The Pink Panther (2006)

Director:

Shawn Levy

Writers (WGA):

Len Blum (screenplay) and
Steve Martin (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

10 February 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Tagline:

Get a clue!

Plot:

Loosely based on the 1964 Peter Sellers original film, where the detective must solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and find out who stole the infamous Pink Panther diamond.

Plot Keywords:

Electrocution | Bicycle Crash | Policeman | Box Office Flop | Aquarium

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Steve Martin	...	Clouseau
Kevin Kline	...	Dreyfus
Jean Reno	...	Ponton
Emily Mortimer	...	Nicole
Henry Czerny	...	Yuri
Kristin Chenoweth	...	Cherie
Roger Rees	...	Larocque
Beyoncé Knowles	...	Xania
Phillip Goodwin	...	Deputy Chief Renard
Henri Garcin	...	President
William Abadie	...	Bizu
Daniel Sauli	...	Music Producer
Jean Dell	...	Justice Minister Clochard
Anna Katarina	...	Agent Corbeille
Nick Toren	...	Agent Savard

Also Known As:

The Birth of the Pink Panther (USA) (working title)
The Mask of the Pink Panther (USA) (fake working title)
Pantera rosa, La (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
Panthère rose, La (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
A Pantera Cor de Rosa (Brazil) [pt]
A Rózsaszin párduc (Hungary) [hu]
Pembe panter (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Rosa Pantern (Sweden) [sv]
Rosarote Panther, Der (Germany) [de]
Roz Panthiras, O (Greece) [el]
Vaaleanpunainen pantteri (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated PG for occasional crude and suggestive humor and language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Spain:T | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-11 | Ireland:PG | Denmark:7 | Hungary:14 | UK:PG | Germany:6 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | South Korea:12 | South Africa:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | Norway:11 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:MG6 | Portugal:M/12 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:PG | Sweden:Btl | Singapore:PG | France:U | Chile:14 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Steve Martin had such respect for Peter Sellers that when he was asked to take over the role of Clouseau, he put off the decision to accept it until after he had already worked out the character's accent and run several ideas for scenes past director Shawn Levy.

Goofs:

Continuity: The side of the steering wheel in the SmartCar changes at spots during the movie.

Quotes:

Inspector Jacques Clouseau: The good-cop/bad-cop routine is working perfectly.
Ponton: You know, usually two different cops do that.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from The Pink Panther (1963)

Soundtrack:

The Pink Panther Theme (Paul Oakenfold Remix)

Pleasantly surprised

While obviously nothing can hold a candle to Peter Sellers and the original Pink Panther, I was pleasantly surprised with this new installment. I went in being very skeptical, but I laughed through most of the movie, and left satisfied by the experience. Beyonce really should stick to singing, so it was good that her speaking role wasn't very big; honestly a different person for her role would have made the movie better. At the movie theater or renting it later, it is definitely worth a look. Plenty of slap-stick, and Martin's accent is more over the top than Sellers, which made some of the situations very funny. And yes, his pronunciation of "hamburger" features quite prominently in it.