Review Summary and Plot Commentary about A Shot in the Dark
In this comedy a dumb detective is sent to investigate a murder. The main suspect is a young woman. The detective does not believe she is the killer even though all the evidence points to her. As he continues his investigation more people end up dead. He then discovers that she is not the killer at that there is something that is being hidden. He then teams up with the accused to find the real killer.
--Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar
Inspector Clouseau is back in riotous form in “A Shot in the Dark,” the sequel to “The Pink Panther.” And there is no doubt that Peter Sellers owns this role. Elke Sommer, the beauty-beyond-description parlor maid, is accused of murder and the bumbling Clouseau is determined to find her innocent! Sellers is slapstick at its most sophisticated (if that's ever possible!). He is once again chased by his Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom). The Clouseau film team (Director Blake Edwards and Musical Director Henry Mancini) seem to have staked a claim on this “nonsense”! But it's delightful, harmless, and well
worth the laughs!
--Bill Hobbs, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of A Shot in the Dark
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Kind of comedy
- bungling cops/detectives
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- government investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- not employed but independently wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
City?
Yes
City:
- Paris
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- None
