Son of the Pink Panther

1993
PG
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

3.9/10

6.2K

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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

6.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations total

Trivia
Final film of composer Henry Mancini as he died a year later after the films release.

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: Your father played the violin. Not well, but passionitely. He made love the same way.

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 pulls himself onto her chest, resting on her shirt, 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.
The Balls scene has been excised.
Dialogue from Gambrelli has been added to some sequences, particularly at the end with the Pink Panther animated segment.

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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For hardcore Clouseau/Sellers fans: Go ahead and skip this one. The missing element of Sellers really robs the Pink Panther series of its essence.

For true Edwards fans such as myself: Please see this movie. I don't quite know why Edwards made this, but it was nice to see some of the familiar Panther faces; and slapstick routines that were new to this film. The hospital bed scene with the remote control is classic Edwards. It seems to me he could have used this gag in any new non-panther movie since he has frequently used this type of humor in many other films like "A Fine Mess", "Blind Date", "S.O.B.", "High Time", "What Did You Do In The War, Daddy?", "Victor/Victoria", and "10". Perhaps he was trying to use up some remaining gags he had in his script closet. I guess I'll have to keep waiting patiently for a new Edwards film. And does it always have to be the same comedy routines? Another poignant film like "That's Life" would be nice as well as another thriller like "Experiment in Terror".

I had mixed feelings about the appearance of Claudia Cardinale in this movie. Obviously she is a Pink Panther veteran where she played the Princess so it was nice to see her. In this movie she played the character of Maria Gambrelli which was originally played by Elke Sommer in "A Shot In The Dark". Why she didn't play the same character is strange to me, but then Panther fans may recall that Graham Stark has played several different characters throughout the Pink Panther series, and when Christopher Plummer played David Niven's role in "Return of the Pink Panther", his wife (also a different actress from the original) had a new name. Did he get a divorce? However in "Trail of the Pink Panther" I guess Niven and Capucine reconciled since they once again played the roles of the Phantom and Simone:) ????????? So I guess it was nothing that strange to see Claudia Cardinale appear in the film in a different role.