All but two would carry the 'Pink Panther' title, but only four of the films actually deal with the Pink Panther diamond itself: this one, The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) and Curse of the Pink Panther (1983). Peter Sellers is at his virtuosically bumbling best in The Pink Panther, a sophisticated caper blessed with an unforgettably slinky score by Henry Mancini.
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Directed by | Shawn Levy |
Produced by | Robert Simonds |
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Cinematography | Jonathan Brown |
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Country | United States[1] |
Language | English |
Budget | $80million[2] |
Box office | $158.9million[2] |
The Pink Panther is a 2006 American comedy–mystery film and a reboot of The Pink Panther franchise, marking the tenth installment in the series. In this film, Inspector Jacques Clouseau is assigned to solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and the theft of the famous Pink Panther diamond. The film was directed by Shawn Levy, stars Steve Martin as Clouseau and also co-stars Kevin Kline, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, and Beyoncé Knowles.
The film grossed $159million worldwide. The Pink Panther was theatrically released on February 10, 2006, and was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 13, 2006. A sequel was released on February 6, 2009.
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Plot[edit]
Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus recounts a soccer match between France and China: French coach Yves Gluant arrives wearing the priceless Pink Panther diamond ring, and embraces his girlfriend, pop star Xania. After France wins the game in sudden death, Gluant is killed by a poison dart, with the Pink Panther diamond nowhere to be found.
Eager to win the Légion d'honneur, Dreyfus promotes clumsy small-town policeman and 'village idiot', Inspector Clouseau, to the rank of Inspector and assigns him to the Pink Panther case. Dreyfus assembles a secret team of top investigators to actually crack the case, allowing Clouseau to draw media attention as the public face of the investigation. Dreyfus assigns Gendarme Gilbert Ponton as Clouseau's assistant to keep Dreyfus informed of Clouseau's actions. Ponton befriends Clouseau, who falls in love with secretary Nicole Durant.
Bizu, a French player who blamed Gluant for “stealing away” Xania, is the prime murder suspect, but is shot in the head in the team's changing room. Gathering information at a casino, Clouseau encounters British Agent 006, Nigel Boswell, who foils a robbery by the 'Gas Mask Bandits', using Clouseau's trench coat to hide his identity. Clouseau mistakenly receives credit for the deed and is nominated for the Légion d'honneur, much to Dreyfus's dismay.
Following Xania to New York City, Ponton insists she is a suspect because Gluant cheated on her, but Clouseau decides Xania is innocent. In New York, Clouseau discovers his love for hamburgers. Glaunt’s poison is determined to have been derived from Chinese herbs, leading Dreyfus to conclude that the killer is a Chinese envoy, Dr. Pang.
Dreyfus has an officer swap Clouseau's bag with one full of weapons at the airport, setting off the metal detector, and Clouseau is mistakenly arrested because of his inability to pronounce 'hamburger' correctly. Returning to France, he is vilified by the press, and Dreyfus strips him of his rank of Inspector. Dreyfus plots to publicly arrest Dr. Pang at the Presidential Ball, where Xania will perform.
Clouseau returns home and sees an article about his arrest online; deducing from a photograph of the arrest that Gluant and Bizu were killed by the same person and the killer will target Xania next, Clouseau, Ponton, and Nicole hurry to the Élysée Palace and sneak into the Presidential Ball. While Dreyfus arrests Dr. Pang for Gluant's murder, Clouseau and Ponton save Xania's life by capturing her would-be assassin Yuri, the team trainer. Jealous of Gluant and feeling overlooked for the team's success, Yuri used his knowledge of Chinese herbs, mandated by a soccer statute, to kill him; Yuri had jabbed the poison dart unseen into Gluant's neck. Yuri killed Bizu for blackmailing him after overhearing Yuri's rants against Glaunt, using Russian military tactics to target Bizu’s occipital lobe. Yuri targeted Xania for ignoring him and dating Gluant.
