With their careers in decline, Peter Sellers and director Edwards put their differences aside, joining forces for 1975’s Return of the Pink Panther, more than a decade away from the franchise did nothing to dull the humor of Peter Sellers…
Continuing box office success brought Peter Sellers back for Revenge of the Pink Panther which ended up being his last outing as Clouseau, due to his death in 1980, aged 50. Sadly, this entry has only a few laughs here…
Released in 1976, The Pink Panther Strikes Again is inspired, zany fun. Recovering from his stint in a mental hospital, Herbert Lom’s Dreyfus seeks revenge against Clouseau. Yes, the storyline is utterly preposterous but so be it. There are several…
Originally a stage play by Harry Kurnitz, and envisioned as a vehicle for Sophia Loren, the original script for A Shot in the Dark didn’t include Clouseau, and Anatole Litvak was to direct. When those plans fell through, Blake Edwards…
It seems hard to believe now, but initially United Artists had so little faith in The Pink Panther that they let Lee Grade produce it in exchange for distribution rights. You can bet UA was regretting that decision after the…
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Loosely adapted from the novel by satirist Terry Southern, 1969’s The Magic Christian was largely dismissed upon its release as being “messy,” and “incomprehensible.” Fans of the film contend that this was deliberate, that the film was an attempt to…
BBC | 1966 | 72 mins. | Not Rated With the Johnny Depp/Tim Burton version of Alice in Wonderland now in theaters, several earlier adaptations of the Lewis Carroll classic have been re-released on video. Among them is the haunting,…