Son of the Pink Panther

Son of the Pink Panther
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBlake Edwards
Screenplay byBlake Edwards
Madeline Sunshine
Steve Sunshine
Story byBlake Edwards
Based onCharacters by
Blake Edwards
Maurice Richlin
Produced byTony Adams
Starring
CinematographyDick Bush
Edited byRobert Pergament
Music byHenry Mancini
Production
companies
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
(United States)
Filmauro (Italy)
United International Pictures (International)
Release dates
  • August 27, 1993 (1993-08-27) (United States)
  • December 17, 1993 (1993-12-17) (Italy)
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Italy
LanguagesEnglish
Italian
Budget$28 million
Box office$20 million

Son of the Pink Panther is a 1993 comedy film. It is the ninth and final installment of the original The Pink Panther film series starting from the 1963 film. Directed by Blake Edwards, it stars Roberto Benigni as Inspector Clouseau's illegitimate son. Also in this film are Panther regulars Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk and Graham Stark and a star of the original 1963 film, Claudia Cardinale. It was the final film for both director Blake Edwards and composer Henry Mancini; Mancini died on June 14, 1994, and Edwards retired from film-making in 1995.:13