Pink Panther Strikes Again DVD

The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Most Inspector Clouseau fans regard The Pink Panther Strikes Again as the best of the clumsy Parisian detective's "comeback" films of the 1970s. Driven insane by the stupidities of Clouseau (Peter Sellers), ex-inspector Dreyfuss (Herbert Lom) transforms into a master criminal. Kidnapping the inventor of a death ray, Dreyfuss threatens to use the demon device indiscriminately unless Clouseau is offered as a "sacrifice." A hunted man, Clouseau is forced to adopt one transparent (but hilarious) disguise after another. He is rescued from being incinerated by Dreyfuss when Soviet spy Olga (Leslie Ann Down) falls in love with him and strives to protect him. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Peter Sellers as Inspector Jacques Clouseau Herbert Lom as Dreyfus Colin Blakely as Alec Drummond Leonard Rossiter as Inspector Quinlan Lesley-Anne Down as Olga Burt Kwouk as Cato Andre Maranne as Francois Marne Maitland as Deputy Commissioner Michael Robbins as Jarvis Briony McRoberts as Margo Fassbender Byron Kane as Secretary of State

Crew John Siddall - Art Director Richard Williams Studio - Animator Tony Adams - Associate Producer Richard Williams Studio - Credit Sequences Tiny Nicholls - Costume Designer Bridget Sellers - Costume Designer Blake Edwards - Director Alan Jones - Editor Don Black - Composer (Music Score) Henry Mancini - Composer (Music Score) Harry Frampton - Makeup Peter Mullins - Production Designer Harry Waxman - Cinematographer Blake Edwards - Producer Fred Carter - Set Designer Kit West - Special Effects Peter Sutton - Sound/Sound Designer Frank Waldman - Screenwriter Blake Edwards - Screenwriter Don Lusher - Musical Performer

The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Filled with brilliant lunacy and over-the-top comedic flourishes, The Pink Panther Strikes Again delivers the absurd goods for which the series is known. Played even broader than its predecessors, Strikes Again finds Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) in the super-spy role pitted against his incredibly evil nemesis Dreyfus (Herbert Lom. In one wacky moment after the next, Sellers throws subtlety out the window to match the film's exaggerated tone -- a tactic well-suited for delivering even more immediate laughs from the bumbling hero. The slo-mo kung fu scene is unbelievably funny, as are the moments in the interrogation scene, which border on Clouseau's best. As far as the supporting cast, Lom hams it up in his wide-eyed Bond villain role, while Lesley-Anne Down makes the screen sizzle every time her Russian minx character appears. With a cartoon-like bouncy feel to it, The Pink Panther Strikes Again is the perfect idiocy for the slapstick soul. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
 

Don Black: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Song (nominated) Henry Mancini: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Song (nominated) Peter Sellers: Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Com (nominated)

Golden Globe, Best Picture - Musical or Comedy (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: cc DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1: Cinemascope MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 103 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- The Pink Panther Strikes Again 1. A Lapsed Psychotic [6:34] 2. Main Title [6:21] 3. Up Periscope [7:29] 4. Floating Over Paris [5:37] 5. Kidnapped! [7:20] 6. The Cook, the Gardener... [6:25] 7. A Queen of a Butler [8:10] 8. Do Not Adjust Your Set [6:51] 9. The Dis-United Nations [4:19] 10. A Killer Oktoberfest [5:56] 11. Egypt's Secret Weapon [7:27] 12. "He Looks Familiar" [5:08] 13. "Does Your Dog Bit?" [7:11] 14. A Dental Emergency [4:04] 15. Knight in Shining Armor [4:39] 16. It's a Blast/End Credits [9:40]