History Film / ThePinkPanther2006

* MythologyGag: During the AnimatedCreditsOpening, the Pink Panther dresses as a conductor and begins to conduct an offscreen orchestra. He did the very same thing in the title sequence of the original 1963 film.
** The AnimatedCreditsOpening begins with the Pink Panther dancing under a spotlight, just like the title sequence of ''The Return of the Pink Panther''.
** Clouseau plans to randomly attacks Ponton without warning, a reversal of ''Film/AShotInTheDark'' when he asks Cato to randomly attack him when he least expects it. Ponton manages to foil Clouseau's attacks, prompting Clouseau to respond with "Good one!" In ''The Pink Panther 2'', Ponton's sons Louis and Antoine attack Clouseau without warning when he's trying to rest up.

* GeniusDitz: Inspector Jacque Clouseau [[IdiotHero isn't necessarily the brightest protagonist ever put to film]]. He has a long history of hit-or-miss cases in his hometown, is often SarcasmBlind, [[LiteralMetaphor takes euphemisms and metaphors literally]], will often try to apply genre tropes in mind whenever the predictable happens, [[WhatTheFuAreYouDoing claims to know karate but is never shown to have any talent in it]] and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking has a speech impediment]]. That said, he has a rather hyper-focused attention to details some may overlook, understands Chinese and was able to uncover both Pink Panther thefts (and all murders involved) with way more accuracy than two separate teams, the first the Chief Inspector's team, the second a DreamTeam of international detectives with way more impressive wins under their belts.

* DarkerAndEdgier: A minor example but there were never any murders in the original. The villain was simply a jewel thief, not a murderer.
* DecoyProtagonist: Clouseau is basically promoted to serve as this in the original film; as Dreyfus doesn’t want to risk becoming a scapegoat if he fails to solve the case or let someone else take credit for solving it, he gives the task to Clouseau on the grounds that Clouseau is an incompetent who can publicly get nowhere while Dreyfus assembles a team to tackle the case himself in a more discreet fashion.
* DumbassHasAPoint: When Ponton expressed bafflement to Clouseau on why he didn't label Bizu a prime suspect and arrest him despite Bizu openly admitting he has a strong motivation for wanting to kill Gluant (which Ponton sees as an indirect confession) Clouseau, in his "jigsaw puzzle" speech, basically points out that they don't have the whole story of Gluant yet and it's best to investigate the case from every angle they can even if the evidence initially leans toward a particular suspect.
* {{Fainting}}: Nicole swoons and faints during Clouseau's closing speech about love in the first film.

* HypocriticalHumor:
** Inspector Clouseau's interaction with Nicole...
-->'''Nicole''': Would you like me to stay behind and help you?
-->'''Clouseau''': That is a generous offer, Nicole. But I am quite sensitive to office gender politics. And in today's world, the slightest gesture can be misinterpreted as harassment. And it is late, and I would prefer not to put you or me into that delicate situation. Agreed?
-->'''Nicole''': Yes, I agree.
-->'''Clouseau''' [kisses Nicole]: Well, lets seal it with a kiss. And I'll get back to work.
-->[A moment later, Clouseau casually slaps Nicole on her butt as she leaves]
** Inspector Clouseau admits to finding Yuri's mild Russian accent hilarious. This coming from [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent Steve Martin's "impression" of a French one]].
** From ''The Pink Panther 2'':
-->'''Italian Reporter''': Mr. Pepperidge, was the Dream Team asleep when the theft occurred?
-->'''Pepperidge''': No comment.
-->'''Italian Reporter''': Do you think they will recover the ring?
-->'''Pepperidge''': If I gave a comment, when I said "no comment", I would look like a complete ass, wouldn't I?

* NoodleIncident: The opening scene of the first film, looking at Dreyfus reflecting on Clouseau's history, includes a case where Clouseau somehow believed that ‘Pierre Fuquette’ had been murdered and slammed open three different doors to accuse the resident of being the murderer, resulting in him accusing a dog, a baby, and the not-dead-at-all Pierre Fuquette of the crime (after recognising the third, Clouseau just declared the case closed).

