The Pink Panther Compilation: Best of Inspector Dreyfus & Clouseau | MGM
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- A Compilation of greatest scenes from the original Pink Panther films starring Peter Sellers.
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A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Produced and Directed by Blake Edwards
Based upon the plays by Harry Kurnitz and Marcel Achard
Screenplay by Blake Edwards & William Peter Blatty
Based on characters created by Maurice Richlin & Blake Edwards
Cast: Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, George Sanders, Herbert Lom
Rated PG
The Pink Panther is a trademark of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital platforms.
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Produced and Directed by Blake Edwards
Written by Frank Waldman and Blake Edwards
Based on characters created by Maurice Richlin & Blake Edwards
Cast: Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Colin Blakely, Leonard Rossiter, Lesley-Anne Down
Rated PG
The Pink Panther is a trademark of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital platforms.
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
Produced and Directed by Blake Edwards
Screenplay by Frank Waldman, Ron Clark and Blake Edwards
Based on characters created by Maurice Richlin & Blake Edwards
Cast: Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Robert Webber, with Dyan Cannon
Rated PG
The Pink Panther is a trademark of Metro-Goldwyn
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Herbert Lom was the unsung hero of the franchise. The perfect insane foil to Clouseau's bumbling, inept inspector. His delivery during the eulogy was perfect.
his twitching eye i always remember and still make me chuckle
I watched that in a theater when the flick first came out in the 70's I remember laughing about as hard as I ever have.
Check out the original The Ladykillers (1955). It was the first time Lom and Sellers were teamed and Peter Seller's first major film role.
I believe that the eulogy Herbert Lom delivered should live forever in the annals of comedy! Sheer genius.
Yes. And of course he had a very long association with Sellers. I first saw them act together in the 1950s in the comedy noir film The Ladykillers.
Herbert Lom's eye twitches were priceless.
Herb was amazing in strikes back.
Agreed Herbert was a genius. Suggest the British film 'A Comedy of Horrors'. The premise of this film is how does an undertaker drum up more business. All star British & American cast. Utterly hilarious
I remember I think it was Barry Norman or something else doing a behind the scenes of a pink panther ,and there couldn't stop laughing on the set, and a scene in the lift, elevator. My favourite one was shot in the dark ,Elke Sommer was so brilliant and beautiful in that film , and she did a lot of cult films in the 60s,Matt helm, bulldog drummed,
I have a boss right now that has a very similar twitch and it’s everything I can do to not laugh right in his face 😂😂😂
"Every day, In every way, I`m getting better and better...Hehehe"
It’s coming up to 50 years and it’s still absolutely hilarious. That is a real classic. RIP all.
Surely you meant to write that it's been close to 60 years?
Honestly Herbert Lom was a great actor. I'm not sure how they wrote the character but the descent into madness, they way he played the role in the later movies, the mannerisms he added ... I'm not sure anyone else could have make the character so perfect as the foil Sellers was constantly destroying by his shear stupidity and luck.
And the original film presaged this 'descent', too... and I agree with others, his scenes were the ones that truly moved the stories forward and at such a great pace. I do love the inclusion of The Original Wink in this compilation, too. The Most Important Wink in movie history, I think.
Herbert Lom made the Pink Panther films.
Drove him to his grave..
Lom was brilliant...all the more so as he was known before as a serious character actor...and anti-Communist who was compelled to flee Czechoslovakia when the Communists took power...Czechs still revere him today.
watching this for the first time and having watched all the movies in the theaters when they came out as a teen, Herbet Lom really comes across in this, peter sellers equal, and that's saying something
The Pink Panther films would not be the great classics without Herbert Lom. A truly great talent and perfect for the role.
Peter Sellers and Herbert Lom were one of the best comedy teams in cinema. They brought out the comedic best in one another, ..pure chemistry, pure genius!
the murderer could have mistaken the man for a woman...in a nudist camp...you imbacile.
I Totally agree! 😂😂😂
So true we all knew of Peter Sellers brilliance in his role but watching this video makes it clear Herbert Lom was also brilliant.
Dreyfus growling like a dog and biting Clousea and Hercule is utter genius
The writers and actors and Blake Edwards were comic geniuses! This comedy never grows stale. It will be as humorous in 100 years as it still is today. RIP to those who were involved in this monumental franchise.
