Should we watch more Pink Panther? DR STRANGELOVE Reaction: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AEbrCyv02_I.html See David Niven in CASINO ROYAL 1967 Reaction: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tVpqQfu1VB4.html
Actually, they were a series of animated short subjects, made for theatrical release to be shown in front of feature films. The first short in the series, THE PINK PHINK (1964), won the Oscar for best animated short for that year. Another series of DePatie-Freleng cartoon shorts, "The Inspector", inspired by Sellers as Clouseau and from the opening credits of the next movie in the series, A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964), began in 1965 and continued through 1969. By 1969, when enough of the Pink Panther shorts were made, they then ran them (as well as The Inspector) as a Saturday morning TV cartoon show, THE PINK PANTHER SHOW (1969-1978), on NBC in the USA. Further shorts, made from 1969 onward, were made for both theatrical play and for broadcast on the TV show, until ending production in 1978-79. DePatie-Freleng was the very last Hollywood studio unit producing cartoon shorts for theaters on a regular basis.
A related, sister production by the same cartoonists is called "The Aardvark and the Ant". Also very enjoyable especially if you've never seen a blue aardvark speak with a Yiddish accent.
Peter Sellers doing French farce in the swinging sixties. What's not to love? Clouseau started out as the comic relief in this one and so comprehensively stole the movie that he got his own franchise.
Blake Edwards the director (married to Julie Andrews) was friends with Peter Sellars. They realised pretty quickly that the Clousau character was people's favourite part, and so the later movies were focussed more on him. And they're very fun. You'll enjoy them.
Blake Edwards had never met Peter Sellers before this movie. And they straight up became enemies while shooting "A Shot in the Dark," each vowing never to work with the other again, which is why no further Panthers were made the rest of the decade. Sellers only did "The Return of the Pink Panther" in 1975 because he needed to do it, at which point Sellers and Edwards went from enemies to frenemies.
Nobody could play him like Peter Sellers, they tried to replace him with other actors, including with that failed reboot from years ago. But Peter Sellers, he WAS the inspector!
David Niven was a good and decent man. He even gave up Hollywood in the 40s to fight for his country. Can't see many stars today doing that. He's called David as he was born on St David's Day 🐉
This is such a classic, Peter Sellers was excellent and definitely one of the OG kings of comedy. The theme is so iconic and check out the sequel “A shot in the dark” it’s a fantastic film.
This is my favorite example of a franchise that blew up way beyond what the filmmakers expected. David Niven was supposed to carry this movie as just another fun little crime comedy, and that would be that. But Peter Sellers totally stole the show and people loved Clouseau so much they did an entire series.
Not quite. This was planned to be the first in a series about suave jewel thief Charles Litton/The Phantom. But, of course Sellers stole the show and Clouseau got the series instead.
@@SmartCookie2022 It is not the third movie, it's just a movie. "Inspector Clouseau" is not canon to the "Pink Panther" films; it's just its own thing standing out in left field.
There are at least 2 Peter Sellers movies you should see that are not part of The Pink Panther franchise. They are 1. The Party and 2. Being There. Both were critically acclaimed.
This was fantastic Jen seeing you laughing and having such a good time is the best 🙌Clouseau stole the show for sure his bungling is so funny and his clumsyness is hilarious, his tripping on everything is literally ME 😂 definitely watch the others they are indeed better especially the next one it's hilarious
Another amazing Blake Edwards movie is The Great Race starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Natalie Woods and Peter Falk. I'm absolutely positive that you'd love it Jen.
"Being There" is pretty good. Especially with it being another Presidential election year. I almost feel like Mayor Quimby. Aide- "Um, election in November, election in November." Quimby- "What? Again? This stupid country."