Clouseau reveals that the Pink Panther was not stolen, but sewn into the lining of Xania's purse, which had belonged to Josephine Baker and which Xania was restoring; the photograph of Clouseau’s arrest also showed an X-ray of the purse at airport security. Xania confesses that she received the diamond from Gluant as an engagement ring, which she worried could implicate her in his murder. Clouseau concludes that Xania is the ring's rightful owner, and Yuri is taken into custody.
For solving the case, Clouseau wins the Légion d'honneur. Leaving the ceremony with Ponton, Clouseau gets Dreyfus' suit caught in his car door, remaining oblivious to Dreyfus' screams as he is dragged behind the car. Visiting Dreyfus in the hospital with Ponton and Nicole, Clouseau accidentally releases the brake on Dreyfus' bed, which rolls through the hospital corridors and throws Dreyfus into the Seine.
Cast[edit]
- Steve Martin as Inspector Jacques Clouseau, a bumbling police officer from a small village in France.
- Kevin Kline as Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus, the head of the French police who is obsessed with winning the Medal of Honour.
- Jean Reno as Gendarme Gilbert Ponton, a capable police officer who is assigned to report to Dreyfus on Clouseau's actions.
- Emily Mortimer as Nicole Durant, a secretary and romance interest of Clouseau.
- Henry Czerny as Yuri, a Russian trainer for the French national football team.
- Kristin Chenoweth as Cherie, an employee of the French national football team.
- Roger Rees as Raymond Laroque, a wealthy casino owner and friend of Yves Gluant.
- Beyoncé Knowles as Xania, a famous pop star and girlfriend of Gluant.
- William Abadie as Bizu, a player for the French national football team
- Scott Adkins as Jacquard, another player for the French national football team
- Jean Dell as Justice Minister Clochard
- Anna Katarina as Agent Corbeille
- Jason Statham as Yves Gluant (uncredited), the head coach of the French national football team, whose murder is under investigation.
- Clive Owen as Nigel Boswell/Agent 006 (uncredited), a secret agent and parody of James Bond.
Production[edit]
A re collaboration between Steve Martin and producer Robert Simonds, the successful teaming behind Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pink Panther had a production budget of US$80million.[2] Filming began on May 10, 2004.[3]
The film was originally supposed to seek an August 5, 2005 release date, but was then pushed forward to February 10, 2006, because of Sony. 'With the recent acquisition of MGM, we wanted to give our marketing department the time and opportunity to launch this very important franchise,' Sony Pictures Releasing president Rory Bruer said. 'We've seen the movie, and we really love this film. It's a franchise we believe in and are really excited about, and Steve Martin is great as Clouseau.'[4]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 21% based on 141 reviews and an average rating of 4.11/10. The site's critical consensus reads: 'Though Steve Martin is game, the particulars of the Inspector Clouseau character elude him in this middling update'.[5] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 38 out of 100 based on 35 critics, indicating 'generally unfavorable reviews'.[6]
The film was nominated for two Razzies in 2006, one in the category 'Worst Remake or Rip-off', and one in the category 'Worst Supporting Actress' for Kristin Chenoweth.[7] At the 2006 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, the film received four nominations: 'Worst Actor' (Martin), 'Worst Song' (Check on It), and 'Worst Fake Accent (Male)' (both Martin and Kline).
Box office[edit]
The Pink Panther opened at ‹The templateNo. is being considered for deletion.›#1 in the United States, grossing $20.2million from 3,477 theaters, and took in an additional $20.9million over the four day Presidents Day weekend the following weekend.[8] The film closed in theatres on April 16, having grossed $82.2million in its ten weeks of release. Overseas, the film took $76.6million, resulting in total box office gross revenue of $158.9million. United States screenings made up 51.8% of box office takings, with international viewings responsible for 48.2%.[2]The Pink Panther is the highest-grossing film in the Pink Panther franchise.[9] The film was released in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2006, and topped the country's box office that weekend.[10]
Home media[edit]
The Pink Panther was released for home viewing on June 13, 2006, and sold 693,588 DVD copies, worth $9,391,182. To date the film has sold 1,579,116 copies—$23,216,770 of consumer spending.[11]
Music[edit]
David Newman was originally chosen to compose the score for the film, but was quickly replaced by Christophe Beck. He is credited with the film score which was released as the soundtrack albumThe Pink Panther about one month following the release of the film.[12]Original R&B singer, Beyoncé Knowles, who co-stars as Xania, performed two songs for the film, 'A Woman Like Me' and ‹The templateNo. is being considered for deletion.›#1 hit, 'Check on It'. The latter serves as the film's theme song aside from the Pink Panther theme by Henry Mancini.