Agree. Great sight guys, both were great comic actors.
They don't make them like that anymore!
@@deadreckoning6288 You are absolutely right, unfortunately for us all.
They tried with Steve Martin total disaster sadly
It still holds up!!!
Herbert's so called "EULOGY " for the inspector had to be one of the funniest comedy movie scenes in history 🤣.
Class comedy
Pure genius.
It's almost as funny as the scene in the movie Rat Race where Jon Lovitz accidentally drives Hitler's car onto stage of a WW2 veterans ceremony. To be honest that scene from Rat Race might be the funniest in movie history. Lol
It had me laughing so bad I started to cry they were great actress and and they still live on in these movies and make everybody else laugh
The women think he's crying, but he's trying not to bust out laughing. 🤣
"A Shot in the Dark" and "The Return of the Pink Panther" are masterpieces. It's not just Peter Sellers. It's the entire cast, a great ensemble.
Well ... I'd say it's mostly Sellers. IMHO.
Plus great writing, although I understand Sellers improvised relentlessly.
Herbert Lom was absolutely brilliant in this role. No matter how many times I watch his scenes I am in tears of laughter by the end of it
I love the whole storyline from "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" with Clouseau & Dreyfus.
The poor guy spend 3 years in the mental asylum, countless hours of therapy and is finally ready to get his life back on track.
* Clouseau shows up for 5 minutes *
Dreyfus goes batshit insane, breaks out of the asylum, starts an int. crime organization ala SPECTRE & becomes a literal Bond villain who blackmails the whole world with a super weapon. Not to gain money or power., nooo... he just wants Clouseau dead.
It´s absolutely hilarious & Herbert Lom plays the part to perfection.
Francoise! Start the car!
And then Revenge of the Pink Panther comes out in 78 and completely retcons Dreyfus' character just so he can share the screen with Clouseau again, lol.
And then we have _Son of the Pink Panther,_ where Dreyfus isn't just at ease with all of this (in the form of this new Italian dude), he actually recognizes the value of the Clouseau equivalent in relation to the situation he's going to be facing.
By far this is my favorite PP movie. The "introduction" in the psychiatrist's office then the pond is unparalleled in any movie. Lom and Sellers are amazing.. yes, yes!
"I'm afraid this is not your day, my friend!"
Pure gold, the chemistry between Sellers and Edwards was one of the finest artistic duo of the 60's.
Folowing United Artists, a MGM company
You cannot mention Pink Panther without also recognizing the absolute excellence of Herbert Lom (Chief Inspector Dreyfus). His eye twitches and hysterical laughter alone is legendary :)
@@PlacidDragon of course!
Sellers and Lomm...
The thing is Peter Sellers and Blake Edwards were fiercely competitive and had a long running rivalry - it's best exemplified by the titles. Whenever Sellers name appears, Edwards does moments later (For example - "Starring Peter Sellers in a Blake Edwards film....")
Both admitted they found working together 'difficult'
These movies were pure gold. Sellers was a talent not easily forgotten. It was an atrocity when they tried to shove Steve Martin into his place.
There were a few funny moments.
But yea it wasn't the same
I still can't get over Steve Martin ACCEPTING the role at all. I sort of wonder if he wasn't killed in a car-crash and replaced by someone named Campbell. After all, "Steve Martin" also accepted replacing Phil Silvers in the SGT BILKO remake, too. I can't get over him accepting these two roles.
@@BuffaloC305 it wasn't horrible. The films were not good. But it was mostly the direction,co stars, plot lines... basically everything with Steve being the least of the problems. I'm a originality and a purist. I dont like it when remakes try to be too "original".
I didnt like the new Kato, or Dreyfus roles.
It's they kept it as close to the original as possible I would have been happier.
Some parts do work for me though...
When he's in the office with the pointer.... and nails his boss. Lol
Or when he asks "was it fatal?... how fatal?... I want to talk to him now..."
That gets me every time.
Or the "everyone with the last name YU."
In the second film when he asks the detectives name after he had already said it... lol then tries to.repeat it
Let's not forget Alan Arkin's infamous turn as Inspector Clouseau in 1968. And Roberto Benigni's role in Son of the Pink Panther. Nobody could ever replace Sellers
@@commanderkeen3787 OMG I forgot about Alan Arkin!
