Son of the Pink Panther

1993
PG
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

3.9/10

6.1K

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Roberto Benigni in Son of the Pink Panther (1993)

Charles Dreyfus encounters Jacques Gambrelli, who reminds him painfully of Inspector Clouseau, the man who drove him insane. With good reason: Gambrelli is Clouseau's son.

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Charles Dreyfus encounters Jacques Gambrelli, who reminds him painfully of Inspector Clouseau, the man who drove him insane. With good reason: Gambrelli is Clouseau's son.Charles Dreyfus encounters Jacques Gambrelli, who reminds him painfully of Inspector Clouseau, the man who drove him insane. With good reason: Gambrelli is Clouseau's son.Charles Dreyfus encounters Jacques Gambrelli, who reminds him painfully of Inspector Clouseau, the man who drove him insane. With good reason: Gambrelli is Clouseau's son.

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IMDb RATING

3.9/10

6.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations total

Trivia
Final film of composer Henry Mancini.

Goofs
When Commisioner Dreyfus accidentally ejects himself from his hospital bed, person being ejected is a clearly a stunt double, with darker hair, and more of it.

Quotes
Maria Gambrelli: Charles, I planned to tell you... I had twins.

Crazy credits
The opening credits have the Pink Panther stepping out of a cinema screen to conduct a live-action orchestra to his theme music (taking the baton from composer Henry Mancini). He does a superb job... until an animated Inspector Gambrelli mucks things up.

Alternate versions
Italian prints (available on DVD in Italy) contains several alternate scenes, different camera angles and sound effects. This version runs at 86 minutes, seven minutes shorter of the U.S. cut. The alternate scenes are somewhat bawdy and make for a much funnier film:
Gambrelli, riding in the car with Dreyfus and Francois Duval, sneezes and then grabs for a rag to wipe down the mess, but pulls out a condom instead. From there he starts stretching it and inflating it like a balloon. The condom then pops.
Gambrelli's lock up with the princess: Hans drops his body on the floor in Yasmin's room before leaving. Gambrelli comes to his senses seeing Yasmin, collapsing onto Yasmin's lap in a stupor. He then recoups himself onto her chest and makes love with the aroused Yasmin. He attempts to burst out the door, but gets flung back onto the floor. The scene ends with implied oral sex as the shot focuses on Yasmin's face, much to her satisfaction.
Dialogue from Gambrelli during the ending animated Pink Panther sequence.

Connections
Featured in MGM/UA Home Video Laserdisc Sampler (1990)

Soundtracks
The Pink Panther Theme
Written by Henry Mancini
Performed by Bobby McFerrin

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Review

Featured review

Davi is a Stand Out

Roberto Bernigni takes over the lead in this last installment of the Pink Panther series. Unfortunately, his sweet, childlike persona is more reminiscent of the great Buster Keaton than of the late Peter Sellers.

However, a stand out in this rather uneven film is the great Robert Davi in the supporting role of "Hans". Again cast as the "heavy" of the piece, Davi brings an effective comic timing to the role of "Hans". So often taken for granted as the perennial "tough guy", Davi shows that he can also play a comic heavy and milk the laughs for all they're worth. Especially effective are his scenes with Bernigni. As Bernigni overacts and proceeds to chew up the scenery, Davi gives a cool, subtle performance. His reactions to the buffoonery around him elicits more laughs than the over zealous Bernigni.

This is still an enjoyable film but does make one long for the brilliance of Peter Sellers. Still, judge it on its own merit and enjoy it for the wonderful performance of Robert Davi.