Movie connections for
A Shot in the Dark (1964) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

The Pink Panther (1963)

Followed by

Inspector Clouseau (1968)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)

Edited into

Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
 -  Footage is incorporated into the main story

Spin off

The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation (1965)

References

The Green Hornet (1940)
 -  Kato is named after the character in this film
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Referenced in

"Happy Days: A Shot in the Dark (#4.15)" (1977)
 -  title reference
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
 -  Reference to two assassination attempts on Clouseau by his boss - the first of these was in "A Shot in the Dark"
"One Day at a Time: A Shot in the Dark (#6.8)" (1981)
 -  Movie title used in title
La poliziotta a New York (1981)
 -  innocent bystanders are hit by hitmen Clousea style
Charade (1984)
"Empty Nest: A Shot in the Dark (#3.13)" (1991)
 -  title reference
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Godzilla vs. Megalon (#3.12)" (1991)
 -  Crow (imitating Inspector Clouseau): "Kato, get off of me!"
The Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (1993) (V)
 -  Referenced by Martin Benson
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Bride of the Monster (#5.23)" (1993)
 -  Crow: Kato!
"Family Matters: A Thought in the Dark (#4.14)" (1993)
 -  title reference
"Homicide: Life on the Street: A Shot in the Dark (#1.4)" (1993)
 -  title reference
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
 -  Refers to the events of the film
The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (1998) (TV)
 -  Poster is shown.
"Father Ted: Are You Right There, Father Ted? (#3.1)" (1998)
 -  Ted shows a picture from this movie in his slideshow and talks about the character of Cato from it.
Inspector Gadget (1999)
 -  A "Bane of the Bumbling, Idiotic Yet Curiously Successful French Detective's Existence" character appears in the Minion Recovery Group - a reference to Inspector Clouseau's sidekick, Kato.
The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000) (TV)
 -  Referenced by title
"Spin City: A Shot in the Dark: Part 1 (#5.22)" (2001)
 -  title reference
"Spin City: A Shot in the Dark: Part 2 (#5.23)" (2001)
 -  title reference
Gorillaz: Phase One - Celebrity Take Down (2002) (V)
 -  A still from this film is used during the documentary.
The Making of 'The Producers' (2002) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The Pink Panther Story (2003) (V)
 -  Referenced by title
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
 -  Mentioned in film
"The Red Green Show: A Shot in the Dark (#14.15)" (2005)
 -  Title reference.
Forty Years of Fuck (2005) (TV)
 -  The theme music is heard
"Drama Connections: Tenko (#1.3)" (2005)
 -  Referenced by name
The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) (TV)
 -  One of the items on the list
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about.

Featured in

That's Panthertainment (1978) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)
 -  Clips shown.
"Father Ted: Are You Right There, Father Ted? (#3.1)" (1998)
 -  A still shot from the movie is in Ted's slideshow.
The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV)
 -  This film is #48 on the list.
The Pink Panther Story (2003) (V)
 -  Clips are shown
"Drama Connections: Tenko (#1.3)" (2005)
 -  Clips are shown
The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown.

Spoofed in

"Rupan sansei: Part II: Black Panther (#1.18)" (1978)
 -  Spoofs the film's nude resort sequence.
A Shot in the Mouth 2 (1991) (V)
 -  Title, characters, some story points.
A Shot in the Pink (1995) (V)
 -  Parodies this movie

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