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''The Return of the Pink Panther'' (1975) is the fourth film in ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' franchise, and the first one directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards and starring Creator/PeterSellers as Inspector Clouseau since since ''Film/AShotInTheDark'' over a decade earlier.
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''The Return of the Pink Panther'' (1975) is the fourth film in ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' franchise, and the first one directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards and starring Creator/PeterSellers as Inspector Clouseau since since ''Film/AShotInTheDark'' over a decade earlier.
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* AffablyEvil: The "Fat Man" and Colonel Sharkey - a crime boss and SecretPolice head, respectively - both come off as this, even when discussing committing murder with their intended victim.
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* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Dreyfus tries to kill Clouseau with a rifle in the climax. By this point he's been driven to utter insanity by Clouseau's antics/existence and he just ends up fires blindly into the hotel room, none of his bullets coming close to hitting Clouseau.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: While trying to shoot Clouseau, Dreyfus accidentally shoots Colonel Sharkey, who was planning to kill Clouseau himself, along with Charles Lytton (the Phantom). At which point Dreyfus loses it and wastes all his ammo mindlessly trying to kill Clouseau.
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* RogerRabbitEffect: The end credits have the animated Pink Panther interacting with a straitjacketed Dreyfus.
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* AnimatedCreditsOpening: Produced by Creator/RichardWilliams' studio. It can be seen here [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUOql_oIprc here]].
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* AnimatedCreditsOpening: Produced by Creator/RichardWilliams' studio.Studio. It can be seen here [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUOql_oIprc here]].
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* OnlyALighter: Chief Inspector Dreyfus has a pistol cigarette lighter.It looks identical to his pistol. This results in a RunningGag where he mistakes his lighter for his pistol, or vice versa. When Francois sees it before Dreyfus lights himself a cigarette, after informing Dreyfus that Closseau is to be reinstated as a detective, we get this exchange:
-->'''Francois''': Sir?!
-->'''Dreyfus''': What?(looks at pistol-shaped lighter) oh, it's a birthday gift from my wife.
* ReferenceOverdosed: During the animated opening credits, the Pink Panther impersonates a series of classic movie stars and characters (Creator/JohnWayne, [[Creator/MarxBrothers Groucho Marx]], Creator/CharlieChaplin, WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse, [[Film/Frankenstein1931 Frankenstein's Monster]], etc.) while walking in and out of a pair of doors with Clouseau in pursuit.
-->'''Francois''': Sir?!
-->'''Dreyfus''': What?(looks at pistol-shaped lighter) oh, it's a birthday gift from my wife.
* ReferenceOverdosed: During the animated opening credits, the Pink Panther impersonates a series of classic movie stars and characters (Creator/JohnWayne, [[Creator/MarxBrothers Groucho Marx]], Creator/CharlieChaplin, WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse, [[Film/Frankenstein1931 Frankenstein's Monster]], etc.) while walking in and out of a pair of doors with Clouseau in pursuit.
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* OnlyALighter: Chief Inspector Dreyfus has a pistol cigarette lighter.It lighter that looks identical to his pistol.actual gun. This results in a RunningGag where he mistakes his lighter for his pistol, or vice versa. When Francois François sees it before Dreyfus lights himself a cigarette, after informing Dreyfus that Closseau is to be reinstated as a detective, we get this exchange:
-->'''Francois''': -->'''François:''' Sir?!
-->'''Dreyfus''': What?(looks -->'''Dreyfus:''' What? ''(looks at pistol-shaped lighter) oh, lighter)'' Oh, it's a birthday gift from my wife.
* ReferenceOverdosed: During theanimated opening credits, the Pink animated Panther impersonates a series of classic movie stars and characters (Creator/JohnWayne, [[Creator/MarxBrothers Groucho Marx]], Creator/CharlieChaplin, WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse, [[Film/Frankenstein1931 Frankenstein's Monster]], etc.) while walking in and out of a pair of doors with Clouseau in pursuit.
* ReferenceOverdosed: During the
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* ReferenceOverdosed: During the animated opening credits, the Pink Panther impersonates a series of classic movie stars and characters ([[Creator/MarxBrothers Groucho Marx]], Creator/CharlieChaplin, WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse, [[Film/Frankenstein1931 Frankenstein's Monster]], etc.) while walking in and out of a pair of doors with Clouseau in pursuit.
