The Pink Panther

"Pardon his French."

2006 1h 33m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 2,212

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Synopsis

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When the coach of the France football team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium at the end of a game, and his huge, expensive ring with the Pink Panther diamond disappears, the ambitious Chief Inspector Dreyfus assigns the worst police inspector – Jacques Clouseau – to the case.

“Pardon his French.”

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Cast

Steve Martin
Clouseau
Jean Reno
Ponton
Kevin Kline
Dreyfus
Beyoncé
Xania
Emily Mortimer
Nicole
Henry Czerny
Yuri
Kristin Chenoweth
Cherie
Roger Rees
Raymmond Laroque

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shawn Levy
Writers: Len Blum, Len Blum, Steve Martin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $65M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Pink Panther (Steve Martin) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

CAST

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237+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shawn Levy, shot by Jonathan Brown. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor George Folsey Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Steve Martin and Jean Reno and Kevin Kline carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shawn Levy directs. Jonathan Brown behind the camera. Christophe Beck scores. George Folsey Jr. cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $65M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Part of the "The Pink Panther (Steve Martin) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4237+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Shawn Levy, shot by Jonathan Brown. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor George Folsey Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Steve Martin and Jean Reno and Kevin Kline carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Pardon his French.".
10IMDB entry: tt0383216 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 10 themes, including "robbery", "france", "paris, france", "diamond".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jonathan Brown
Original score: Christophe Beck
Editing: George Folsey Jr.
Production design: Lilly Kilvert
Costume design: Joseph G. Aulisi
Makeup / hair: Patrice Iva
VFX supervisor: Mark Freund
Stunt coordinator: G.A. Aguilar
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $65,000,000
Box office: $158,851,357
Return: 244% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Pink Panther (2006)

Part of

The Pink Panther (Steve Martin) Collection

The Pink Panther Collection, featuring Steve Martin as the bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau, combines comedy and action in unforgettable adventures. Clouseau, along with his loyal assistant Ponton, confronts dangerous criminals and attempts to solve mysterious crimes, usually finding himself in hilarious situations and creating chaos at every turn.

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tricksy2015-06-10
From the beginning I knew a prequel to the PINK PANTHER series would be an abomination. I did not, however, think it would be worse than I expected. I went to see the movie because I am a fan of Steve Martin and his writing. His attempt at either imitating or recreating the Clouseau role (whichever it was) was, in the very least, a failed accomplishment. The beauty of the Sellers "Clouseau" was the subtlety that Sellers brought to the character. He was clumsy as opposed to stupid. The real humor in the originals is that Clouseau would solve the case, more or less, by accident through his faults. Thus when he received acclaim it was that much more humorous. Martin's "Clouseau" is stupid and vain and has no likable traits. He actually has some police skills that help him in the end, but are not in the vain of Clouseau. He is NOT Clouseau. Why would anyone want to recreate a character that was perfect?
Filipe Manuel Neto2022-06-18
★ 5/10
A decent film, which has what it takes to entertain us minimally, but which is still far from the quality we would like to see. After many years dormant, the "Pink Panther" franchise was entitled to a very brief resurrection with two films starring Steve Martin. I saw the original films, from the 60s, 70s and 80s, in which Peter Sellers played the infamous Inspector Clouseau. With the death of Sellers, the franchise continued, with some absolutely bad films that dictated its end. This new film was heavily criticized by critics and was not able to give the public everything they wanted, but the truth is that it was a box office success and that, even today, it has the right to recurring exhibitions on TV channels, something that the original movies don't have it anymore. The choice of Steve Martin for the protagonist, I believe, was quite wise, insofar as the actor knew how to do a job that respects and seeks to honor the legacy of Sellers (an actor that Martin himself admitted that he admired a lot). Martin is good at what he does, and he's a well-known comic actor, but the humor he bets on is more predictable and idiotic than Sellers' humor, and the truth is, he's not particularly funny. Jean Reno was a welcome addition, as the actor is quite comfortable with the role and the kind of humor that is reserved for him. Emily Mortimer works very well as a platonic love interest. I found her much funnier than the protagonist himself. Kevin Kline doesn't work very well as Dreyfus: the actor gave him a seriousness that takes away all the fun. In turn, Beyoncé seems to have been chosen only for her physical beauty and ability to mobilize her fans to see the film. She can't play a character, she's just being herself. The screenplay is part of the problem with this film, with a far-fetched and rocambolesque story in which the pink diamond is stolen almost in plain sight, shortly after the death of its owner, a famous football coach. The story is simply weak and unappealing. And while the cinematography is decent, the filming locations are well-chosen and well-used, and the animated opening credits are pretty well done, the rest limps a lot: editing and visual effects work are the film's weak points, the pacing seems uneven and unbalanced and the soundtrack seems to be limited to a series of variations on top of the leitmotif given by the tone of Mancini's original music.

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