Inspektor Clouseau – Der irre Flic mit dem heißen Blick (1978)

Inspektor Clouseau – Der irre Flic mit dem heißen Blick: Directed by Blake Edwards. With Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk, Dyan Cannon. To prove that he still is strong and powerful, Philippe Douvier decides to kill Clouseau. Once news of his “death” has been announced, Clouseau tries to take advantage of it and goes undercover with Cato to find out who tried to kill him.

“Peter Sellers made 5 Pink Panther movies; this was the last and, in my opinion, the best. Planning a 6th, he died before it could be made. I remember reading in a biography that, as he was practising his Clousseau voice for the 6th film, his wife told him that the dialog he was reciting was u0026quot;barely intelligible.u0026quot; Just the thought of that makes me chuckle. (Very nasal now: Peuwp – did you say u0026quot;Peuwp?u0026quot;).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis Pink Panther film contains myriad classic scenes. Right at the beginning we see Clousseau (dressed as Toulouse Lautrec) tossing the u0026quot;beuwm!u0026quot; toward Professor Balls, who is saved from the explosion by the u0026quot;new shipment of inflatable goiters!u0026quot; Then, as he explains to his boss what has happened, he sets the office afire from the burning embers on his clothes and, exiting, proclaims u0026quot;I must apprehend this mad u0026#39;beuwmberu0026#39; before he does anymore of the u0026#39;dam-ajjeu0026#39;.u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis goes on and on. You must be a real Clousseau aficionado to appreciate it, I suppose. Itu0026#39;s an acquired taste! Nevertheless, I think itu0026#39;s a funny movie if you like silly, somewhat refined, slapstick comedy.”