Trail of the Pink Panther
Seen it?1982 | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 23% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 40% audience score, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anyone who loves watching a plan come together and armchair detectives. Half the pleasure is trying to spot the trick before the reveal. Same wavelength as The Return of the Pink Panther or Knives Out. It plays fair with the clues, so you can play along.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Quick and easy-going, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief Inspector Clouseau from France. His plane disappears en-route. This time, famous French TV reporter Marie Jouvet sets out to solve the mystery and starts to interview everybody connected to Clouseau.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
23% on Rotten Tomatoes, 43 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 40%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$49 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 68K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Blake Edwards
- David NivenSir Charles Litton
- Peter SellersChief Insp. Jacques Clouseau (archive footage)
- CapucineLady Simone Litton
- Herbert LomChef Inspektor Charles Dreyfus
- Richard MulliganClouseau's Father
- Joanna LumleyMarie Jouvet
- Julie AndrewsCharwoman
- Robert LoggiaBruno Langois
- Burt KwoukCato Fong
- Harvey KormanProf. Auguste Balls