Overview
A bumbling inspector faces off against a vengeful mastermind in a comedic game of cat and mouse.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- absurd
- lazy sunday
- comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the Sellers-Lom pairing and inventive slapstick consistently funny, though some felt the familiar formula was beginning to show its age.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dreyfus threatens global destruction with a doomsday machine while Clouseau faces international assassins and globe-spanning set pieces.
Clouseau pursues Dreyfus with total self-assurance despite repeated bungling and danger.
Dreyfus's fixation on killing Clouseau escalates from personal revenge into a threat against whole cities and countries.
The film builds its comedy around assassins, disguises, absurd contraptions, and increasingly extravagant physical mishaps.
Films like The Pink Panther Strikes Again, and why
The Great Race
shared elaborate international caper structure, broad slapstick, and escalating comic villainy
Casino Royale
shared spy-film parody, eccentric ensemble, and cartoonish globe-spanning comic set pieces
A Shot in the Dark
shared physical comedy, mistaken identities, and sustained farcical pursuit
Movie Details
- Director
- Blake Edwards
- Release Date
- 1976-09-16
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (651)
Cast
- Peter Sellers
- Herbert Lom
- Leonard Rossiter
- Colin Blakely
- Graham Stark
- Byron Kane
- Dick Crockett
- Richard Vernon
- Briony McRoberts
- Burt Kwouk
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Pink Panther Strikes Again about?
- A disastrously self-confident inspector becomes the accidental target of a deranged former superior’s doomsday blackmail scheme.
- What is The Pink Panther Strikes Again like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Pink Panther Strikes Again as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Pink Panther Strikes Again violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Pink Panther Strikes Again as mild.
- What did critics think of The Pink Panther Strikes Again?
- Critics generally found the Sellers-Lom pairing and inventive slapstick consistently funny, though some felt the familiar formula was beginning to show its age.
- Which films are like The Pink Panther Strikes Again?
- Films with a similar feel include The Great Race, Casino Royale, and A Shot in the Dark.
- How long is The Pink Panther Strikes Again?
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Pink Panther Strikes Again?
- In United States, The Pink Panther Strikes Again is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
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