Always enjoy watching Revenge Of the Pink Panther, where Dreyfus becomes a Bond villain megalomaniac. The fight scenes between Clouseau and Kato were just the icing on the cake!
Yes, this duo is hilarious together. Kato (Burt Kwauk) is also great in these films!
Cato
Their Silver Hornet was nuts
@@slcRN1971 The scene where Cato jumps out of the fridge, and ambushes Clousseau is one of my favourites😂
Clouseau's fight scenes with Kato were inspired by Frank Sinatra's and Henry Silva's fight scene in The Manchurian Candidate.
One of the greatest comedic minds of all time was Peter Sellers. No one could portray Inspector Clouseau more convincingly than Sellers, and no one could portray Commissioner Dreyfus more eloquently than Herbert Lom.
I was very disappointed to find that Steve Martin played Clouseau. I really wanted to play Clouseau. I've had so many strangers come up to me put of the blue calling me Peter Sellers, and I've got the voice down. I am also known to be clumsy.
When my Dad saw this in the theater, he was laughing so hard, he had to leave. I hope they have these movies in heaven. They became family favorites. We’d repeat some of the lines randomly, in public and laugh. It never got old. You didn’t get all of them, but you brightened my day! 🙏🏻
Same here!
And here! Just spent the entire 16 minutes remembering my dad’s laughs and sheer joy. Those Dreyfus scenes would bring tears from his laughter. Lovely memories. ❤
... help me find my nose.
@@trlavalley9909 dose.
We were all laughing so hard we couldn't catch our breath.
Surely some actually must have passed out in the seat.
Herbert Lom was the perfect foil for Peter Sellers. The first 20 minutes of Strikes Again is one of the funniest openings in movie history. I've seen it a million times and it cracks me up every time.
Herbert Lom and Peter Sellers Excellent actors together
"He was above all else, a modest man" - comic timing perfection.
Without doubt, Herbert Lom stole the show, hands down, every time. His many years of film making in so many roles made him a master of his profession.
Incredible to think how two of the biggest egos in show business, Blake Edwards and Peter Sellers, managed to produce so many great films. Two very fine creative minds, both battling very powerful demons
You missed the funniest one of them all: When Clouseau came disguised as the dentist and "pulled the wrong tooth".
Lol
The laughing gas scene was pure magic.
Exactly! My side hurts every time I watch that scene 😂
Only one man would pull the wrong tooth... Clouseau....
That scene is madness.
My Dad passed away this past July after a short battle with cancer. He introduced my sisters and I to this wonderful series and we all have very fond memories of being in tears from laughing throughout the chapters. We included The Pink Panther and The Inspector animated characters peaking out behind a tree on his burial plaque. The man knew comedy and loved to laugh. This series will live in my heart forever because of him. Nothing can touch it.
❤
You have my deepest sympathy, Acts 24:15 very comforting.
you will meet,and laugh together,again
very sorry to hear that Bryan.
my dad loved these films too, i watch clips like this and always think of him
Condolences Bryan, I'm sure if your dad loved the pink panthers, try the movie soft beds hard battles with PS.
Mr. Lom's stunt double really earned his keep in these films!
The funeral eulogy given by Herbert Lom was some of the finest comedic presentation and timing I've had the pleasure to watch.
Absolute GOLD!!!!
Some actors take their roles with them; they can never be replaced. Peter Sellers and Herbert Lom were two of those actors. Truly unique and original. They made The Pink Panter movies work, nothing else.
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Perfect acting, perfect props, perfect writing, perfect timing. Just perfect.
Herbert Lom deserves 10 thumbs up too! His timing, facial expressions etc- without him Sellers' clueless Clouseau wouldn't have had quite so much- potency! It's a treat to watch the series in order and see him develope "the twitch" in his eye, to out and out homicidal mania, as witnessed at the fake funeral! Namaste
When my Dad was alive we would watch the pink panther movies religiously. So hilarious! I so miss those moments. I hope my Dad is watching these in heaven! Miss him everyday
Sellers, Edwards and Herbert Lom. These 3 were an incredible film making trio. The original Pink Panther series is amongst the best in cinematic history, in my opinion.
