The Pink Panther (2006)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Shawn Levy

Writers (WGA):

Len Blum (screenplay) and
Steve Martin (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

10 February 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Tagline:

Get a clue!

Plot:

Loosely based on the 1964 Peter Sellers original film, where the detective must solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and find out who stole the infamous Pink Panther diamond.

Plot Keywords:

Clouseau | Diamond | France | Coach | Pink Panther

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Steve Martin	...	Clouseau
Kevin Kline	...	Dreyfus
Jean Reno	...	Ponton
Emily Mortimer	...	Nicole
Henry Czerny	...	Yuri
Kristin Chenoweth	...	Cherie
Roger Rees	...	Larocque
Beyoncé Knowles	...	Xania
Philip Goodwin	...	Deputy Chief Renard
Henri Garcin	...	President
William Abadie	...	Bizu
Daniel Sauli	...	Music Producer
Jean Dell	...	Justice Minister Clochard
Anna Katarina	...	Agent Corbeille
Nick Toren	...	Agent Savard
Sally Leung Bayer	...	Yu / Chinese Woman
Charlotte Maier	...	Dialect Instructor
Stéphane Boucher	...	Security Agent
Radu Spinghel	...	Huang
Scott Adkins	...	French Footballer
Yan-Sang Rousset	...	Dr. Pang
Boris McGiver	...	Vainqueur
Stephen Rowe	...	Black Market Jeweler
Alice Taglioni	...	Female Reporter
Gregory Salata	...	Security Chief (as Greg Salata)
Stefan Elbaum	...	Male Reporter
Charley Fouquet	...	Palais Reporter
Robbie Nock	...	TV News Anchor
John Cenatiempo	...	Thug in Alley
Chuck Jeffreys	...	Thug in Alley
Aaron Vexler	...	Thug in Alley
Andrew Tarbet	...	TSA Agent
Dexter Bell	...	X-Ray Technician
Kristi Angus	...	Mysterious Woman
Stephen Park	...	Palace Guard
Aaron Pearl	...	K9 Guard
Sean Tyson	...	National Guard
Chelah Horsdal	...	Security Guard
Lucas Tavernier	...	Street Reporter
Mareva Galanter	...	Street Reporter
Delphine Chanéac	...	Ticket Checker
Ralph Drischell	...	Wheelchair Guy (as Ralph Drishell)
Chad Gabriel	...	Hotel Desk Clerk
Antoine Blanquefort	...	Ballroom Reporter
Yvonne Sciò	...	Casino Waitress
Rick Jaeckel	...	Dealer
Za Kari A. Asher	...	Dancer
Renece Fincher	...	Dancer
Stewart Castledine	...	French Goalie
Davidé Borella	...	Gas-Mask Bandit
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Patrick Anderson	...	NYC Firefighter (uncredited)
Ismael Peter Casillas III	...	Naughty grandson on plane (uncredited)
Dominick Cicco	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Amir Darvish	...	Arab (uncredited)
Monty C. Floyd	...	Waldorf Door Man (uncredited)
Thomas Ho	...	Chinese Footballer (uncredited)
Arnaud Klein	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Paul Korda	...	Pierre Fuquette (uncredited)
Jacqueline Lovell	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Tyson Mao	...	Extra in Chinese Press Box (uncredited)
Susan McBrien	...	Strolling Pedestrian (uncredited)
John Molinelli	...	Overweight Man / Gambler (uncredited)
Eric Moreau	...	Republican Guard (uncredited)
Clive Owen	...	Nigel Boswell / Agent 006 (uncredited)
Aleksandrs Petukhovs	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Americo Presciutti	...	Croupier (uncredited)
Marc Raco	...	Sneezing Man on Airplane (uncredited)
Sam Reich	...	Eurotrash (uncredited)
Marty Eli Schwartz	...	Maintenance (uncredited)
Kenny Shapiro	...	Kissing Couple in Airplane Bathroom (uncredited)
Jason Statham	...	Yves Gluant (uncredited)
Colleen Sturtevant	...	Passenger at JFK (uncredited)
Mira Tzur	...	Escort (uncredited)
Alexander von Roon	...	French Townsman #1 (uncredited)
Kevin Watson	...	Plumber (uncredited)
Kyle Willshire	...	Man in Line for Bathroom on Airplane (uncredited)

Directed by
Shawn Levy

Writing credits (WGA)
Len Blum		(screenplay) and
Steve Martin		(screenplay)
Len Blum		(story) and
Michael Saltzman		(story)
Maurice Richlin		(characters) &
Blake Edwards		(characters)

Produced by
Timothy J. Hamilton	....	creative producer: live production
Ira Shuman	....	executive producer
Robert Simonds	....	producer
Tracey Trench	....	executive producer
Aaron Wilder	....	development executive

Original Music by
Christophe Beck

Cinematography by
Jonathan Brown

Film Editing by
George Folsey Jr.
Brad E. Wilhite

Casting by
Ilene Starger

Production Design by
Lilly Kilvert

Art Direction by
David Baxa
Peter Rogness

Set Decoration by
George DeTitta Jr.

Costume Design by
Joseph G. Aulisi

Makeup Department
Kiara Bailey	....	hair consultant: Steve Martin
Joseph A. Campayno	....	makeup artist: Steve Martin
LuAnn Claps	....	key makeup artist
Karina Gruais	....	key makeup artist: Paris
Patrice Iva	....	key hair stylist: Paris
Kimberly Kimble	....	hair stylist: Beyoncé Knowles
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wigmaker: Beyoncé Knowles (as Irwin Kuputz)
Andrea Miller	....	makeup artist
Jacques-Olivier Molon	....	makeup artist
Jacques-Olivier Molon	....	special makeup effects artist
Jackie Payne	....	hair stylist (as Jacqueline Payne)
John Quaglia	....	key hair stylist
Stéphane Robert	....	key makeup artist: Paris
Jose-Luis Martin Romero	....	key hair stylist: Paris (as José Luis Martin-Romero)
Mally Roncal	....	makeup artist: Beyoncé Knowles
Ned Neidhardt	....	key makeup artist: Los Angeles (uncredited)

Production Management
Jean-Pierre Avice	....	unit production manager
Richard Baratta	....	unit production manager
Delphine Brunet	....	unit production manager trainee: France
Andrea Chadimova	....	production manager
Daniel S. Frisch	....	production supervisor
Petr Splichal	....	unit manager
Philip Waley	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stéphanie Champault	....	second assistant director: Paris
Tarnya Cook	....	third assistant director: additional photography
Gianna DeGiulio	....	dga trainee
Kali Harrison	....	second second assistant director: New York (as Kali R. Harrison)
Marian Koprada	....	day player third assistant director
Amy Lauritsen	....	second assistant director
David Meanti	....	third assistant director: Paris
Vanessa Mujica	....	third assistant director: Paris
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	second unit director: stunt unit
Jan Pavlacky	....	second assistant director: Prague
William Pruss	....	first assistant director: Paris
Brendalyn Richard	....	second second assistant director: reshoots
Sandrine Rigaux	....	additional assistant director: Paris
Marty Eli Schwartz	....	first assistant director
Michaela Strnadova	....	first assistant director: Prague
Hans Titze	....	third assistant director: Paris