!!This film provides examples of:
* ActorAllusion: Creator/CliveOwen plays 006. Clouseau asks him if he wasn't good enough to be 007. Clive Owen was at one point considered for the role of Film/JamesBond.
* AnimatedCreditsOpening: Directed by Bob Kurtz at Kurtz and Friends. And it's a good one, too!

* AvengersAssemble: The second film opens with an international 'Dream Team' of detectives being assembled from Britain, Spain, China and France to track down the Tornado (although Ponton and Nicole also represent France during the investigation).

* BrickJoke: In ''2'', Randall Pepperidge proclaims twice that if Clouseau solves the case, he would wear a pink tutu. At the very end, he appears at Clouseau and Nicole's wedding wearing an ill-fitting pink dress.
* ChekhovsGun: A RuleOfThree variant occurs in ''The Pink Panther 2'': Clouseau's parking ticket assignment from Dreyfus which he uses to identify Sonia's car:
-->'''Clouseau''': Today I was staring at Miss Solandres' license plate. I recognized it because of my... unique system of cross-referencing. I became aware that I had given a parking ticket to the same car, two days before Miss Solandres claimed she arrived in Paris... one day before the Pink Panther was stolen.
** The replica of the Pink Panther diamond that he showed to Ponton's sons, which [[spoiler:he plants in the museum as bait for the Tornado]].
-->'''Clouseau''': I knew [[spoiler:the Tornado would eventually come after the Pink Panther, so I went to the museé with a simple plan in mind. I had convinced my old friend, Robert the night guard, to turn off the security system for the few moments necessary to save the most beautiful object in France. I then switched the Pink Panther with the replica I had at home. [He takes the real Pink Panther out of its case] This is the real Pink Panther. It was the fake that was stolen]].
** And the Medal of Honor which [[spoiler:blocks a bullet]].

** A key piece of evidence is only revealed to Clouseau because he can speak Chinese (although this fact isn't definitively revealed to the audience at first); soccer trainers are required to have knowledge of Chinese herbs, prompting Clouseau to start considering Yuri the trainer as a suspect.
** Dreyfus dismisses the fact that the coroner's report mentions Bizu was killed with a perfect shot to the occipital lobe; Yuri learned this while in the Russian army as part of his training and used it to kill Bizu.

* ContinuityReboot: Set in an entirely new era and timeline, with no connections to the previous films.
* ConvenientlyTimedDistraction: While chasing the assassin who tried to kill Xania, Clouseau and Ponton decides to split up to cut off the assassin. When Ponton catches up to the assassin and holds the assassin at gunpoint, Clouseau catches up and accidentally [[TheDoorSlamsYou slams a door open in front of Ponton]], knocking him down. While Clouseau checks to see if Ponton is okay, the assassin resumes running away.

* CrazyPrepared: Clouseau figures out that [[spoiler: the killer will strike again at the Presidential Palace, and just so happens to have a bag in his deserted office marked "Presidential Palace" with everything he could possibly need to break in undetected. This includes a body suit for both him, and his assistant, with different camouflage on the front and back identical to the wallpaper and drapes (respectively) found in the palace]].
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: For all that Clouseau comes across as an idiot, he has a detailed knowledge of obscure rules and legislations that helps him crack the case, such as knowing that all soccer trainers must have a knowledge of Chinese herbs or that all Russian army members must know the location of the occipital lobe.
* DarkerAndEdgier: A minor example but there were never any murders in the original. The villain was simply a jewel thief, not a murderer.
* DecoyProtagonist: Clouseau is basically promoted to serve as this in the original film; as Dreyfus doesn’t want to risk becoming a scapegoat if he fails to solve the case or let someone else take credit for solving it, he gives the task to Clouseau on the grounds that Clouseau is an incompetent who can publicly get nowhere while Dreyfus assembles a team to tackle the case himself in a more discreet fashion.
* DumbassHasAPoint: When Ponton expressed bafflement to Clouseau on why he didn't label Bizu a prime suspect and arrest him despite Bizu openly admitting he has a strong motivation for wanting to kill Gluant (which Ponton sees as an indirect confession) Clouseau, in his "jigsaw puzzle" speech, basically points out that they don't have the whole story of Gluant yet and it's best to investigate the case from every angle they can even if the evidence initially leans toward a particular suspect.
* {{Fainting}}: Nicole swoons and faints during Clouseau's closing speech about love in the first film.

