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Son of the Pink Panther

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 10, age appropriate for kids over 0; suggested age 10.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    Some kids might like so-so Pink Panther.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 10 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.

  • Violence:

    Cato is just about the only one who doesn't get into protracted fights. Serious-looking martial-arts brawling (and killing), both male and female, and a lot of gun battles, bombs thrown, cars exploding, knives brandished. No blood spatters, at least.

  • Sex:

    Very generalized talk about the single sexual encounter that lead to Jacques Gambrelli's conception.

  • Language:

    A supporting character is named `Balls.'

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.

What Parents Need to Know

This review of Son of the Pink Panther was written by Charles Cassady Jr.

Parents need to know that this movie has frequent and off-putting violence, more evocative of a movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger or Jean-Claude Van Damme than Inspector Clouseau. There's some sex talk, but it stays within PG confines.

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What’s the Story?

SON OF THE PINK PANTHER is set mostly in the mythical Islamic nation of Lugash -- the place where the oft-stolen Pink Panther diamond is a sacred relic. Princess Yasmin (Debrah Farentino), the beautiful, American-educated, kung-fu-fighting daughter of the king, is seized by a terroristic gang in a scheme to force her father to give up the throne. By chance the kidnappers cross paths with France's Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom), the old boss of the legendary Inspector Clouseau, and a disaster-prone bicycle cop named Jacques Gambrelli (Roberto Benigni). Only Gambrelli gets a good look at the unconscious princess, which automatically puts him on the case. We learn that the cop's mother (Claudia Cardinale) confirms that she had a single sexual liason with the great Inspector Clouseau, and Jacques is the result. Even though Dreyfus hated the idiotic Clouseau and tried several times to kill him, the chief seems to have mellowed, and he believes that Gambrelli, like his late father, can foil the bad guys through sheer superhuman luck. Lugash Secret Service agents (and Clouseau's old servant Cato) often come to Gambrelli's aid, amidst a lot of gunfire, chases and fights.
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Is It Any Good?

The plot of Son of the Pink Panther seems awfully long and noisy, and the Schwarzeneggerean-scale action scenes are seem far less fun and slapstick-inspired than the mayhem in previous Panther installments. Benigni does have one or two enjoyable scenes (especially one in which, disguised as a doctor, he accidentally injects himself repeatedly with novocaine), but young viewers who might potentially like him might also find him offscreen too much of the time, or dwarfed by the tumult. Gambrelli does have the virtues of being brave and chivalrous, and maybe a better script might have done something interesting with his poetry-reading character. But at this point it's really better to watch the Pink Panther classics.
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Movie Details

Studio: MGM/UA, Director: Blake Edwards
Run time: 115 minutes
Theatrical release: 9/13/1993, DVD release: 9/13/2000
MPAA Rating: PG for adult situations

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