Art Department
Stephen Barth	....	scenic artist
Coburn Boyd	....	set dresser
Roland Brooks	....	charge scenic artist
Garp Brown	....	gang boss (as Garf Brown)
Nancy Anna Brown	....	set designer
Jindrich Budicek	....	stand-by construction
Marco A. Campos	....	general foreman: additional photography
Penny A. Chalmers	....	set decorator: Vancouver
Pierre-Emmanuel Chatiliez	....	storyboard artist
David Cooney	....	storyboard artist
Brian Cunningham	....	graphic artist
Shannon Curfman	....	lead person: re-shoots
Dan DeTitta	....	shopper
Alex DiGerlando	....	art department researcher
Christopher Glass	....	storyboard artist
Jonathan Graham	....	key construction grip
Bruce Lee Gross	....	lead man
David Gulick	....	property master
Tomas Hais	....	stand-by props
Jacky Hardouin	....	construction manager
Yvan Hart	....	head plasterer
Kenneth Heimer	....	propmaker: reshoots
Leo Holder	....	lead graphic artist
Bill Holmquist	....	construction coordinator: reshoots
Gay Howard	....	art department coordinator
Jeffery J. Jenkins	....	paint supervisor: reshoots
Heather Danielle Kane	....	props
Derrick Kardos	....	graphic designer: props
Karen Kates	....	assistant property master
Matthew C. Kime	....	assistant property master: USA
Heesoo Kim	....	set designer
Robin Koenig	....	on-set dresser
Bob Kurtz	....	storyboard artist: Kurtz & Friends
Hank Liebeskind	....	set dresser
Miguel López-Castillo	....	assistant art director
Gwendolyn Margetson	....	assistant art director
Alejandra Martinez	....	scenic
Dawn Masi	....	clearances
Christine Mayer	....	assistant set decorator
Robin McAllister	....	food stylist
Jeffrey D. McDonald	....	assistant art director
Nick Miller	....	construction coordinator
Stefan Mily	....	set dresser
Christopher Morente	....	greensman: reshoots
Eric Partridge	....	assistant property master
Frank Pitussi	....	stand-by props
Noah Plunkett	....	greensman: reshoots
John Ralbovsky	....	scenic foreman
Charlotte Raybourn	....	art department coordinator: additional photography
Margot Ready	....	set designer
Peter Regnier	....	set dresser
Michel Rheault	....	construction buyer
Amy Safhay	....	greens person
Adam Scher	....	assistant art director
Karl Shefelman	....	storyboard artist
Robert Vaccariello	....	foreman shop craftsman
Crystal River Williams	....	assistant to the designer
Patrick Wood	....	set dresser (as Patrick Woods)
Jiri Zucek	....	property master
Jorge Luis Gonzalez	....	key scenic industrial (uncredited)
Gabriel Higgins	....	additional property master: USA (uncredited)
Christopher Morente	....	greensman: additional photography (uncredited)
Noah Plunkett	....	greensman: additional photography (uncredited)
Giovanni Rodriguez	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Ginny Walsh	....	greens foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Walter Anderson	....	production sound mixer: Los Angeles
Vincent Breau	....	second boom operator
Allan Byer	....	sound mixer
Kerry Ann Carmean	....	foley editor (as Kerry Carmean)
Chris Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sophie Chiabaut	....	boom operator
Patrick Cusack	....	first assistant sound editor
Andrew DeCristofaro	....	supervising sound editor
Dino Dimuro	....	sound effects editor (as Dino R. Dimuro)
David Esparza	....	sound effects editor
Tim Farrell	....	assistant sound editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Jeff Gomillion	....	adr mixer
Laura R. Harris	....	dialogue editor
Michael Hertlein	....	adr editor
Michael Hibberson	....	boom operator: Vancouver
Eileen Horta	....	dialogue editor
Bobby Johanson	....	adr mixer
Andy Koyama	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bill Meadows	....	sound recordist
James Moriana	....	foley artist
Linda Murphy	....	boom operator
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Nancy Nugent	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor (as Nancy Kyong Nugent)
Michael Payne	....	supervising sound effects editor
Bryan Pennington	....	consultant: Dolby film sound
Stephen P. Robinson	....	sound effects editor
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
John C. Stuver	....	dialogue editor
Shawn Sykora	....	foley editor
Dave Tinsley	....	playback engineer
Lisa Varetakis	....	foley editor
Alfredo Viteri	....	boom operator
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Scott Wolf	....	sound effects editor
Rob Young	....	production sound mixer: Vancouver
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Mark Bero	....	special effects technician
Gary D. Bierend	....	special effects crew
Wilfred Caban	....	special effects technician
Carmen M. Campolo Jr.	....	special effects technician
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects coordinator (as Steve Kirshoff)
Michel Llopis	....	special effects foreman: Paris
Gilbert Piéri	....	special effects coordinator: Paris
Dennis Yeager II	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
David Beedon	....	compositor: Pixel Magic
David Behar	....	CG artist: Pixel Magic
Joseph Bell	....	visual effects producer: Pixel Magic
Clay Dale	....	CG artist: Pixel Magic
Michael Degtjarewsky	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Victor DiMichina	....	digital imaging supervisor: Pixel Magic
Patrick Flanagan	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Joseph Francis	....	3D artist: Pacific Title (as Joe Francis)
Mark Freund	....	visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Jim Gorman	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Scott Gregory	....	digital film colorist
Nate Haggard	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Mike Hardison	....	CG supervisor: Pixel Magic
James David Hattin	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic (as James Hattin)
Maureen Healy	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Phillip Hoffman	....	visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title
Scott F. Johnston	....	CG supervisor: Kurtz & Friends
Bonnie Kanner	....	visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title (as Jennifer Law)
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
John R. McConnell	....	2D compositor: Pixel Magic
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor (as Raymond McIntyre, Jr.)
Rodney Montague	....	visual effects producer: Pacific Title
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Geordie Spradling	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Jeff Varga	....	digital effects artist
Juan Carlos Vargas	....	CG artist: Pixel Magic (as Juan Vargas)