* GeniusDitz: Inspector Jacque Clouseau [[IdiotHero isn't necessarily the brightest protagonist ever put to film]]. He has a long history of hit-or-miss cases in his hometown, is often SarcasmBlind, [[LiteralMetaphor takes euphemisms and metaphors literally]], will often try to apply genre tropes in mind whenever RealityEnsues, [[WhatTheFuAreYouDoing claims to know karate but is never shown to have any talent in it]] and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking has a speech impediment]]. That said, he has a rather hyper-focused attention to details some may overlook, understands Chinese and was able to uncover both Pink Panther thefts (and all murders involved) with way more accuracy than two separate teams, the first the Chief Inspector's team, the second a DreamTeam of international detectives with way more impressive wins under their belts.

* DumbassHasAPoint: When Ponton expressed bafflement to Clouseau on why he didn't label Bizu a prime suspect and arrest him despite Bizu openly admitting he has a strong motivation for wanting to kill Gluant (which Ponton sees as an indirect confession) Clouseau, in his "jigsaw puzzle" speech, basically points out that they don't have the whole story of Glaunt yet and it's best to investigate the case from every angle they can even if the evidence initially leans toward a particular suspect.

** The replica of the Pink Panther diamond that he showed to Ponton's sons, which he plants in the museum as bait for the Tornado.
-->'''Clouseau''': I knew the Tornado would eventually come after the Pink Panther, so I went to the museé with a simple plan in mind. I had convinced my old friend, Robert the night guard, to turn off the security system for the few moments necessary to save the most beautiful object in France. I then switched the Pink Panther with the replica I had at home. [He takes the real Pink Panther out of its case] This is the real Pink Panther. It was the fake that was stolen.
** And the Medal of Honor which blocks a bullet.

* DecoyProtagonist: Clouseau is basically promoted to serve as this; as Dreyfus doesn’t want to risk becoming a scapegoat if he fails to solve the case or let someone else take credit for solving it, he gives the task to Clouseau on the grounds that Clouseau is an incompetent who can publicly get nowhere while Dreyfus assembles a team to tackle the case himself in a more discreet fashion.

* InNameOnly: While it is indeed a Pink Panther film, there is very little resemblance between this and the original and instead resembles later installments, the presence of Dreyfus and Clouseau's role as protagonist being the biggest examples. There is no Charles Litten, Clouseau is unmarried but much like the original the Pink Panther diamond is never actually stolen, yet the plots differ with the original being climaxed with the attempted theft and a chase scene while this remake centers around the perceived theft. Also, there were no deaths in the original.

* GeniusDitz: Inspector Jacque Clouseau [[IdiotHero isn't necessarily the brightest protagonist ever put to film]]. He has a long history of hit-or-miss cases in his hometown, is often SarcasmBlind, [[LiteralMetaphor takes euphemisms and metaphors literally]], will often try to apply genre tropes in mind whenever RealityEnsues and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking has a speech impediment]]. That said, he has a rather hyper-focused attention to details some may overlook, understands Chinese and was able to uncover both Pink Panther thefts (and all murders involved) with way more accuracy than two separate teams, the first the Chief Inspector's team, the second a DreamTeam of international detectives with way more impressive wins under their belts.

