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The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther . Genius of Peter Sellers and Blake Edwards. Directed by Blake Edwards Written by Blake Edwards and Martin Jurow Stars Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau Also starred in “Dr. Strangelove” Also Stars David Niven Also starred in original “Casino Royale”

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The Pink Panther

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  1. The Pink Panther Genius of Peter Sellers and Blake Edwards

  2. Directed by Blake Edwards • Written by Blake Edwards and Martin Jurow • Stars Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau • Also starred in “Dr. Strangelove” • Also Stars David Niven • Also starred in original “Casino Royale” • And Claudia Cardinale • Also starred in Fellini’s “8 ½” • Released in 1963 • Tagline was “A Madcap Frolic Of Crime and Fun” as well as “You Only Live Once, so see the Pink Panther twice!

  3. #62 on Bravo’s 100 Funniest Movies • Cardinale couldn’t speak English, and all her lines were dubbed. • Originally intended to create a series of films for the Phantom character. • Clouseau originally offered to Peter Ustinov • Ustinov dropped out right before shooting. Edwards sued him and won. • Sequel is “A Shot In The Dark”, only was intended to feature Clouseau • This is the only Pink Panther that doesn’t star Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk, or Graham Stark.

  4. Sequel was released only three months after The Pink Panther was finished. • Ava Gardner orignally offered the role of Madame Clouseau • Audrey Hepburn suggested Capucine to Edwards for the role of Madame Clouseau. • Animated Pink Panther got a series of animated shorts after this film. • Later films Clouseau was a bumbling fool in this film he is merely a fool in love. • Structured as a classic farce • The actual diamond doesn’t come into play until close to the end of the film.

  5. This film has one of the industries greatest slow builds. • The film does the opposite of what classic “cop and robber” comedies do, making each moment more comical. • To lose weight for this role, Sellers took dieting pills for a year. • In the bath scene an industrial strength foaming agent was used. • It burned the actors skin, and Wagner became blind for four weeks. • The Pink Panther idea was chosen by Edwards from hundreds of sketches.

  6. Sequel based on Harold Kurnitz’ play. • Edwards tweaked the play to fit the Clouseau character • Pink Panther became a parody of Bond. • The film has been criticized with: • “Wall-to-wall exposition” • “Ramrod-straight actors negotiating the screen as table-hockey effigies”

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