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* ReferenceOverdosed: During the animated opening credits, the Pink Panther impersonates a series of classic movie stars and characters ([[Creator/MarxBrothers (Creator/JohnWayne, [[Creator/MarxBrothers Groucho Marx]], Creator/CharlieChaplin, WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse, [[Film/Frankenstein1931 Frankenstein's Monster]], etc.) while walking in and out of a pair of doors with Clouseau in pursuit.
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* AbsurdlyLongLimousine: The Pink Panther rides in one during the opening title sequence. Also doubles as GettingCrapPastTheRadar, since the long, pink-colored vehicle strongly resembles... well, something else.
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* AbsurdlyLongLimousine: The Pink Panther rides is shown riding in one during the opening title sequence.titles. Also doubles as GettingCrapPastTheRadar, since the long, pink-colored vehicle strongly resembles... well, something else.
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* AbsurdlyLongLimousine: The Pink Panther rides in one during the opening title sequence. Also doubles as GettingCrapPastTheRadar, since the long, pink-colored vehicle strongly resembles... well, something else.
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* OnlyALighter: Chief Inspector Dreyfus has a pistol cigarette lighter.It looks identical to his pistol. This results in a RunningGag where he mistakes his lighter for his pistol, or vice versa.When Francois sees it before Dreyfus lights himself a cigarette, after informing Dreyfus that Closseau is to be reinstated as a detective, we get this exchange:
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* OnlyALighter: Chief Inspector Dreyfus has a pistol cigarette lighter.It looks identical to his pistol. This results in a RunningGag where he mistakes his lighter for his pistol, or vice versa. When Francois sees it before Dreyfus lights himself a cigarette, after informing Dreyfus that Closseau is to be reinstated as a detective, we get this exchange:
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* ClearMyName: Sir Charles's goal in traveling to Lugash and finding the real thief.
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* MoodWhiplash: The bulk of the story following Clouseau (and Dreyfus) is very much a slapstick comedy. In contrast most of the scenes following Sir Charles Lytton are played as straight action-drama with his meetings with the "Fat Man" and Colonel Sharki in particular having genuine menace and danger that wouldn't have been out of place in a 70s Bond film.
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* MoodWhiplash: The bulk of the story following Clouseau (and Dreyfus) is very much a slapstick comedy. In contrast most of the scenes following Sir Charles Lytton are played as straight action-drama with his meetings with the "Fat Man" and Colonel Sharki in particular having genuine menace and danger that wouldn't have been out of place in a 70s Bond '70s Franchise/JamesBond film.
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* SarcasmBlind:
-->'''Dreyfus:''' How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!
-->'''Clouseau:''' It's very simple. All he has to do is enlist...
-->'''Dreyfus:''' Shut up!
-->'''Dreyfus:''' How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!
-->'''Clouseau:''' It's very simple. All he has to do is enlist...
-->'''Dreyfus:''' Shut up!
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''The Return of the Pink Panther'' (1975) is the fourth film in ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' franchise, and the first since ''Film/AShotInTheDark'' (1964) to be directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards and star Creator/PeterSellers as Inspector Clouseau.
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''The Return of the Pink Panther'' (1975) is the fourth film in ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' franchise, and the first one directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards and starring Creator/PeterSellers as Inspector Clouseau since since ''Film/AShotInTheDark'' (1964) to be directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards and star Creator/PeterSellers as Inspector Clouseau.
over a decade earlier.
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''The Return of the Pink Panther'' (1975) is the fourth film in ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' franchise, and the first since ''Film/AShotInTheDark'' over a decade earlier (1964) to be directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards and star Creator/PeterSellers as Inspector Clouseau.
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The Pink Panther is stolen from a Lugash museum, and Clouseau is called upon to seek it out once more. The evidence suggests the Phantom is responsible, but in fact Sir Charles Lytton (Creator/ChristopherPlummer) has been framed. The film follows the parallel plots of Clouseau trailing Lytton's wife Claudine (Catherine Schell) to Switzerland and Lytton's journey to Lugash to try and find out who actually did it. Meanwhile, Chief Inspector Dreyfus' (Creator/HerbertLom) attempts to kill Clouseau land him in a mental institution at the end, leading directly into ''Film/ThePinkPantherStrikesAgain''.
