Son of the Pink Panther
SON OF THE PINK PANTHER (12)
D: Blake Edwards
MGM/United Artists/Filmauro (Tony Adams)
US/Italy 1993
93 mins
Comedy
W: Blake Edwards, Steve Sunshine & Madeline
Sunshine [based on characters created by Blake Edwards & Maurice Richlin]
DP: Dick Bush
Ed: Robert Pergament
Mus: Henry Mancini
Roberto Benigni (Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli), Herbert
Lom (Charles Dreyfus), Debrah Farentino (Princess Yasmin), Claudia Cardinale (Maria), Robert Davi (Hans Zerba), Burt Kwouk (Cato Fong)
Poorly executed, written, directed and acted sequel to
The Pink Panther series, coming well over a decade too late with an annoyingly miscast performance from Roberto Benigni as a clumsier incarnation of Inspector Clousou (same character,
different name), lacking the comic timing and charm which Peter Sellers brought to the role.
This would prove to be the final movie of Blake
Edwards before his retirement. An incredibly disappointing swansong.
3/10
