Review of Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) by Jack Y — 02 Aug 2007

Better than Trail of the Pink Panther even if that earlier film had Sellers’ out-takes—but they were terribly disjointed. Curse may be hugely criticized for its attempt to carry the legend on Sellers-free, but Wass does a reasonable job as a buffoon, while it is more than wonderful to see the return of Niven, Wagner, Lom, Loggia and others, bringing the story practically full circle.

Moore plays Clouseau playing Moore (the second send-up of himself in the 1980s, the other being Cannonball Run) in a cheeky tribute. Given what it had to work with, a fine job from Edwards, though the non-Sellers PPs should have stopped with this one.