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The Pink Panther diamond is stolen from a Lugash museum, and Clouseau is called upon to seek it out once more. The evidence suggests the Phantom is responsible, but in fact Sir Charles Lytton (Creator/ChristopherPlummer) has been framed. The film follows the parallel plots of Clouseau trailing Lytton's wife Claudine (Catherine Schell) to Switzerland and Lytton's journey to Lugash to try and find out who actually did it. Meanwhile, Chief Inspector Dreyfus' (Creator/HerbertLom) attempts to kill Clouseau land him in a mental institution at the end, leading directly into ''Film/ThePinkPantherStrikesAgain''.
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''The Return of the Pink Panther'' (1975) is the fourth film in ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' franchise.
The Pink Panther is stolen from a Lugash museum, and Clouseau is called upon to seek it out once more. The evidence suggests the Phantom is responsible, but in fact Sir Charles Lytton has been framed. The film follows the parallel plots of Clouseau trailing Lytton's wife to Switzerland and Lytton's journey to Lugash to try and find out who actually did it. Dreyfus' attempts to kill Clouseau lands him in an institution at the end, leading directly into [[Film/ThePinkPantherStrikesAgain The Pink Panther Strikes Again.]]
The Pink Panther is stolen from a Lugash museum, and Clouseau is called upon to seek it out once more. The evidence suggests the Phantom is responsible, but in fact Sir Charles Lytton has been framed. The film follows the parallel plots of Clouseau trailing Lytton's wife to Switzerland and Lytton's journey to Lugash to try and find out who actually did it. Dreyfus' attempts to kill Clouseau lands him in an institution at the end, leading directly into [[Film/ThePinkPantherStrikesAgain The Pink Panther Strikes Again.]]
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''The Return of the Pink Panther'' (1975) is the fourth film in ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' franchise.
franchise, and the first since ''Film/AShotInTheDark'' over a decade earlier to be directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards and star Creator/PeterSellers as Inspector Clouseau.
The Pink Panther is stolen from a Lugash museum, and Clouseau is called upon to seek it out once more. The evidence suggests the Phantom is responsible, but in fact Sir Charles Lytton (Creator/ChristopherPlummer) has been framed. The film follows the parallel plots of Clouseau trailing Lytton's wife Claudine (Catherine Schell) to Switzerland and Lytton's journey to Lugash to try and find out who actually did it. Meanwhile, Chief Inspector Dreyfus' (Creator/HerbertLom) attempts to kill Clouseaulands land him in an a mental institution at the end, leading directly into [[Film/ThePinkPantherStrikesAgain The Pink Panther Strikes Again.]]
''Film/ThePinkPantherStrikesAgain''.
The Pink Panther is stolen from a Lugash museum, and Clouseau is called upon to seek it out once more. The evidence suggests the Phantom is responsible, but in fact Sir Charles Lytton (Creator/ChristopherPlummer) has been framed. The film follows the parallel plots of Clouseau trailing Lytton's wife Claudine (Catherine Schell) to Switzerland and Lytton's journey to Lugash to try and find out who actually did it. Meanwhile, Chief Inspector Dreyfus' (Creator/HerbertLom) attempts to kill Clouseau
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* AnimatedCreditsOpening: can be seen here [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUOql_oIprc here]].
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* AnimatedCreditsOpening: Produced by Creator/RichardWilliams' studio. It can be seen here [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUOql_oIprc here]].
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The Pink Panther is stolen from a Lugash museum, and Clouseau is called upon to seek it out once more. The evidence suggests the Phantom is responsible, but in fact Sir Charles Lytton has been framed. The film follows the parallel plots of Clouseau trailing Lytton's wife to Switzerland and Lytton's journey to Lugash to try and find out who actually did it. Dreyfus' attempts to kill Clouseau lands him in an institution at the end, leading directly into...
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The Pink Panther is stolen from a Lugash museum, and Clouseau is called upon to seek it out once more. The evidence suggests the Phantom is responsible, but in fact Sir Charles Lytton has been framed. The film follows the parallel plots of Clouseau trailing Lytton's wife to Switzerland and Lytton's journey to Lugash to try and find out who actually did it. Dreyfus' attempts to kill Clouseau lands him in an institution at the end, leading directly into...
into [[Film/ThePinkPantherStrikesAgain The Pink Panther Strikes Again.]]
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* NoPeripheralVision: Clouseau does not realize that Colonel Sharki is in Lady Lytton's room when he enters it.
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* RoomFullOfCrazy: In the end, Dreyfus is in a padded cell. The walls are covered with writings about his desire to kill Clouseau.
