Curse of the Pink Panther by Roger Moore—as Clouseau himself—at the end of the film. This was David Niven's final film appearance, and he died shortly before its release. This film marked Herbert Lom's sixth outing as Chief Inspector Dreyfus. He would reprise the role one last time in "Son of the Pink Panther" (1993). The prized Pink Panther jewel would not return until "The Pink Panther" reboot in 2006. This film featured the sixth "Panther" appearance of Clouseau's trusty manservant Cato (Burt Kwouk). Cato and Dreyfus debuted in "A Shot in the Dark" (1964). The film was a box office bomb and got negative
The Pink Panther Strikes Again bad shape, and Edwards commented on the actor's mental state: "If you went to an asylum and you described the first inmate you saw, that's what Peter had become. He was certifiable." The original cut of the film ran for 124 minutes, but it was trimmed down to 103 minutes for theatrical release. Some of the excised footage was later used in "Trail of the Pink Panther". "Strikes Again" was marketed with the tagline "Why are the world's chief assassins after Inspector Clouseau? Why not? Everybody else is." Like its predecessor and subsequent sequel, the film was a box office