Mystery queen author Agatha Christie's most beloved character was detective Hercule Poirot, appearing in 47 stories. He was best known for his role in Murder on the Orient Express. He was a little Belgium (with sort of a French accent), described as having an egg-shaped head and elegant moustache. He was always so prim and proper, people laughed at him (in the stories), even while he was busy gathering clues to solve each case. In 1975, his obituary was published on the front page of the NY Times, the only time a fictional obituary was so featured. Over the years, there were many film adaptations of Christie's stories, with different actors playing Poirot more or less faithful to books. Often they would try to use a Belgium accent, many times painfully awful. I think Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau with his hideious accent was meant to parody this.
If you like Peter Sellers and David Niven, I would recommend Murder By Death it's also got Peter Falk (Princess Bride Narrator/Columbo), Eileen Brennan (Mrs. Peacock from Clue), Maggie Smith (Professor McGonnagall), Elsa Lanchester (Katie Nanna from Mary Poppins), Truman Capote and Sir Alec Guiness (OG Obi-Wan Kenobi!)
It was originally a stage play that was unconnected to to the Pink Panther series of films. We did a production of it in our collage theater program one year.
i watched these as a child of the 80's.. to me these are timeless comedy classics and they get funnier with each movie. Jen thx for reacting to this, I feel like watching all of them again.
Great pick, it was fun watching this with you. Peter Sellers was at his best. The best movie for me in this series is the 1975 release Return of The Pink Panther... hilarious
DEFINITELY more Pink Panther! Most of the supporting characters are introduced in “A Shot in the Dark”, the immediate sequel. There were several sequels in the 1970s.
This was originally intended to be the first in a series of caper movies centered around David Niven as Sir Charles but Peter Sellers completely stole the movie. The result was Clouseau became the focus instead.
Soo much fun to watch this with you, Jen. You’re going to love what is coming yet in this series of movies. The focus now goes fully on Peter Sellers . And as long as Sellers is playing Clouseau, the comedy is classic!! :)
"Someone over here, someone over there, people just missing each other". Now add "Murders!" to the plot and you have completely described "A Shot In The Dark", the second Pink Panther/Clouseau movie. You'll like that one too. (Another Henry Mancini score!) Looking forward to your reaction!
Have a strong memory of watching Revenge of the Pink Pather on VHS as a teen, together with friends... we were literly "rofl"-ing, rolling on the floor laughing.
Haven't seen this in ages! haha So much fun, such a classic... one of my favourite Peter Sellers is The Party, one worth checking out. ;) "Birdie num-num". lol
@@Spec-FiveCarr Or how he blew up the fort because he used the plunger as a support when he tied his laces. Or when he ruined a scene by wearing his modern divers watch. And so many other scenes.
Before Sellers made movies, he was several characters in the 1950s UK radio show, The Goon Show. He was primarily the suave George Sanders-like villain, a dumb boy scout, and a blustering army major accompanied by a barrage of bombshells and artillery which was generally hinted to be his bowel movements.
The opening sequence of the sequel, A Shot in the Dark, is one of the all time great bits. It gives all the evidence to solve the mystery, but only if you watch very carefully.
The Pink Panther cartoon was inspired by the title sequences from the movie. Gold Key also published a comic book back in the 70s (where the Pink Panther always spoke in rhyme????) He only actually speaks in two of the old cartoons.
and hence, the Pink Panther cartoons was born from this movie... also, this movie is a sequel to the movie A Shot in the Dark, that introduced the world to Inspector Clouseau.
Sellers was a total genius you should defo watch the other panther movies there was also many British comedies from the 50s and 60s that he was hilarious in.
Peter Sellers was a comedy genius. I love all the Pink Panther movies with him in as he is always brilliant and they all have at least a couple brilliant and memorable comedy set pieces.
These 3 are the best Pink Panther films... A Shot in the Dark (1964) Return of the Pink Panther (1975) Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) These three will have you rolling... Peter Sellers at his very best !
I loved the Pink Panther cartoons when I was a kid. I remember when this would come on TV, I'd always be disappointed that it was just some old movie and not the cartoon.
I remember first seeing the pink panther movies many years ago -- and seeing Peter Sellers for the first time. By the end of the movies my ribs hurt from laughing so hard.
