The Pink Panther (2006)
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A bumbling police officer must navigate a complex investigation involving a stolen diamond and a high-profile murder.
The story
Following the murder of a famous soccer coach and the theft of the priceless Pink Panther diamond during a football match, the clumsy and inept Inspector Jacques Clouseau is promoted to the rank of inspector. While his superior, Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus, seeks to win the Légion d'honneur, he assigns Clouseau to the case as a distraction. Clouseau must navigate a web of suspects, including a pop star and a mysterious Chinese envoy, while dealing with his own incompetence and the growing media attention surrounding the high-profile theft.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After the murder of coach Yves Gluant and the theft of the Pink Panther diamond, Clouseur is promoted to inspector to serve as a public distraction for Dreyfus's secret investigation. Clouseau eventually discovers that several people had motives to kill Gluant. After a series of mishaps, including a misunderstanding involving a suitcase of weapons and a public humiliation, Clouseau realizes that the primary suspect, a Chinese envoy, is not the killer. He discovers that the real culprit is Yuri, a jealous Russian trainer who killed both Gluant and a teammate, Bizu. Clouseau eventually finds the diamond hidden in the purse of the pop star Xania. In the end, Clouseau is awarded the Légion d'honneur, while Dreyfus is left humiliated by a series of comedic mishaps.
- First release year
- 2006
- Runtime (minutes)
- 93
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Shawn Levy
- Writers
- Len Blum · screenplay; Steve Martin · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Steve Martin · Inspector Jacques Clouseau; Kevin Kline · Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus; Jean Reno · Gendarme Gilbert Ponton; Emily Mortimer · Nicole Durant; Henry Czerny · Yuri; Beyoncé Knowles · Xania
- Genres
- comedy; mystery
- Themes
- incompetence; jealousy
- Tone and mood
- comedy; slapstick
- Setting
- France and New York City
- Premise and plot tags
- reboot; heist; police comedy
- Source material / true-story basis
- The Pink Panther franchise
- Franchise connections
- The Pink Panther
- Content notes
- raunchy
- Reception
- The film received mostly negative reviews but was a limited commercial success.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 21% · scale: percentage · review count: 143; Metacritic · score: 38 · scale: 100 · review count: 35; CinemaScore · score: B · scale: A+ to F
- Awards and nominations
- Razzie · Worst Remake or Rip-off · 2006 · nomination; Razzie · Worst Supporting Actress · 2006 · nomination
- Production trivia
- The film's score was originally intended to be composed by David Newman before being replaced by Christophe Beck.; The film features animated opening titles provided by Kurtz & Friends.
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