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt coordinator (as George Aguilar)
Nick Allen	....	stunts
Francis Auguy	....	car stunt coordinator: Paris
Simone Bailly	....	stunts
Jon Braver	....	stunt double
Dustin Brooks	....	stunts
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts
Raymond Chan	....	stunt double
Mike Ching	....	stunts
Dean Choe	....	stunts
Bob Colletti	....	stunts
Laura Lee Connery	....	stunts
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunts
Mike Desabrais	....	stunt double
Marny Eng	....	stunts
Peter Epstein	....	stunts
Dominique Fouassier	....	stunt coordinator: Paris
Tim Gallin	....	stunt double
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunts
Dave Hospes	....	stunts
Jon Kralt	....	stunts
Sherry Leigh	....	stunt performer
Terrance Leigh	....	stunt performer
Pee Wee Piemonte	....	stunt rigger
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunts
Michel Romestaning	....	precision driver: Paris (as Michel Romestaing)
David Schultz	....	stunt rigger
Dan Shea	....	stunt double: Steve Martin
Brian Smyj	....	stunt rigger
Aaron Vexler	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Andy Arnautov	....	gaffer: Czech locations
Liza Bambenek	....	assistant camera
Angela Bellisio	....	assistant camera
Matt Blades	....	dolly grip
Kenny Burke	....	key rigging grip: New York
Ronald Burke	....	dolly grip: New York
Patrick Capone	....	camera operator
Mark Cohen	....	focus puller: Vancouver
Nabil Dridi	....	electrician
Jean-François Drigeard	....	best boy
David M. Dunlap	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jakub Dvorsky	....	camera operator: Czech Republic
Kevin Flynn	....	best boy grip: New York
Richie Ford	....	rigging gaffer
Olivier Fortin	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, Paris
Jean-Yves Freess	....	key grip
Manuel Gaspar	....	electrician
Lee Gibeau	....	dolly grip: "b" camera, second unit
Eric Gies	....	electrician
Richard Girolami Jr.	....	rigging electrician
Doane Gregory	....	still photographer
Joseph Grimaldi	....	assistant lighting technician
Carlos Omar Guerra	....	first assistant camera
Frédéric Hauss	....	camera loader
Steve Holland	....	generator operator: Vancouver
Larry D. Horricks	....	still photographer: Prague
Chris Kilduff	....	grip
Borivoj Klecka	....	best boy: Czech Republic
Jeremy Knaster	....	electrician
Jean-Pierre Lacroix	....	gaffer
Gilbert Lecluyse	....	camera operator: France
Christophe Legal	....	camera operator
Sophie Lemaire	....	assistant camera: Paris
Dave Lowry	....	grip
Marcostavros Maggi	....	camera assistant: second unit (as Marco Maggi)
Brendon Malone	....	grip
Damon Marcellino	....	set lighting technician
Jean-Philippe Marier	....	location grip
Álex Martínez	....	second assistant camera
Michael J. Maurer	....	electrician: New York
Kevin McKenna	....	video assistant
Ryan Monro	....	dolly grip: re-shoots
Ed Nessen	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, New York
Barbara Nitke	....	additional photographer
Heather Norton	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Bill O'Leary	....	gaffer
Benoît Pain	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, Paris
Andrew Pedley	....	video assist operator: Vancouver
Steeven Petitteville	....	camera operator: 24p camera, Paris
Louis Petraglia	....	rigging electric best boy
Balint Pinczehelyi	....	grip
Robert T. Prate	....	grip
Tom Prate	....	key grip
Gérard Rival	....	best boy
Kyle Rudolph	....	Steadicam operator
Andrew D. Schwartz	....	still photographer
Vincent Tulasne	....	video playback operator: Paris
Jean-Pierre Voisin	....	electrician
Tom Weston	....	camera operator: "b" camera

Animation Department
Pam Cooke	....	animator: Kurtz & Friends
Jennifer Sorolla Felipe	....	digital ink and paint supervisor: "Kurtz & Friends"
Eric Goldberg	....	animator: Kurtz & Friends
Tim Harringer	....	animator: Kurtz & Friends
Bert Klein	....	animator: Kurtz & Friends
Bob Kurtz	....	animation designer: Kurts & Friends
Bob Kurtz	....	animation storyboard artist: Kurtz & Friends
Bob Kurtz	....	animation supervisor: Kurtz & Friends
Hector Martinez	....	background designer: Kurtz & Friends
Kenneth C. Smith	....	animation editor
Kenneth C. Smith	....	animation producer
Dave Spafford	....	animator: Kurtz & Friends