The next one doesn't include "Pink Panther" in the title, but it's my favorite. A Shot in the Dark puts Sellers in the center of the story and builds his entire little world around him.
If you notice the main plot revolves around the attempt to steal the titular jewel. Peter Sellers was only supposed to have a small role but he proved so funny that they kept adding more scenes.
Yes! I'd love to see reactions to the rest of the series, I think you'll enjoy them too. This is actually one of my favorites though. I liked the lodge location, and the scene at the beginning where the wife escapes by pulling a clever outfit change is still one of my favorites. The bumbling comedy continues with the series, so lots more goofy mistakes, close calls, and silliness from Sellers. ~Caroline
Peter Sellers was a last minute replacement when the previous actor became ill before filming. It was Sellers idea to make Clouseau clumsy. The first scene filmed with him was with the rotating globe, no one on set knew he was going to fall and it was almost ruined because everyone behind the camera cracked up. This was meant to be David Niven’s film but the audience talked about nothing else but Sellers after each screening, and the rest is history:)
14:32 "I wish he was in this more." Director Blake Edwards thought the same thing. He made the movie with David Niven as the lead, but quickly realised that Peter Sellers was the best thing in it. His next movie, A Shot in the Dark, was turned into another Clouseau movie, and set the formula for all the Pink Panther movies that followed.
Pink Panther was a cartoon on tv and when you’d go to the theater to see a movie before the actual movie started they would play a couple cartoons and one was usually The Pink Panther !! Yes I’ve always loved the theme song. !!!
10:09 - PRINCESS DALA - Portrayed by Claudia Cardinale. Also known for portraying newly widowed homesteader, Jill McBain in 'Once Upon A Time in the West', opposite Henry Fonda, cast against type as the villain, Charles Bronson as his nemesis and Jason Robards as a bandit. BONUS FACT Back To The Future 3 pays homage to this western with a cinematic shot-for-shot introduction to the town of Hill Valley.
Has anyone seen the Sellers-less, Edwards-less film “Inspector Clouseau” from the late ‘60s? Apparently, Peter Sellers and Blake Edwards had a big fight about which of them was responsible for the success of their collaborations (they made several movies in the ‘60s as well as “Pink Panther” and “Shot in the Dark”) and the studio figured, ‘fuck both of these guys’ and tried to make a movie without either of them. Alan Arkin played Clouseau, which intrigues me, but one doesn’t hear much about the movie at all. In any case, it took career slides on the part of both Sellers and Edwards to lure them back for more in the mid-70s but throughout their late collaboration they carried on the old fight. Rather sad, I always thought.
@@ramonacosta2647 No wonder they only made one, I guess. Alan Arkin was often amazing, more so as he aged, but his vibe was completely different from Sellers’ and I can’t imagine them playing the same role at all.
I watched it once probably 30 or 40 years ago. I can't remember one thing about it. Considering how much I remember from the ones with Sellers that can't be a good thing.
Clueso was a character on the animated Pink Panther show, and i think his name was less recognisable to audiences, (as the main recurring human character, he was an easy choice for a live action story), while The Pink Panther was much more well known, having product tie ins and been used in advertising, so it made more sense to market this as a "Pink Panther" film
Henry Mancini wrote the Pink Panther theme, and Don Menza played the saxophone; years later, Don's son Nick Menza played drums for eleven years with Megadeth before his dismissal from that band. In 2016 Nick had a heart attack on stage playing with his group OHM and sadly passed away. Niven and Sellers owned this movie.
For those that dont know, a pink panther is an impossibility. Thats because a panther is a black jaguar or black leopard. Its not a species or type of big cat. In oder to be a panther a big cat needs to be black. Which is why a panther cant be pink. Thats a hidden joke that few people pick up. And, yes, ‘black panther’ is a tautology. All the pink panther movies are great. In fact they get crazier and funnier as they go along. This movie was intended as a one off light comedy but closeau - and the pink panther animation (and theme song) - were such a hit they spawned a number of offshoots (including strawberry flavoured ‘pink panther’ chocolate, which i loved when i was a kid). Ps loving your recent choices of viewing - youre not following the highway all the other reactors are on.
