Romance of the Pink Panther was to be the seventh film in the Pink Panther series, and would have starred Peter Sellers in the role of Chief Inspector Clouseau in his sixth Panther appearance. Herbert Lom would have reprised his role as Charles Dreyfus, with the character now working as a private detective. However, the unexpected death of Peter Sellers in July 1980 led to the project's eventual abandonment. Only two script drafts were completed.
The film, written by Peter Sellers and Jim Moloney from Moloney's original story treatment, was originally scheduled to have begun filming in September or October 1980, for a summer release in 1981, but after concerns from the studio over the script, production was delayed until early 1981.
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