the previous pink panther movie entry trail of the pink panther already wasn not what you could call something successful but this movie and that be shoot at the same time a this previously mention movie and be even bad comedy wise and story wise and whatever more wise . this movie be obviously intend a an attempt to put new life into the pink panther series and after the death of peter seller in 1980. the movie pick a new main character but keep the same cast and crew of the previous more successful and good pink panther movie . so basically it make in the same way a those other successful earlier pink panther movie but never do this movie work out as good a any other pink panther movie and it also be definitely the bad out of the long running series of movie . problem be that this movie really doesn not follow a script . appereantly there be a main plot line involve the pink panther again and clouseau who be presume miss . a new york cop be bring in to try and find clouseau by pick up his trail he be on while investigation the disappearance of the pink panther . it basically start off be trail of the pink panther have end and make this a direct sequel . don not be fool by this movie it cast list people . basically everywhere ted wass be list somewhere like the 10th actor but he really actually play the main lead within this movie . actor such a david niven and robert wagner and robert loggia and burt kwouk who be all list high be in it for like 10 minute maximum . the reason they must have put david niven on top of the billing must be do for commercial reason or perhaps they be just be kind for him and know already how terminally ill at the time of make this movie he be . they even have to dub his voice and since he wasn not able to speak up good enough anymore . this be also the last movie he appear in before his death . so main lead be ted wass . who . exactly . he be one big nobody and without a real talent for act or comedy . what be blake edward when he cast him . be he seriously think this would be the man that would be able to make u forget peter seller . he be the type of actor that need screaming and big surprised eye to come across a be funny . he too force in his acting . also his character be suppose to be like the american version of clouseau but instead of be clumsy or stupid and he more come across a a victim of unlikely circumstance . he never really get himself into trouble because of his own stupidity like clouseau always do . it just isn not a very funny or well make movie . it try to follow a story but it just look a if the movie simply doesn not bother stick to it . appereantly it about the search for clouseau but really and do he ever seriously attempt look for him . he just randomly question people and travel around the world . to me the movie get still somewhat save by the roger moore cameo . he actually show that he have a great talent for comedy and actually would have be a worthy new chief insp . jacques clouseau for future movie in my opinion . oh well and he probably be too expensive at the time to cast him for further pink panther and plus he of course at the time be still commit to play james bond and so no way they would have allow him to play a different cop in a different comedy movie series . also the presence of herbert lom and burt kwouk and other pink panther regular and as well a the immortal henry mancini musical score compensate somewhat for the movie it totally inapt to entertain or be funny . negative .