Casting Department
Nancy Bishop	....	casting: Prague
Lynne Carrow	....	casting: Canada
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Jason James	....	casting assistant
Larkin MacKenzie-Ast	....	casting assistant: Canada
Zoe E. Rotter	....	casting assistant
Jennifer Sabel	....	extras casting associate: New York
Kristian Sorge	....	extras casting associate: New York
Janice Wilde	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susan Bakula	....	seamstress
Chloe Bartonio	....	costumer
Sandrine Bernard	....	wardrobe
Susan Carrano	....	assistant costume designer
David Davenport	....	wardrobe supervisor
Kelly Gregson	....	key set costumer
Mei Lai Hippisley Coxe	....	set costumer
Joni M. Huth	....	costume shop supervisor
Tina Knowles	....	wardrobe consultant: Beyoncé Knowles
Wallace G. Lane Jr.	....	associate costume designer
Debbie Lucas	....	seamstress
Mary Jo McGrath	....	wardrobe supervisor
Tom Soluri	....	set costumer
Thomas Stokes	....	costumer
Alexa M. Stone	....	assistant costume designer: Los Angeles
Don Vargas	....	costumer: Steve Martin
Florie Vaslin	....	wardrobe
Mathieu Hennion	....	wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Jennifer Ingram	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jacquelyn Dean	....	post-production assistant
John Dietrick	....	post-production assistant
Scott Gregory	....	digital intermediate colorist
Andy Kaplan	....	digital intermediate producer
Charles Kaplan	....	assistant editor
Steve Porter	....	digital intermediate colorist
Mike Smollin	....	dailies colorist
Brian Ufberg	....	assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter (uncredited)