No many films had me in tears from laughing, these did.
Herbert Lom and Peter Sellers combining is pure genius. A true classic film franchise never to be repeated.
Steve Martin tried. It was hilarious but only because it was so bad. 😂
We can only pray that such greats will surface again.... we lived thru an atomic age, on a precipice so dire.... but because of these men.... we could forget...and laugh.
Our governments are so laughable today, but we have nobody to show us the humor of this ineptitude... shame there is no more laughter.
@@archiedavis5365 I think that the embarrassment of riches & talent in the Sellers, Rossiter , Python era / generation will never be repeated. The odd great talent may come through but not in the numbers we had back then.
I love the way his eyes go batty when Cluso riles him up. And he has that funny little giggle. These movies are so well written, and acted!
Sellers was an absolute genius!
Herbert Lom was perfect in this role…
I just adored Herbert Lom. Comedy, tragedy, he could do it all. To this day he's still my favorite Phantom of the Opera. 💗👍💗
He was truly a magical actor.
I also love his performance as Professor Petrie / The Phantom ❤️
Peter Sellers and Herbert Lom, a congenial connection.
Never in film history can anything come close to repeat this kind of comedy between Peter Sellers and Herbert Lom.
I remember watching the Panther films with my parents and laughing so much. My Dad especially because he came from a French background. Any Peter Sellers film that came on TV, we just had to watch it :)
A perfect example of good, clean comedy that is brilliant.
The pairing of Sellers with Lom was pure genius. I still love watching these clips.
The late Herbert Lom, a great actor, perfect casting. Heavens gain...
Probably one the finest comedy duals of all time.
agreed - some other goodies - Corbert & Barker, Morecombe & Wise, Conway & Korman......
sorry no ..laurel and hardy is
@@kiltedjohn1000 I said one of the finest.Laurel and Hardy are still the funniest comedians to this day.
@@PistonBroke0001 OK your forgiven
We lived for these Movies, when I was a kid.
We need to bring this back and put more joy and laughter and people's lives but these kind of clean movies let's do it
Well MGM is planning to reboot the franchise with the real Pink panther in it, not some diamond anymore, and the director of the two Sonic movies is directing it and the writer of Bad Boys For life and The Man From Toronto is writing. The story goes a smooth operating inspector who one day got into a traumatic accident now has a imaginary friend which is the Pink panther, althought the panther does not speak but still helps the inspector to solve the case. The inspector and the panther will seeing teaming up together take down the most badest, vicious and cruelest criminal in the world.
@@becketamieltkatchsergio1408 that sounds.... terrible
@@becketamieltkatchsergio1408 🤢
They tried it with Steve Martin and it was abysmally unfunny.
@@fazole there were a few food moments.
The first film where he finds out the soccer player was shot in the head and he asks "was it fatal?"
"Yes"
"How fatal?"
"Completely "
"I want to talk to him now!"
Gets me every tune
Herbert Lom is so perfect in this role. Wow. Love how he slowly goes nuts.......lol.
Whenever a Pink Panther movie appeared on TV, my French mom (becoming a naturalized US citizen) always said that Sellers sounded convincing as a Frenchman speaking English. With her critical ear when it came to people speaking French or affecting a French accent when speaking English, that was high-praise, indeed!
Interesting i wondered how the french always perceived clouseau and seller’s depiction of the french detective- i do think it quite amusing as frenchmen are always thought to be gallant romancers of women that clouseau was the opposite
Nonsense. It's a caricature voice. It's in no way like a Frenchman speaking English. That's almost as bad as saying 'Groundskeeper Willie' in The Simpsons genuinely sounds Scottish.
@@scottw.3258 He doesn't???
@@scottw.3258 Yes and when French men speak English it often sound like this so I tend to tell them to stick to their native tongue.
Sounds more like an Italian speaking English.
I love these films Peter Sellers was a genius. But Herbert Lom had me crying with laughter his twitch was hilarious they couldn’t ever be remade such talent comes around once in a lifetime 🤣🤣
Sellers & Lom -right up there along with Laurel & Hardy as the greatest comedy duos of all time 👍
How about Abbott Costello?
