Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)

25% of critics liked it
(12 reviews)
43% of users liked it
(7,691 ratings)

Two years after the death of Peter Sellers, Blake Edwards tried to exhume his corpse in this pastiche of clips and out-takes from the old Pink Panther films. The plot concerns the legendary "Pink Panther" diamond which is once more stolen. Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is again enlisted to find… More Two years after the death of Peter Sellers, Blake Edwards tried to exhume his corpse in this pastiche of clips and out-takes from the old Pink Panther films. The plot concerns the legendary "Pink Panther" diamond which is once more stolen. Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is again enlisted to find the stolen bauble. When he follows the trail of the diamond to another country, he leaves on an airplane that is soon reported missing. Television reporter Marie Jouvet (Joanna Lumley) then sets out to interview old acquaintances and associates of Clouseau, including Lady Litton (Capucine), Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) and Sir Charles Litton (David Niven), who recall their experiences with the bumbling inspector. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By: Blake Edwards
Genres: Action & Adventure, Comedy

In Theaters: Dec 17, 1982 Wide
On DVD: Jul 26, 2005

Critic Reviews

Charles Cassady, Common Sense Media
A weak link in the brilliant series.
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
Think of it as the cinematic version of a sitcom clip show.
Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is
wait, what?
Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
A horrible idea, badly executed.
Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com
Ugh. Takes cinematic desperation to a whole new level.
Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com
[The Pink Panther Collection] is to be a collection of Sellers Panther films. Except Trail is nothing but cut footage, flashbacks and outtakes cobbled together.
Bill Chambers, Film Freak Central
The glaring opportunism of the enterprise discourages an apologia of any kind
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Trail of the Pink Panther will appeal to slapstick fans of this comedy series.
Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
The series was on its last legs with this offering.
Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
Actually funny when Peter Sellers is on screen, even if they are outtakes.
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Cinematic graverobbing at its most unsavory.

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EightThirty .

It should been called Trail of the STINK Panther...LOL!!!
Matthew R

This film was a big cut and paste movie. When Peter Sellers died, this film should have ended there. The Pink Panther movies never cussed until this one. There were a lot of questionable scenes. I normally love Pink Panther movies, but this was not very good. The trail is the worst in… More
This film was a big cut and paste movie. When Peter Sellers died, this film should have ended there. The Pink Panther movies never cussed until this one. There were a lot of questionable scenes. I normally love Pink Panther movies, but this was not very good. The trail is the worst in the pink panther seris. Story: C- Acting: B- Direction: D Visuals: C Overall: C- *1/2 out of 4 stars
Sunil J

I think it's disgusting to make a "sequel" in which Clouseau is "missing" when he reality they used clips from previous movies because Peter Sellers was dead.
Anthony V

Or how to milk previous footage for everything its worth.

Cast

            Peter Sellers as Inspector Jacques Clouseau

            David Niven as Sir Charles Litton

            Herbert Lom as Chief Insp. Dreyfus

            Richard Mulligan as Clouseau Senior

            Joanna Lumley as Marie Jouvet

            Capucine as Lady Litton

            Robert Loggia as Bruno

            Harvey Korman as Prof. Auguste Balls

            Burt Kwouk as Cato

            Graham Stark as Hercule

            Peter Arne as Col. Bufoni

            Andre Maranne as Francois

            Ronald Fraser as Dr. Longet

            Leonard Rossiter as Quinlan

            Harold Berens
            
            Colin Blakely as Insp. Alec Drummond

            Denise Crosby
            
            William Hootkins
            
            Arthur Howard
            
            Harold Kasket
            
            Marne Maitland as Commissioner Lasorde

            Madlena Nedeva
            
            Daniel Peacock
            
            Danny Schiller
            
            Liz Smith as Martha

            Marc Smith
            
            Dudley Sutton
            
            Robert Wagner
            
            Gary Whelan
            
            Joe Praml
            
            John Allen Cassady
            
            Weston Gavin
            
            Kathleen Saint John
            
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