Numerous other songs were used in small parts, but only Beck's original score was included on the soundtrack album.[12][13]
Sequel[edit]
The sequel to this film, titled The Pink Panther 2, was released on February 6, 2009. It again features Steve Martin as Inspector Clouseau, Emily Mortimer as Nicole Durant, and Jean Reno as Gendarme Ponton, but was notable because Dreyfus was played by John Cleese instead of Kevin Kline. Beyoncé Knowles did not return for the sequel either.
The film features Clouseau and a 'Dream Team' of the world's best detectives formed to catch the international mastermind thief El Tornado, who has stolen several valuable treasures, including the Shroud of Turin, the Pope's Ring and the Pink Panther diamond. The film grossed $75,946,615 at the box office.[14]
![Panther Panther](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_J7ZWDXoW0c/maxresdefault.jpg)
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- ^ abBeck, C. (2003). The Pink PantherCD. Studio City: Varese Sarabande.
- ^Shuman, I., Simonds, R., Trench, T. (Producers), & Levy, S. (Director). (2006). The Pink Panther. Los Angeles, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Developer(s) | Magic Bytes |
Publisher(s) | Gremlin Graphics |
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Mode(s) | Single-player |
Pink Panther is a 1988 video game based on the character of the same name. It was developed by German company Magic Bytes and published by Gremlin Graphics.[1][2] It was released in Europe for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum.[3][4][5][6]Pink Panther was criticized for its control and difficulty, although the Amiga and Atari ST versions received praise for their graphics.
Gameplay[edit]
The Pink Panther wants to take a vacation on an island, but he lacks the funds to do so. To raise the necessary, money he takes a job as a butler so he can rob the wealthy homeowners of their belongings while they sleep. The game takes place across several mansions, played one at a time. Playing as the Pink Panther, the player must purchase the items necessary to qualify for each butler job. Such requirements include a top hat for the first mansion, and a car for one of the later mansions. In each mansion, the homeowner turns out to be a sleepwalker. The player must rob belongings around the house while simultaneously preventing the homeowner from bumping into obstacles, which will wake up the owner and foil the Pink Panther's theft.[1][2][7][4] In each mansion, the player has a side view of the home with several floors visible on the screen.[8]
The player must also avoid Inspector Clouseau, who looks for the Pink Panther in each mansion. The player has various items that can be used to avoid Clouseau and also prevent the sleepwalking homeowner from waking up. Items such as catapults and springboards can be used to help the homeowner get across obstacles, and a bell can also be used to redirect the owner in different directions. Another item is an inflatable Pink Panther, which can be used to distract Clouseau.[1][2][7][4]
Reception[edit]
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Some critics considered the game to be a disappointment,[12][2] and others believed that only Pink Panther fans would enjoy it.[1][7][14] Reviewers were critical of the game's control and difficulty.[13][15][1][14][2][4][12][10] Mark Patterson of Commodore User stated that Pink Panther 'was a potentially good idea but it's over-shadowed by its extreme and sometimes tedious level of difficulty.'[13] Gordon Hamlett of Your Amiga called the gameplay 'disastrous,' stating that it was too complicated to use items in the game. Hamlett wrote, 'The objects are frequently unidentifiable and by the time you have worked out what you think you might like to try, your master has hit a wall and you have to start all over again.'[15]
