The Pink Panther Kline as Chief Inspector Dreyfus. Not a remake of the original film, it forms a new starting point for a contemporary series, introducing the Clouseau and Dreyfus characters along with the famous diamond to a new generation. The sequel to Steve Martin's 2006 film. Martin reprises his role, but John Cleese replaces Kevin Kline as Chief Inspector Dreyfus. Although there are two later "Pink Panther" films starring Steve Martin, most of the films in the series starred Sellers as Inspector Clouseau and were directed and co-written by Blake Edwards. The jazz-based theme music was composed by Henry Mancini. In addition
Marc Mancini York, Henry Mancini (no relation), Carpenter and Zemeckis. While in college and graduate school, Mancini had paid his tuition in part by working as a tour director, taking groups on multi-day, international tours. In the midst of a California budget crisis, West Los Angeles College (where Mancini had become a full-time professor) decided to cut back its costly cinema program. The college knew of his travel experience and asked Mancini if he would teach in its Travel and Tourism program. He agreed. Mancini soon went beyond his teaching to become a well-known travel speaker, writer, instructional theorist and consultant. The