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Christophe Beck	....	score producer
Maureen Crowe	....	music supervisor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
Sean Dougall	....	orchestrator
Sean Dougall	....	score coordinator
Walt Fowler	....	musician: trumpet
Marc Gebauer	....	scoring technician
Mark Graham	....	music librarian
Mark Graham	....	music preparation
Tom Hardisty	....	score recordist
Plas Johnson	....	musician: saxophone solos
Kevin Kliesch	....	orchestrator
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring crew
Larry Mah	....	digital score recordist
Henry Mancini	....	composer: theme music
Randall Poster	....	music supervisor
Jay Selvester	....	scoring crew
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Casey Stone	....	music scoring mixer
Casey Stone	....	score recordist
Dave Tinsley	....	playback music editor: Paris (as David Tinsley)
Terry Wilson	....	music editor: temp score & final
Peter Erskine	....	musician (uncredited)
Julia Michels	....	executive in charge of music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Dan Buckman	....	driver
Michael Hyde	....	transportation coordinator
Jakub Kadlec	....	transportation coordinator
Bobby Marsh	....	driver
Anselme Nathalie	....	transportation coordinator: Paris
Olivier Suffert	....	production driver: Steve Martin
Tony Vizina	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Rachel Aberly	....	publicist
Richard Alexander	....	security: Beyoncé Knowles
Andrea Alunni	....	production accountant
Ethan Anderson	....	production assistant: New York
Joseph Aquino	....	location assistant (as Aquino Joe)
Valentina Aulisi	....	on-set assistant: Steve Martin
Lillian Awa	....	production assistant
Monica Barraza	....	production secretary
Annie Baudlet	....	assistant: J P Avice
Karim Bennai	....	security: Jean Reno
Angela Beyince	....	assistant: Beyoncé Knowles
Christine Bodelot	....	production accountant
Alex Borys	....	location assistant
Arnaud Boussac	....	assistant location manager
Amy Bradley	....	assistant: Kevin Kline, New York
Allan Bragg	....	stand-in: Steve Martin
Leonard John Bruno	....	travel coordinator
Lauren Butler	....	production office assistant
Charlene Callihoo	....	assistant accountant
Adam Carroll	....	production assistant
Amy Carter	....	first assistant production accountant
Ted Cella	....	office production assistant
Lily Chang	....	assistant: Robert Simonds
Nina Chea	....	assistant: Robert Simonds
Justin Cherry	....	second assistant: Shawn Levy (as Judd Cherry)
Jean Chien	....	assistant location manager
Dustin Chiocchi	....	production office intern
Daniel B. Cone	....	production assistant
Ian J. Coony	....	effects artist: titles, Kurtz and Friends
Heather Deaton	....	assistant: Robert Simonds
John DeSimone	....	production coordinator
Jessica Drake	....	dialect coach: Steve Martin
Dana Dubé	....	animal trainer: re-shoots
Diane Durant	....	script supervisor
Olina Edney	....	production secretary
Guy Efrat	....	location scout
Maggie Evans	....	production coordinator
John Fedynich	....	location manager
Rich Fellegara	....	set medic
Scott Ferlisi	....	additional location assistant: New York
David Fischer	....	staff production assistant
Nicolas Foulatier	....	location manager: second unit, Paris
Ellie Fox	....	payroll accountant
Frank Gatson Jr.	....	choreographer
Isabelle Gautier	....	supervising location manager
Greg Gilman	....	production assistant
Jacques Grousset	....	catering
Jean-Louise Grousset	....	catering
Benoît Guilbaud	....	production assistant
Jason Hariton	....	studio stage manager: re-shoots
Berry Hatfield	....	additional production assistant
Matthew Hirsch	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Ty Hunter	....	assistant: Beyoncé Knowles
Vlasta Hynek	....	production coordinator: Czech Republic
Mike Iwamasa	....	production assistant
Jule Ann Jappe	....	location scout
Jina Johnson	....	trainee assistant location manager
Andy Kaplan	....	high-definition dailies producer (as Andrew S. Kaplan)
Andy Kaplan	....	high-definition preview producer (as Andrew S. Kaplan)
Brian Kenyon	....	production assistant
Kim Kraftsky	....	animal trainer (as Kim Krafsky)
Viktoria Langton	....	choreographer
Lucie Launay	....	production secretary
Jeremy David Lee	....	production assistant
Alison Luzietti	....	assistant: Tracey Trench
Frankie Malhotra	....	production assistant
Gabriel Mamruth	....	production accountant
Bruce Markoe	....	post-prodution executive
Steve McAuliff	....	animal trainer
Tyler McIntyre	....	production assistant
Sarah Millar	....	location accountant
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach: Kevin Kline
Buckley W. Morgan	....	office production assistant
Christine Musset	....	stand-in: Emily Mortimer
Geraldine Niche	....	production coordinator
Alan Nierob	....	publicist: Steve Martin
Honza Ondrovcak	....	location manager: Czech Republic
Sebastien Ordonez	....	production assistant
Greg Outcalt	....	assistant production coordinator
Erik Paoletti	....	location manager: Italy
Roger Paul	....	assistant to director
Jane Pearson	....	accounting clerk: re-shoot
Chauency Reese	....	payroll accountant
Ramón Rodríguez	....	second assistant accountant
Ulises Rodriguez	....	production assistant
Vernon Rodriquez	....	parking assistant
Gene A. Roepke	....	assistant: Shawn Levy (as Gene A. Roepke Jr.)
Eddie Ruotolo	....	production assistant (as Addy Ruotolo)
Beth M. Schniebolk	....	second assistant accountant
Olivier Servanin	....	location manager: Paris
Maurice Sessoms	....	additional production assistant
Ryan Steacy	....	armorer
Daniel Tresca	....	location coordinator
Sylvain Tron	....	assistant: Shawn Levy, Paris
Lynda Van Damm	....	production controller
David Velasco	....	location scout
Ryan Viniotis	....	stage manager
Ilene Waterstone	....	executive assistant: Steve Martin
Cameron Watson	....	dialogue coach: Jean Reno
Khalid Yates	....	security: Steve Martin (as Charles Khalid Yates)
Michael Zamboni	....	assistant location manager
Kim Zubick	....	assistant: Ira Shuman
Howard Samuelsohn	....	dialect coach (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• Robert Simonds Productions
• International Production Company
• Montecito Picture Company, The

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Columbia Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2006) (non-USA) (all media)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2006) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2006) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Fox-Warner (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gemini Film (2006) (Russia) (theatrical)
• SBS6 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures (2009) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Pixel Magic (visual effects)
• Pacific Title and Art Studio (visual effects) (as Pacific Title)