…I always took my mom to see these whenever they came out. She’d always laugh herself silly in the theater and really enjoy herself. They don’t make them like this anymore…
Herbert Lom, Burt Kwok and Peter Sellers made comedic history in each film.
The sound effects in these movies were hilarious, like when the rake hits Dreyfus in the face at 7:39 😂
4:29-4:38 😁😁
PERVERTS! LOL
Sellers was a comic genius, but Herbert Lom (Dreyfus) and Burt Kwouk (Kato) were the icing on the cake. The films just wouldn’t be the same without those two.
It's little known that the characters of both Clouseau and Dreyfus were defined by Sellers and Lom themselves. The script only vaguely described their particular traits. So Sellers weird accent, Lom's facial twitches, etc. were all invented by the actors. Blake basically let them ad lib and go crazy. lol
I still think one of their greatest scenes was at the Castle when Sellers was the Dentist & Lom had the tooth ache, absolute Classis.
Yes, last time I watch that I laughed till I cried.
The laughing gas scene was pure magic.
Trying to enter the castle, and continually ending up in the moat, for me, is the funniest bit.
Say what you want about Peter Sellers and his talent, my favorite was his sublime role in Being There, BUT: It was Herbert Lom that brought me to tears in The Pink Panther series. It was his performances, and not Peter's that caused my delightfully painful tears of laughter. RIP Herb!
Sellers & Lom were absolutely the best in History.
Herbert lom was under rated in these films…pure class.
These scenes always remind me of being a kid - lounging on a sofa hermetically sealed in plastic while visiting my grandparent's house in the 70's. Good times
Herbert Lom makes the films works ----- plays it so straight.
All great comedic moments,all of them my favorite. Dreyfuss having to give the eulogy for Clouseau whom he " hates intimately" is priceless. Also were Clouseau gets him so wound up he blows his nose off with what he thinks is the gun cigarette lighter.
The rake gets me every time 😂
Do you know what the farmer got when he stepped on the rake??? ................2 acres (achers)
I love the scene in Dianne Cannon's flat where he is keeping a straight face and mispronouncing words like Law "Officer of the Leer". Dianne Cannon is practically wetting herself while trying to keep a straight face herself. I can imagine the pair of them and the rest of the crew having hysterics after the word "Cut". Her face cracks me up every time.
Who's here in 2024 ? Absolute classics
TIMELESS COMEDY!!! 🤣
Watched the pond scene this morning n my stomach is still aching from laughing!!! Lol these films will never get old.
Herbert Lom is amazing.
Clouseau's bumbling was classic sappy humor and the fact that he had a win in every case that made Dreyfus go insane with purported envy made the franchise!🤔👍😂😂
Herbert Lom was such a brilliant actor,,,,, Peter Sellers was expressive yet somehow deadpan,, and gave us some of the best outtakes we've ever seen,,, on a par with the Cannonball Run ,,, the bloopers from TPPSB are especially wonderful.
"Every day in every way. I'm getting better and better..haha...somewhere over the rainbow..hehe"
Just effing genius. Ridiculously funny. I've laughed at some scenes in Pink Panther so hard I've woke up the next day like I have done 10,000 sit-ups.
"Not now, Kato".
They were pure gold
...my Dad,brother,and I laughed all the way through these 😂🤣🤣
Every day in every way I'm getting better and better!
It’s 2022 and I still watch this pure
Gold and nice to see younger generation watching pink panther original 😂
These pink panther movies were awesome Peter sellers played an excellent part in these movies
That savage leg attack sounds so absolutely perfect 😂😂 like hes finally snapped and gone to beast mode on his ankle. Hilarious scene.
Brings back memories of watching these movies with my mom and both of us in tears laughing! Wow I miss mom and those moments with her.
exactly the same memories for me!
@@thomasneal9291 It's so wonderful that we have those memories, isn't it sweetie? Peace and happiness to you always 😊.
The Lady Killers with Peter Sellars and Herbert Lom is a classic!
I don't think Peter Sellers made much of an impression in that one. Herbert Lom definitely did, though.
That was one of the very few films to get a 100% rating on rotten tomatoes. Well deserved.
The genius of that movie was not in the rookie secondary characters played by Sellars and Lom. They were just some comedic support. The film was carried by the trope of the little old lady taking down the criminal mastermind (Alec Guinness playing Alistair Cook).
