Joanna Lumley). A number of sister series also joined the Pink Panther character on movie screens and on the airwaves, including The Inspector, featuring a comical French police officer based on the Jacques Clouseau character. The credits roll shortly afterwards. The film star that Sleigh met was in fact Clouseau who had undergone very extensive plastic surgery. A reporter interviews friends, foes, and colleagues of the legendary detective, allowing Edwards to use classic clips from the series. Curse of the Pink Panther: Brazil: A Maldio da Pantera Cor-de-Rosa: Bulgaria (Bulgarian title) : Canada (French title) L'Hritier de la panthre rose: Canada (English title) Curse of the Pink Panther: Croatia: Prokletstvo Pink Panthera: Czechia: Kletba Rovho pantera: Denmark This - number seven in the popular series - is a feeble comedy in which the plot is poorly contrived, the actors look totally indifferent, and the comic moments are tired rehashes of scenes from the earlier films. Langois attempts many assassinations on Sleigh, but Sleigh's bumbling nature allows him to evade the attacks, and ultimately, Langois, along with his henchmen (including Mr. Chong from Revenge of the Pink Panther), have a final showdown with Sleigh, although a mysterious young woman (smitten with Sleigh) comes to his rescue and manages to defeat Langlois (by giving him the Family Jewels) and the thugs in combat. Curse of the Pink Panther - Actors and actress. Geoffrey Edwards: The film's co-writer as the voice of Aldous the supercomputer. David Niven did not reprise the role of Sir Charles Lytton, who is portrayed in the film by Christopher Plummer instead. Wass' option for several sequels was never taken up, though Edwards did start planning what would become Son of the Pink Panther around the time of the settlement but MGM was not interested. The diamond reappears in several later films in the series, The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) and Curse of the Pink Panther (1983). Tap "Sign me up" below to receive our weekly newsletter Privacy Policy His act is loaded with slapstick, in attempt to copy Clouseau's style. Clifton Sleigh, the "world's worst detective" picked (on purpose) by Chief Inspector Dreyfus to locate the missing Inspector Clouseau. The series would probably have resembled the Police Academy movies more than the classic Pink Panther films. A Shot in the Dark, the second film in the series, was not originally intended to feature Clouseau and is the first of two films in the series (the other being Inspector Clouseau) that features neither the diamond nor the distinctive animated Pink Panther character in the opening credits and ending. The animated Pink Panther character has also appeared in computer and console video games, as well as advertising campaigns for several companies, most notably for Owens Corning Fiberglass insulation. He was credited as "Turk Thrust II", a nod to actor Bryan Forbes, who was credited as "Turk Thrust" in the 1964 Clouseau film, A Shot in the Dark. Actually not all that Bad, but Sellers is Missed, "is that slay as in kill?" , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. One more appearance I was pleasantly surprised by was that of Pat Corley-best known to me as Phil the bartender on "Murphy Brown"-as Sleigh's frustrated superior in New York. All rights reserved. The film marked Herbert Lom's sixth outing as Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus. This movie was intended to spin-off the character of Clifton Sleigh as the next Inspector Clouseau in a series of new Pink Panther movies, but it never took off. "Swine Phantom!" Shortly after this, Edwards sued MGM for defamation of character. After watching the predecessor of this film, I can see that the series has found new life where it once lay dieing just a year before. Principal photography began immediately after Trail ended but Edwards economized by planning the two films together and shooting the parts of key co-stars simultaneously. Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) pitted Clouseau against the French Connection. Along with Niven and Lom, Edwards brings back a handful of other supporting players and guest stars from films past. inspector Cleaseau is off somewhere searching for the Pink Panther diamond so in the meantime, Chief Inspector Dreyfuss programs a computer to find his replacement,, but instead of picking the best qualified detective he programs the computer to pick the worst detective,, so from NYC comes a bumbling idiot you would think is closeau's American cousin,, i'm sure Dreyfuss is going ape now that he has met the police officer,,, Roger Moore has a cameo in the end of the movie that's pretty cool,, This was David Niven's last film,, I really liked him throughout his work on some of the Pink Panther movies,, alothough obviously not the strongest panther movie,, certainly not the weakest. this may be sacrilege to some people,but i actually think out of the seven(original)Pink Panther movies i have seen(i will be watching the eight and final one shortly)i found this one the most entertaining.it wasn't uproariously funny,though it was amusing and i chuckled all the way through.i thought the story flowed better than in the previous films.the action scenes were better,in my opinion,as well.but the best part about this particular movie was the character of Detective Sergant Clifton Sleigh,New York City's version of Inspector Clouseau.Sleigh is as inept as Clouseau,and even more so,in my mind.the character itself is brilliant.this is the first of the original Pink Panther films not too have Peter Sellers in it,which is why i suggested it may be sacrilege to some to think it could be better than the other films.for me,Son of the Pink Panther is a 7/10, While this is not quite the train wreck that TRAIL OF THE PINK PANTHER was, it's still a pretty weak entry in the PANTHER series. "Blake Edwards says that if Clouseau is Charlie Chaplin, then Sleigh is Harold Lloyd," explained Wass in a quote featured in the film publicity materials. "no,that's sleigh as in one horse open. By the autumn of 1969, the shorts were being broadcast on NBC[31] during Saturday mornings on The Pink Panther Show; after 1969, new shorts were produced for both television broadcast and theatrical release. The film was a critical and commercial failure, however, Roger Moore, who cameoed at the end of the film as Clouseau, was praised for his comedic performance. There's a tinge of sadness associated with Curse of the Pink Panther. This was David Niven's and Sir Roger Moore's fourth collaboration. Firstly Ted Wass is good in the role of Clifton