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Parents' Guide to

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

By Charles Cassady Jr., Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 11+

The zaniest of the Panther movies.

Movie PG 1976 103 minutes
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this movie.

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age 13+

Based on 2 parent reviews

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blueblip Parent of 11-year-old
November 7, 2019
age 15+

More sexuality than expected

Typical PP material but be aware there is quite a bit of sexual scenes. A woman's naked breasts are shown in outline. She is in dark with light behind her and is climbing in bed with detective. Then she's shown laying on her stomach on the bed covered with sheet. You can see her nipple. My 11 yo was watching as we've seen several PP movies and this was the 1st with such blatant sexual scenes. Had to fast forward several times due to this. Other than the sex, this is fine for young kids. Be prepared to fast forward.

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Too much sex
Jackandeoin
Jackandeoin Parent of 8-year-old
January 26, 2019
age 10+

Brilliant! But some violence!

Mild gun shooting and poisoned darts. I love this movie so much! The comedy and violence made me laugh! I'd rate it 10+ for some violence and expclicate deaths

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Too much violence
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What's the Story?

In the previous film in the series (Return of the Pink Panther) Inspector Clouseau's former boss, Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus (Herbert Lom), went insane because of his homicidal hatred of Clouseau. In this installment, he's about to be released from the asylum when a calamitous visit from Clouseau drives him to madness again. Dreyfus escapes, rounds up a criminal gang, gets millions from a bank robbery, buys a castle, transforms into a supervillain, and threatens to vaporize major cities with a death ray unless the nations of the world capture/kill Clouseau. Meanwhile the inspector is investigating the kidnapping of a scientist. After a hapless fracas in a gay bar, Clouseau heads to the Oktoberfest celebrations in Germany, where the world's best government assassins are out to kill him but wind up knocking each other off instead due to the hero's superhuman ineptitude. Clouseau will not be deterred from finding Dreyfus' lair.

Is It Any Good?

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This is paws-down the zaniest of the Peter Sellers Pink Panther movies, the closest they came to resembling the spinoff cartoons in their frantic gags. It's sheer comedic anarchy that goes gleefully over the top. Lom is a riot, and a perfect match for Peter Sellers here.

There is plenty here for kids and adults to laugh at, and the intrigue-filled plot resembles the later Austin Powers movies -- but with more old-school slapstick than Austin's raunchy, oft-distasteful bathroom humor. A lot of kids are awkward and fumbling and -- while they might not want to admit it -- might feel a lot like Clouseau sometimes, and you can talk with them about how they feel when nothing seems to be going right.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about how they feel when nothing seems to be going right, as is often the case for Clouseau.

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