Two of Sellers’ best films are, ‘The Party’ (1968), and, ‘Being There’ (1979). ‘The Party’ is problematic for some because Sellers’ plays a man from India, and so he is in brown face to look the part. His character in the movie is an innocent, truthful, loveable man, who ends up being the sanest, nicest person in the film. In the end he wins a girl’s heart but it seems like they both know it’s too difficult to go further into a relationship because of their racial differences. It’s quite heartbreaking. Apparently, the movie was well liked in India. Most of the film is just a wild party with Sellers doing one hilarious thing after another in an ultra modern, gadget filled Hollywood mansion where the party takes place. It’s one of my favourite comedies of all time. ‘Being There’ has Sellers playing a man of incredibly low intellect who, through a series of misfortunes, ends up being mistaken as some kind of economic genius by the most powerful people in Washington D.C. It sound kind of like a dumb premise, but it’s a brilliant film. It was one of the best films of 1979 which I think is the strongest year ever for great films. 1979 has an incredibly deep bench of above average films as well as quite a few of the best movies of all time. Thanks for making videos eh.
Ah, the day we've all been waiting for. You clearly enjoyed this Jen (who wouldn't?) I hope you'll watch the other Pink Panther movies at some point, with new characters to add to the fun. Without giving too much away: the interactions between Clouseau, and his superior Chief Inspector Dreyfus are priceless.
The animation was an original creation for the movie, returned in the sequels and was later turned into the Pink Panther TV show which wasn't too shabby.
Hi Jen. Obviously in this movie The Pink Panther is a gem but the animated intro was popular enough that The Pink Panther would become a much beloved animated character. When I was growing up I knew The Pink Panther as a cartoon character before I even realised this film existed.
Actually, they were a series of animated short subjects, made for theatrical release to be shown in front of feature films. The first short in the series, THE PINK PHINK (1964), won the Oscar for best animated short for that year. Another series of DePatie-Freleng cartoon shorts, "The Inspector", inspired by Sellers as Clouseau and from the opening credits of the next movie in the series, A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964), began in 1965 and continued through 1969. By 1969, when enough of the Pink Panther shorts were made, they then ran them (as well as The Inspector) as a Saturday morning TV cartoon show, THE PINK PANTHER SHOW (1969-1978), on NBC in the USA. Further shorts, made from 1969 onward, were made for both theatrical play and for broadcast on the TV show, until ending production in 1978-79. DePatie-Freleng was the very last Hollywood studio unit producing cartoon shorts for theaters on a regular basis.
The later films, focusing on Peter Sellers and his driving Commissioner Dreyfus up the wall, were the not to be missed movies - eg. Return of the Pink Panther, and A Shot in the Dark. For many years, the top rated comedy movie was Some Like It Hot (1959), with Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marylin Monroe. David Niven is also known for his off the cuff remark to a streaking incident while acting as an Oscar presenter.
The only one that I saw in the theater was “Revenge of The Pink Panther.” I grew up watching the cartoon. Dean Martin did four movies as the secret agent, Matt Helm: “The Silencers,” “Murderers Row,” “The Ambushers,” and “The Wrecking Crew.” I think you would find them fun.
I'm so glad you reacted to this! It's crazy because just the other day I was thinking that nobody has really done reactions to these movies. One thing I had forgotten about this one was that ALL of the main characters had moments of physical comedy, not just Clouseau. That would change in the later movies, when only the comical characters would do pratfalls, but the "suave" characters would not. Looking forward to future reactions in this series!
Just SUM Reactions has done reactions to three or four of them and Cam and Zay did A Shot in the Dark but other than that I haven't seen anyone react to any of the later Pink Panther movies.
Luv seeing and hearing you laugh! 😂 i knew you would enjoy this movie! How did you like the theme? Peter Seller's is great in these movies i hope you will continue the p.p. series! Thanks for sharing Jen ❤️💛