Sleigh, perhaps it is the fact that the character is too bumbling in the wrong direction that it doesn't work out. [2], On March 31, 2014, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announced plans to develop a new live-action/CGI hybrid feature film starring The Pink Panther, which was to be directed by David Silverman (of Simpsons fame) and produced by Walter Mirisch and Julie Andrews (who, in addition to her many career accomplishments, is Blake Edwards' widow). The phrase reappears in the title of the fourth film The Return of the Pink Panther, in which the theft of the diamond is again the center of the plot. Returning to the Scene: Black Edwards, Volume 2, William Luhr and Peter Lehman. You're almost there! Curse of the Pink Panther received unanimously negative critical reviews and was a box office bomb with the general consensus being that attempting to continue The Pink Panther series without Sellers was a mistake, though some critics and fans thought that one positive aspect of the film was Moore's cameo, which is a humorous departure from his usual role of the suave and sophisticated hero, complete with falls, minced words and an ice bucket for most of his scenes that showed a previously unknown talent for physical and verbal comedy. Curse of the Pink Panther had been the original working title for what became Revenge of the Pink Panther, made five years previously. Curse of the Pink Panther. Cinemark By using this site, you agree to our updated, Much of David Niven's performance in his last film, his fading voice later dubbed by Rich Little, as retired thief Sir Charles, Capucine now his wife, Robert Wagner their son and Ted Wass as writer-director Blake Edwards' attempted Peter Sellers substitute, Sergeant Sleigh, in. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. Of the original series' eight films (not counting Inspector Clouseau but including A Shot in the Dark and Son of the Pink Panther ), Curse is only the second to have received the deluxe soundtrack treatment; 1976's The Pink Panther Strikes Again was afforded such an edition on Rykodisc. Sellers' role is created by using scenes cut from Strikes Again, as well as flashbacks from the previous Pink Panther films. The world's worst detective investigates the disappearance of Inspector Clouseau. There aren't many stars who, at the height of their fame, would have the guts to have fun on screen like Moore does in this movie. Now, the way around this was to take clips and outtakes from the previous films and intersperse them in a new and completely contrived plot. The film features a cameo by Roger Mooreas Clouseau himselfat the end of the film. Ted Wass was good as a bumbling detective from the USA, and of course Herbert Lom was great as usual. Having no such intentions, Dreyfus ingeniously hires the world's worst detective, the New York Police Department's not-so-finest Clifton Sleigh (Wass), to ensure that Clouseau is never located. Curse of the Pink Panther also featured the defining animated credits with the sleek pink feline and the iconic music by Henry Mancini, who jazzed up the familiar theme for this take. Just confirm how you got your ticket. As he sets out on the case, Sergeant Sleigh encounters many people who prefer Clouseau not return: these include the Inspector's former manservant, Cato (Burt Kwouk), who attacks Sleigh when he breaks into the Clouseau Museum Cato now operates; Dreyfus, who attempts to kill Sleigh numerous times like he tried to kill Clouseau; and Bruno Langlois (Robert Loggia), the mafia boss from the previous film. P.S. Amusing moments along with ridiculous is this new entry about Inspector Clouseau with a newcomer , Ted Wass, Curse of the Pink Panther was pretty entertaining despite no Sellers and the fate of his character here. Ted Wass was placed under contract with Edwards for six Panther films (including this one). Alan Arkin had played the title character of the French detective in Inspector Clouseau (1968), but that movie was not titled with a "Pink Panther" phrase. Other segments include "Shades of Sennett", a "honky-tonk" piano number introducing the film's climactic chase scene through the streets of Rome. 2023 Turner Classic Movies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. David. You're right! Roger Moore's scenes were shot during a break from shooting Octopussy. Final theatrical movie of Peter Arne (General Bufoni), who was murdered on August 1, just eleven days before the U.S. release. Enter Sergeant Clifton Sleigh (Ted Wass) of the New York Police Department, a walking disaster area that his commanding officer is overjoyed to pack off to Paris. Dudley Moore had been Blake Edwards' original choice for the role of Det. Edwards told the LA Times that the series would change geographically. The name was a nod to Moore's friend Bryan Forbes, who often used the name "Turk Thrust" when playing cameos in his own movies. Curse of the Pink Panther 1983 Directed by Blake Edwards Synopsis He's been bombed, blasted and plugged in the parachute Is this any way to welcome the World's Greatest Detective? This may not have been that bad a decision, but they also decided to have it feature Sellers as Clouseau!!! Traveling to France, Sleigh bumbles his way into and out of trouble, while encountering a number of characters from Clouseau's past, including the charismatic jewel thief Charles Litton (David Niven) and his womanizing nephew, George (Robert Wagner). He is told to use the Interpol computer, a fictional Aldous Huxley 600 named "Huxley" to find the world's greatest detective, but instead sabotages the machine to select the worst. The basic plot was to involve Inspector Clouseau becoming smitten with a cat burglar called "the Frog", played by Pamela Stephenson. For those who consider the Pink Panther films only watchable for Peter Sellers' performance as Inspector Clouseau, the series could be considered over with "Revenge of the Pink Panther." Trail of the Pink Panther (1982), the first of the two, utilizes previously unseen footage shot for previous Pink Panther features for a kind of memorial for Clouseau, who is sent once again to solve the robbery of the Pink Panther diamond (the jewel stolen in the original The Pink Panther (1963) and disappears, apparently dead in a plane crash. The film that launched the second Pink Panther series, The Pink Panther, starring Steve Martin as Clouseau, directed by Shawn Levy and produced by Robert Simonds, was released in February 2006 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was co-produced with Columbia Pictures. 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