The Games Machine also criticized the 'awkward' system used to manipulate the homeowner's movements, stating that it 'requires rapid and accurate reactions, and if a single mistake is made, you have to go right back to the beginning.'[4] Tony Horgan of Commodore Computing International considered the 'extremely awkward controls' to be one of the worst aspects of the game, writing that 'the combinations of joystick position and fire button needed to select and place the right object can be infuriatingly difficult to carry out.'[12] Eugene Lacey of Computer and Video Games was also critical of the number of joystick and key-pressing maneuvers required to select and activate items, and stated that the game would have benefited from a higher degree of playability.[1] Steve Merrett of ST Action wrote, 'Having to redirect the sleepwalker is tedious and having finally managed it on one occasion, the wretched Inspector caught me straight away.'[14]
The graphics were generally praised on the Amiga and Atari ST.[13][15][3][8][14][1] However, Rod Lawton of ACE wrote, 'It's all pretty enough, but the graphics are nothing special by 16-bit standards'.[9] The graphics of the other versions received some criticism.[10][11]The Games Machine wrote that the graphics 'predictably fall short of the 16 bit versions.' The magazine considered the Commodore 64 (C64) version the best-looking of the 8-bit versions, while stating that the Amstrad CPC version had 'cramped sprites'.[4] Critics stated that the ZX Spectrum version suffered from attribute clash.[10][2][7] Horgan, reviewing the C64 version, stated that the Pink Panther's limited frames of animation 'are not enough to give fluid movement.'[12]
Thomas Brandt of Aktueller Software Markt praised all aspects of the Amiga version, including the graphics and sound.[6] Hamlett praised the sound as well,[15] and The Games Machine praised the music.[3] Reviewers for Zzap!64 criticized the music,[11] which was described by Horgan as depressing.[12] Reviewers for ST Action criticized the lack of the Pink Panther theme music,[14] and Lawton considered the music to be a poor imitation of the theme.[9] Reviewers for Crash criticized the lack of music in the 48k and 128k versions of the ZX Spectrum game.[10]
Amiga Review criticized the instruction manual for being vague,[8] and other critics stated that the manual was poorly translated from German.[2][15] The Atari ST version received some criticism for its slow loading.[1][3]
![Panther Panther](http://www.cartoonbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Face-Picture-Of-Pink-Panther.jpg)
References[edit]
- ^ abcdefghLacey, Eugene (May 1988). 'Reviews: Pink Panther'. Computer and Video Games. United Kingdom. pp. 42–43.
- ^ abcdefgh'Pink Panther'. Sinclair User. United Kingdom. November 1988. p. 45.
- ^ abcdef'Pretty in Pink: Pink Panther'. The Games Machine. United Kingdom. May 1988. p. 66.
- ^ abcdefghi'Version Update: Pink Panther'. The Games Machine. United Kingdom. November 1988. p. 40.
- ^ abPettersson, Johan (August 1988). 'Pink Panther'. Datormagazin. No. 10. Sweden. p. 12.
- ^ abBrandt, Thomas (April 1988). 'Der elegante Dieb'. Aktueller Software Markt (in German). Germany. p. 13.
- ^ abcdeDavies, Jonathan (November 1988). 'Pink Panther'. Your Sinclair. United Kingdom. pp. 31, 36.
- ^ abc'Pink Panther'. Amiga Review. Australia. August 1988. p. 26. Published as part of volume 5, issue 8 of The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review (August 1987).
- ^ abcLawton, Rod (June 1988). 'Pink Panther'. ACE. United Kingdom. p. 63.
- ^ abcdeCaswell, Mark; King, Philip; Roberts, Nick (October 1988). 'Reviews: Pink Panther'. Crash. United Kingdom. pp. 5, 24.
- ^ abc'Pink Panther'. Zzap!64. United Kingdom. November 1988. p. 23.
- ^ abcdefHorgan, Tony (November 1988). 'Pink Panther (C64)'. Commodore Computing International. United Kingdom. pp. 5, 97.
- ^ abcdPatterson, Mark (May 1988). 'Pink Panther'. Commodore User. United Kingdom. p. 61.
- ^ abcdefClarkson, Nick; Merrett, Steve (June 1988). 'Pink Panther'. ST Action. United Kingdom. pp. 3, 59.
- ^ abcdefHamlett, Gordon (September 1988). 'Review: Pink Panther'. Your Amiga. United Kingdom. p. 12.
External links[edit]
- Pink Panther at MobyGames
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