* SuperWindowJump: This is the way Sir Charles Lytton goes out of the den of the Fat Man.
* SuperWindowJump: This is the way Sir Charles Lytton goes out of the den of the Fat Man.
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* ReliablyUnreliableGuns: Dreyfus not only repeatedly gets his pistol mixed up with [[OnlyALighter a lighter that looks the same as his pistol]], but his pistol also never fires when he wants it to and always fires when he doesn't.
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* IndyHatRoll: After the guard discovers the theft of the Pink Panther diamond, he triggers the activation of the security system and causes the doors to the room to close. The thief rolls under the door and out of the room just before it closes.
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* IndyHatRoll: After the guard discovers the theft of the Pink Panther diamond, he triggers the activation of the security system and causes the doors door to the room to close. The thief rolls under the door and out of the room just before it closes.
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* ImprovisedZipLine: The thief escapes from the museum with the diamond by firing a zip line from a crossbow to an adjacent building, then sliding down the line into an apartment in the other building.
* IndyHatRoll: After the guard discovers the theft of the Pink Panther diamond, he triggers the activation of the security system and causes the doors to the room to close. The thief rolls under the door and out of the room just before it closes.
* IndyHatRoll: After the guard discovers the theft of the Pink Panther diamond, he triggers the activation of the security system and causes the doors to the room to close. The thief rolls under the door and out of the room just before it closes.
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* AnimatedCreditsOpening: can be seen here [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUOql_oIprc here]].
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* TaeKwonDoor: When the burglar breaks into a museum to steal the title diamond, the alarm goes off and guards pursue the burglar. As a guard is approaching a door the burglar throws it shut, hitting the guard and knocking him out.
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* MoodWhiplash: The bulk of the story following Clouseau (and Dreyfus) is very much a slapstick comedy. In contrast most of the scenes following Sir Charles Lytton are played as straight action-drama with his meetings with the "Fat Man" and Colonel Sharki in particular having genuine menace and danger that wouldn't have been out of place in a 70s Bond film.
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* OnlyALighter: Chief Inspector Dreyfus has a pistol cigarette lighter.It looks identical to his pistol. This results in a RunningGag where he mistakes his lighter for his pistol, or vice versa.When Francois sees it before Dreyfus lights himself a cigarette, after informing Dreyfus that Closseau is to be reinstated as a detective, we get this exchange:
-->'''Francois''': Sir?!
-->'''Dreyfus''': What?(looks at pistol-shaped lighter) oh, it's a birthday gift from my wife.
-->'''Francois''': Sir?!
-->'''Dreyfus''': What?(looks at pistol-shaped lighter) oh, it's a birthday gift from my wife.
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* HotterAndSexier: Averted. Despite the other films in the series having some light SexComedy elements, this has even less.
* LighterAndSofter: The most lighthearted entry in the series. Especially compared to the previous "canon" entry, ''Film/AShotInTheDark'', which was a murder mystery.
* LighterAndSofter: The most lighthearted entry in the series. Especially compared to the previous "canon" entry, ''Film/AShotInTheDark'', which was a murder mystery.
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The Pink Panther is stolen from a Lugash museum, and Clouseau is called upon to seek it out once more. The evidence suggests the Phantom is responsible, but in fact Sir Charles Lytton has been framed. The film follows the parallel plots of Clouseau trailing Lytton's wife to Switzerland and Lytton's journey to Lugash to try and find out who actually did it. Dreyfus' attempts to kill Clouseau lands him in an institution at the end, leading directly into...
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!!This film provides examples of:
* BigBadDuumvirate: Sir Charles and Lady Claudine would be this, if it wasn't for the fact that [[spoiler: Sir Charles is innocent and Claudine stole the jewel by herself, not to frame him but for a bit of harmless fun]].
* BringingRunningShoesToACarChase: The cabbie responds to Inspector Clouseau's command to FollowThatCar by climbing out of the cab and chasing the car on foot.
%%* FollowThatCar: Spoofed (see trope entry).
* NoFourthWall: The end credits roll as we see Dreyfus in a padded cell; when Peter Sellers' credit appears, he shouts at us, "Kill him! Kill him!"
* WhoNeedsEnemies: Invoked by name when Sir Charles goes to the Fat Man for help in proving he didn't steal the Pink Panther. Instead, the Fat Man, in order to protect himself, plans to kill Sir Charles and give the body to the police as the culprit.
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