If there is one movie I will remember Peter Sellers for, this is the one. I'll admit, I love his roles in Dr. Strangelove, but Clouseau in Revenge of the Pink Panther is Peter Sellers at his silliest.

Sellers is once again playing Clouseau, a bumbling French policeman who succeeds in spite of his stupidity. In this incarnation of the Pink Panther film, Clouseau is a target of assassination. He proves that it doesn't matter how smart you are, if you're trying to kill an idiot, you're probably going to get hurt.

Clouseau also fancies himself a master of disguise. He is outrageous playing a pirate whose inflatable parrot keeps losing its air, only to be pumped up so much that the bird goes shooting off Clouseau's shoulder. Whatever Clouseau does, he is innocent of heart, which makes this slapstick enjoyable. If he were mean-spirited, we wouldn't bother.

This isn't a great commentary of post-war France. There's no hidden meaning. It's just funny.

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Film Facts

Cast
• Peter Sellers
• Herbert Lom
• Dyan Cannon
• Bert Kwouk
• Robert Webber
• Robert Loggia
• Graham Stark
• Andre Maranne
• Fredric Abbott
• Irvin Allen
• Margaret Anderson
• Paul Antrim
• Charles Augins
• Alfie Bass
• Tony Beckley
• John Bluthal
• Alec Bregonzi
• Maria Charles
• Anthony Chinn
• John Clive
• Adrienne Corri
• Arnold Diamond
• Norman Hartley
• John G. Heller
• Bernie R. Hickban
• Keith Hodiak
• Brian Jackson
• Keen Jing
• David King
• Kristopher Kum
• Robert LaBassiere
• Me Me Lai
• Marc Lawrence
• Valerie Leon
• Fiesta Mei Ling
• Sue Lloyd
• Andrew Lodge
• Pepsi Maycock
• Ferdy Mayne
• Henry McGee
• John Newbury
• Julian Orchard
• Steve Plytas
• Andrew Sachs
• Lon Satton
• Danny Schiller
• Christine Shaw
• Jacqui Simm
• Paul Stewart
• Maureen Tann
• John A. Tinn
• Michael Ward
• Rita Webb
• Elisabeth Welch
• Frank Williams
• Douglas Wilmer
• John Wyman
• Rosita Yarboy

Directed by Blake Edwards

Released in 1978

MPAA Rating: PG

Reviewed by Mongo