TheRemake of ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'', released in 2006. Creator/SteveMartin stars as Detective Clouseau.

* RunningGag: Clouseau's accent, his disguises in the later films, Cato's attacks and the subsequent fights, Dreyfus' murder attempts and his eye twitch, and the NonFatalExplosions.
* RunningGag: With Clouseau and Ponton:

* CouchingMoronHiddenBadass: For all that Clouseau comes across as an idiot, he has a detailed knowledge of obscure rules and legislations that helps him crack the case, such as knowing that all soccer trainers must have a knowledge of Chinese herbs or that all Russian army members must know the location of the occipital lobe.

* ChekhovsSkill: Dreyfus dismisses the fact that the coroner's report mentions Bizu was killed with a perfect shot to the occipital lobe; Yuri learned this while in the Russian army as part of his training and used it to kill Bizu.

* KansasCityShuffle: In ''The Pink Panther 2'', Clouseau uses this gambit as bait to catch the Tornado [[spoiler: ultimately revealed to be Sonia Solandres]].When the Pink Panther diamond is seemingly destroyed after Clouseau bluffs Sonia into shooting it into dust, Clouseau has the real Pink Panther brought out, which he switched with the replica in a BaitAndSwitch setup in anticipation of the Tornado.

-->'''Sonia''': Let me go, or I will destroy it. [Sonia takes a gun and what she believes to be the Pink Panther from her purse]

-->[Sonia takes her gun, throws what she believes to be the Pink Panther into the air, and blows it to smithereens; Dreyfus is livid]

* KansasCityShuffle: In ''The Pink Panther 2'', Clouseau uses this as bait to catch the Tornado;[[spoiler: ultimately revealed to be Sonia Solandres]] when the Pink Panther diamond appears to be destroyed after Clouseau bluffs Sonia into shooting it into dust, Clouseau has the real Pink Panther brought out, which he switched with the replica in a BaitAndSwitch setup in anticipation of the Tornado.

* BilingualBonus: In the 2006 film, anyone who understands Cantonese will find out that the old Chinese lady is basically asking Clouseau why she's being interrogated and that she's busy and has other things to do. Clouseau somehow believes she tells him to look for soccer trainers for their knowledge of poisons.

* ChekhovsSkill: In the 2006 film, Dreyfus dismisses the fact that the coroner's report mentions Bizu was killed with a perfect shot to the occipital lobe; Yuri learned this while in the Russian army as part of his training and used it to kill Bizu.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: From the 2006 reboot with Steve Martin:

* ConvenientlyTimedDistraction: In the 2006 reboot, while chasing the assassin who tried to kill Xania, Clouseau and Ponton decides to split up to cut off the assassin. When Ponton catches up to the assassin and holds the assassin at gunpoint, Clouseau catches up and accidentally [[TheDoorSlamsYou slams a door open in front of Ponton]], knocking him down. While Clouseau checks to see if Ponton is okay, the assassin resumes running away.
* CrazyPrepared: In the 2006 film, Clouseau figures out that [[spoiler: the killer will strike again at the Presidential Palace, and just so happens to have a bag in his deserted office marked "Presidential Palace" with everything he could possibly need to break in undetected. This includes a body suit for both him, and his assistant, with different camouflage on the front and back identical to the wallpaper and drapes (respectively) found in the palace]].
* HypocriticalHumor: From the 2006 reboot with Steve Martin as Clouseau:

* ProductPlacement: In the 2006 remake, as Clouseau tries a hamburger for the first time and falls in love with the taste, the [=McDonald=]'s logo is very prominently featured behind him.

* RunningGag: From the 2006 remake with Clouseau and Ponton:

* RunningGag / SequelEscalation: Clouseau's accent, his disguises in the later films, Cato's attacks and the subsequent fights, Dreyfus' murder attempts and his eye twitch, and the NonFatalExplosions.
** "Never look a gift horse in the mouth" is a popular philosophy amongst disparate characters in ''Curse''.

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