Son of the Pink Panther (1993) on Netflix
Terrorists abduct Princess Yasmin of Lugash off Nice to force King Haroak to abdicate. Commissioner Charles Dreyfus takes the case and meets Jacques Gambrelli, Clouseau's illegitimate son.
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Plot summary
Princess Yasmin of Lugash is in France with her father, King Haroak, on a diplomatic mission when terrorists seize her in French waters off Nice. The group is led by the mercenary Hans, and the demand is that Haroak abdicate so that General Jaffar can take the throne. Police Commissioner Charles Dreyfus is handed the case. Working in the South of France, he crosses paths with the kidnappers and with a local policeman, Jacques Gambrelli, who strikes him as oddly familiar. Hans will not leave witnesses, and his henchmen come after the policeman, but Dreyfus reaches the hospital in time to save him. Jacques then takes the commissioner home, where his mother Maria reveals that Jacques is the illegitimate son of the late Inspector Clouseau.
Cast
- Kenny Spaldingas Garth
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
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- In its release in the United States and Canada the film grossed only $2.4 million, yet it was a top hit in Italy with a gross of $18 million, becoming the highest-grossing Italian blockbuster ever despite being a box-office bomb everywhere else.
- Blake Edwards initially tapped Kevin Kline for the role; Kline was a fan of the series and loved Edwards' previous films but decided after reading the script that the project just would not work, and he eventually played Dreyfus in the 2006 remake.
- Gérard Depardieu was the next casting choice, and producer Tony Adams said he was "very interested" in the role when first approached in 1989, but he was no longer available by the time production was ready to begin.
- When Giancarlo Parretti took control of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1990, MGM-Pathé Communications withdrew financing from the project and Blake Edwards sued the studio in the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
- Rowan Atkinson was offered the part after Kevin Kline passed, having also previously been offered the role of Sergeant Clifton Sleigh, the part Ted Wass played in Curse of the Pink Panther.
