Reception and Aftermath
The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. The Radio Times Guide To Films gave the film only 1 star out of 5. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 16% based on 19 reviews. Roberto Benigni's performance in the film earned him a Razzie Award nomination for Worst New Star.
This was the last Panther film to be directed by Blake Edwards; it was also Edwards' final film. The series was rebooted in 2006 with the release of The Pink Panther starring Steve Martin as Inspector Jacques Clouseau and Kevin Kline as Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus. The Pink Panther 2 saw Kline's Dreyfus replaced by John Cleese.
To date, this is the only Pink Panther movie to be released straight to video in Britain.
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