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Actors: Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Herbert Lom, Claudine Schell, Burt Kwouk
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Return of the Pink Panther |
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The priceless Pink Panther diamond has been stolen from a museum in the Arab nation of Lugash. The Phantom or Sir Charles Litton (Plummer) flees the museum and must battle numerous toughs to escape the adjoining disco. The infamous Jacques Clouseau (Sellers), having been stripped of his Inspector status for his numerous misadventures over the years, is called in by Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Lom) to solve the crime and given his rank back. Litton is the prime suspect as his trademark glove was recovered at the scene, but this time he is not the thief. In fact he is trying to catch the criminal who has the stone in order to clear his name.
Claudine (Schell), Litton's wife gets mixed up with Clouseau in the resort town of Gstaad with hilarious repercussions as Clouseau wears one improbable disguise after another trying to catch the couple red handed. He pretends to be the housecleaner but sucks up a parrot and lodges the nozzle end of he vacuum on the chest of the real maid without ever finding any clues. Dreyfus is quickly losing his mind as Clouseau bungles and stumbles toward the resolution of the mystery of the missing gemstone. Throughout the movie, to keep the Inspector's reflexes sharp, houseboy Cato (Kwouk) is ever ready to pounce, karate chop, judo throw, or produce any level of mayhem. The impromptu sparing always results in catastrophic damage and furniture abuse. Clouseau is convinced he has solved the crime, although it is Litton who does the sleuthing work to figure out the caper. Dreyfus is clearly on the verge of insanity by this time.
--David Fletcher, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Return of the Pink Panther |
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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:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
- Switzerland
City?
Yes
City:
- Paris
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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