Peter Sellers and Steve Martin in the Pink Panther movies
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Pink Panther franchise is one of the longest-running comedy franchises of all time, but there's a massive gulf in quality between its best movies and its worst ones. Most Pink Panther movies focus on the useless French detective Jacques Clouseau as he bumbles his way through another case, but there have been some twists and turns throughout the years.
10 years after the disappointing Curse of the Pink Panther, Son of the Pink Panther was a limp attempt to revitalize the franchise. There are times when Curse of the Pink Panther tries to reckon with Peter Sellers' legacy by using Clouseau as a proxy, but these potentially emotional moments are undercut by lame slapstick comedy and a meandering plot. Rather than acting as a genuine tribute to Sellers and closing out the series, Curse of the Pink Panther tries to set up a future of the Pink Panther series with Clifton Sleigh at the center, who is no real substitute.
8 Trail Of The Pink Panther The first Pink Panther movie after Peter Sellers' death used old footage to keep Clouseau alive Close Trail of the Pink Panther is a bizarre movie. Made after Peter Sellers died of a heart attack at the age of 54, the film uses some old footage to keep Clouseau alive, but it mixes this with an entirely new story involving British comedian and actor Joanna Lumley.
7 The Pink Panther 2 The last Pink Panther movie failed to improve upon the first reboot Close The first Pink Panther reboot was met with mediocre reviews, but its financial success meant that a sequel was released three years later. This time, the audiences seemed to agree more with the critics, as the film flopped at the box office and put the final nail in the coffin of the Pink Panther franchise.
Steve Martin's version of Inspector Clouseau provides a few laughs, as all his characters do, but there are more misses than hits with the jokes. Time has not been kind to Revenge of the Pink Panther, and there are one or two scenes which would be unacceptable by today's standards. Looking beyond these ill-advised moments, the movie does provide some classic buffoonery from Inspector Clouseau. This could have and should have been the end of the series. Sellers and the script both seem a little less vibrant than they were in previous movies.
3 The Pink Panther Strikes Again Dreyfus' finest hour shows that Clouseau isn't the only star Close Inspector Clouseau is the star of the Pink Panther series for good reason, but The Pink Panther Strikes Again gives Dreyfus his time to shine. After Clouseau's infuriating antics send Dreyfus spiraling into a complete mental breakdown, he plots to have the Inspector assassinated by any means necessary.
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