Other Companies

• Aero Mock-Ups  airline mock-up
• Affinity Artists Agency  talent agency
• Animal Actors  animals
• Coast to Coast Catering  catering
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color (as Deluxe)
• Image Bank Films by Getty Images  stock footage courtesy of (as Imagebank Film provided by Getty Images)
• International Production Company  production services: Czech Republic
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as JoAnn Kane Music Services)
• Kurtz and Friends  main titles
• NT Audio Visual  optical sound negative (as N.T. Audio)
• O'Henry Sound Studios  score mixed at (as O'Henry Recording Studios)
• On Tour Productions  transportation services
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Panavision  camera equipment serviced by
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Technicolor Creative Services  digital intermediate
• Technicolor Creative Services  high-definition dailies
• Technicolor Creative Services  high-definition preview services
• Todd-AO Scoring Stage  score recorded at
• Universal Studios Sound Facilities  post-production sound services (as Universal Studios Sound)
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack
• Video Split Productions  video assist equipment

Also Known As:

The Birth of the Pink Panther (USA) (working title)
The Mask of the Pink Panther (USA) (fake working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for occasional crude and suggestive humor and language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA | Czech Republic

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Ireland:PG | Australia:PG | UK:PG | Netherlands:MG6 | Brazil:Livre | Malaysia:U | Norway:11 | Argentina:Atp | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Spain:T | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Sweden:Btl | Chile:14 | Iceland:L | Hungary:14 | Germany:6 | Denmark:7 | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Hong Kong:IIA | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | South Africa:PG | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:12 | Peru:PT | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Steve Martin's last line in the movie after a hospital bed smashes through a hospital window is "That breeze feels good." This is a nod to his role in The Man with Two Brains (1983) where, as Dr Michael Hfuhruhurr, he tells Dolores Benedict the same words after he inadvertently breaks a window.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The stunt double who falls through the floor and lands on the hotel registration counter is clearly larger than Steve Martin, and appears to be bald.

Quotes:

Chief Inspector Dreyfus: Find him. His name is... Clouseau.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from The Pink Panther (1963)

Soundtrack:

Born to Funk

A fun movie, and let's clear up a few things...

I really enjoyed this movie. I expected the worst because of many of the comments here, but that's why they play the game, so the saying goes...

There were plenty of laughs and a simple but serviceable plot that held together for the whole film. I personally don't think Martin was trying to BE Sellers, but to do his TAKE on a character created by Sellers. Think original Clouseau + The Jerk and you get the idea.

The key is that Marin captured the spirit of the character and the film captured the spirit of the original films as well. That's all one could ask.

Jean Reno was quite good, Kevin Cline not so good. He might have taken more time to make his own Dreyfuss.

Now to clear some things up:

First: For those who lament a crappy remake of the original film, I suggest you go watch the original film. You will be surprised at how unfunny it is. Sellers is good, but the movie itself is slow and obvious. I remember loving the movie as a kid, then I tried to watch it recently and realized I was remembering the sequel. The original was really weak and boring.

Second: For those who say Martin turned Clouseau into some kind of loser, I again suggest you watch the originals. He WAS a loser. He WAS pathetic. That was the point. He was a sexual repressed, pathetic loser who lucked into solving crimes while bumbling around and trying to get laid. Martin's Clouseau fits this mold.

Third: This is not a remake, but another in a series. To suggest that the original is so sacred that another film in a series can't be made many years later is the worst kind of snobbery. Why do people treat films with such reverence but not plays or musicals? If a great star creates a character on stage, does that mean no one else can ever play that character in the history of theater? Of course not. Sorry to say, Sellars is dead. He can't come back and do it again.

Now there are things about this movie that are different than the originals in terms of tone.

One is that the subject matter has been toned down a bit. Though there is the implication of sex in multiple places and a few murders (not violent and not seen), it isn't as risqué as the original, to fit a broader market one would suppose. Still not sure how they can get away with advertising it on Nickelodeon with links to NIck.com, but that's a typical Viacom/MTV problem.

But this film is a bit lighter than the original for that reason. It is still satirical, but less blatantly pop culture gag driven than a Shrek. Pink Panther takes subtle jabs at the French and their love of cycling, hatred of American food, etc. It also incorporates a very fun sequence with 006, creates gags out of Viagra, ring tones, the TSA, etc. Basically, it's current without being so tied to 2005/6 that it will feel dated later.

If you like to laugh, you'll like this movie. If you consider yourself a tough cookie for laughs, then you may not. But that's your fault, not the movie's... ;)