After Peter Sellers died, Blake Edwards shot this monstrosity around unused footage of Inspector Jacques Clouseau from previous films. Here, Clouseau is missing and reporter Marie (Joanna Lumley) investigates, visiting family, former friends, and enemies of the inspector. If Edwards meant this as a tribute, then he is way off base as tired footage from previous films is unsuccessfully intercut with Marie's investigation. Very sad. Followed by "Curse of the Pink Panther."
Stats:
(1982) 96 min. (2/10)
-Directed by Blake Edwards
-Screenplay by Frank Waldman & Tom Waldman & Blake Edwards & Geoffrey Edwards, Story by Blake Edwards
-Cast: Peter Sellers, David Niven, Herbert Lom, Richard Mulligan, Joanna Lumley, Capucine, Robert Loggia, Harvey Korman, Burt Kwouk, Graham Stark, Peter Arne, Andre Maranne, Ronald Fraser
(PG)