@@karenryder6317 I loved The actress that played the old lady!
Now that's quality script writing! ~
This film was a perfect example of demonstrating that a fantastic comedy DOESN'T NEED FILTHY/FOUL LANGUAGE to make a comedy fantastic! 😁👍
Genius. Happy days.
I've seen this classic many times and the rake to the face always gets me! 🤣
I first saw this like 50 years ago as a kid and laughed like crazy.
Sellers was a legend.
For 40 years these movies have made me laugh uncontrollably.
My alltime favourite was ' The Pink Panther Strikes Again 1976 ' Which to my mind was Totally Insanely hilarious
It's a shame most people around today never got a chance to see these fantastic comedies.
We were all laughing so hard we couldn't catch our breath.
Surely some actually must have passed out in their seats.
I recall watching one of thew Pink Panther movies at Alvin C York theater at Fort Bragg when I was in the 82nd Airborne. We had a guy named Ashby in our recon platoon who had a very unique laugh. During the movie I heard that laugh all the way at the other side of the theater and that made the movie even more funny to me.
Herbert Lom is so great I just waitied for him to yell "Give me Cloeseau" in Dead Zone.
That look of strained self control when Dreyfus says “strangled her” about the maid 🤣 priceless
This is why the original Panthers will always be better than the latter ones.
Seller's battles with his man servant Cato were pure gold.
Arguably the funniest film franchise ever.Sellers and Lom like a latter day Stan and Ollie
Both are excellent actors and create such wonderful complex characters.
This reminded me so much of Sellers' film "Being There", especially when he said that he should run for public office!
You mean the poublic ouffice.
That eulogy by Dreyfus towards the end is just too much!🤣🤣🤣
It was a pitch perfect performance by Lom--my very favorite scene of all the PP movies!
He couldn't believe what he was reading.... one of the best scenes!!
How they managed not to laugh when they were filming is beyond me.
They probably had to do multiple takes.
This movies are comedy gold. No one has ever made me laugh more than Peter and Herbert. God bless them xx
Some of the finest Slap Stick humor ever conceived !!!!!!!!
At times i remember Dreyfus twitching eye and i still chuckle because of it.
I have a box set of Pink Panther movies on DVD. They're still some of my favorites!
One of the greatest comedy teams of all time!😂
This is the most tomfoolery I’ve ever seen!!! Couldn’t stop chuckling!!! My dentures fell out!! 😮
My Dad's cousin worked as a crew member on some of these movies.These are classic comedies and hilarious.
I got to see most of the Pink Panther films when they released and enjoyed them but in a modern assessment I now find Herbert Lom after Chief Inspector Dreyfuss as being much funnier than Peter Sellers. Seller's performance doesn't change much over the course of the series but Dreyfuss becomes increasingly demented and unhinged with each new film. His funniest moment is when he must read a eulogy for Clouseau when he is believed to have been killed in an ambush. Watching Lom read these words for his sworn foe and repressing his laughter still makes me laugh loudly. He might have been overshadowed by his co-star but I think he deserves much more credit. The series needed a strong villain and he brought his A game in the creation of Dreyfuss. The films themselves are oftentimes indistinguishable from one another and I oftentimes struggle to remember what scene was in what film.
I totally agree with your assessment. I have always thought Herbert Lom to be much funnier than Peter Sellers, especially in "The Return of the Pink Panther".
So what does it matters...Herbert Lom is just a supporting actor (good one no doubt) and is dispensable whereas the whole world knows Inspector Clouseau is synonym with the Pink Panter and he is indispensable, Period.
He plays off Sellers' genius portrayal of Clouseau, so you're missing the point completely.
@@sydkibweterer2719 👍👍
Clouseau does change over the course of the films. In the original he is a little less manic than later though still funny. He starts getting sillier (in a funny way) in A Shot in the Dark and the Return (the Christopher Plummer one) and then totally nuts in the last two: Strikes Again and The Revenge he is totally OTT (yet still hilarious). I still think one of the long scenes that never fails to make me laugh is the scene in The Revenge which is set in Munich's Oktoberfest and all the World's top assassins are accidentally bumping one another off while Clouseau remains blissfully unaware.