"Son of the Pink Panther" failed to generate critical or commercial success. The "Radio Times Guide to Films" gave the film only 1 star out of 5. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 6% based on 34 reviews; the website's consensus states that "Roberto Benigni is an undeniably gifted physical comic, but film betrays his energetic efforts with a painfully unfunny script". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "C+" on scale of A+ to F. Benigni's performance in the film earned him a Razzie Award nomination for Worst New Star. The movie itself was nominated for Worst Picture and The Sequel Nobody Was Clamoring For at the 1993 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards.