The Pink Panther 2 - wikipedia The Pink Panther 2 The Pink Panther 2 Theatrical release poster Directed by Harald Zwart Produced by Robert Simonds Screenplay by Steve Martin Scott Neustadter Michael H. Weber Story by Scott Neustadter Michael H. Weber Based on The Pink Panther by Blake Edwards Maurice Richlin Starring Steve Martin Jean Reno Alfred Molina Emily Mortimer Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Andy García Lily Tomlin John Cleese Music by Christophe Beck Henry Mancini ( Theme ) Cinematography Denis Crossan Edited by Julia Wong Production company Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Robert Simonds Company Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date January 24, 2009 ( 2009 - 01 - 24 ) ( Alpe d'Huez ) February 6, 2009 ( 2009 - 02 - 06 ) ( United States ) Running time 92 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $70 million Box office $75.9 million The Pink Panther 2 is a 2009 American action comedy film directed by Harald Zwart. It is the eleventh installment in The Pink Panther film series and the sequel to the 2006 film The Pink Panther, a reboot of the popular comedy series. The film was released on February 6, 2009 in North America. In the film, Inspector Clouseau must team up with detectives from other countries to rout a daring burglar, The Tornado, who has returned after a decade of inactivity. Steve Martin, who reprised the role of Clouseau, originated by Peter Sellers, polished the original script written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber in November 2006. MGM, partnering with Columbia Pictures on the sequel, hired the team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel to perform a further rewrite in January 2007. Principal photography began in Paris on August 20, 2007, then moved to Boston several weeks later, where filming ended on November 2, 2007. Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan appears as the criminology expert Sonia Solandres. John Cleese replaces Kevin Kline as Chief Inspector Dreyfus with Jean Reno and Emily Mortimer reprising their roles as Clouseau 's partner Ponton and Clouseau 's girlfriend Nicole. Beyoncé did not return for the sequel. Andy García, Yuki Matsuzaki and Alfred Molina round out the cast as detectives, Italian Inspector Vincenzo Brancaleone, Japanese Inspector Kenji Mazuto and British Chief Inspector Randall Pepperidge. It was released on Blu - ray Disc and DVD on June 23, 2009. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Soundtrack 5 Filming locations 6 Reception 6.1 Critical response 6.2 Box office 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Plot When the master thief The Tornado steals expensive artifacts from around the world, France assembles a Dream Team of Amateur Detectives to solve the case. Inspector Clouseau is reassigned from his task as a parking officer by Chief Inspector Dreyfus to join the Dream Team in Japan, site of the Tornado 's recent heist. At the airport, as soon as he steps over the border and leaves France, news breaks that the Pink Panther diamond has been stolen, prompting Clouseau, who had up to that point been wary of leaving, to say, `` I told you ''. Clouseau travels back to the scene of the crime and joins the other members of the Dream Team : Inspector Pepperidge, from Great Britain ; Vincenzo, from Italy ; Kenji, an electronics specialist from Japan ; and Sonia, a researcher and criminology expert from India. They go to Rome to investigate a black market fence, Alonso Avellaneda, who deals with The Tornado. Assuming he is The Tornado, the Dream Team question him while Clouseau snoops around. Avellaneda vindicates himself by demonstrating that he lacks a bullet - wound to the right shoulder that the Tornado suffered over a decade ago. After they leave, he meets with the real Tornado. That night, Clouseau and his partner, Ponton, spy on Avellaneda, using a wire they planted on him, as he takes a date out for dinner. The mission is compromised when they find Vincenzo and Clouseau 's girlfriend, Nicole, together at the restaurant. Having been banned for burning down the restaurant three months earlier, Clouseau disguises himself as a dancer and switches the wire to Nicole 's table. In the process, he ends up burning down the restaurant again. At the same time, The Tornado steals the Pope 's ring, an act which turns public opinion against the Dream Team. When Clouseau 's acts of foolishness aggravate the situation, he is voted off the team ; only Sonia sympathizes with him. Shortly afterward, Clouseau is called to an office where they see the Tornado has killed himself and left a suicide note that claims he destroyed the Pink Panther -- regarding it as being so beautiful that he could not bring anyone other than himself to own it -- and left the other treasures to be recovered. Examining a key they found in the Pope 's Chambers, they match the DNA of the victim with DNA of the Tornado acquired when he was shot, and thus believe themselves to have solved the case. However, Clouseau is unconvinced and believes the Tornado was not the thief. For their victory, a celebration is thrown in the Dream Team 's honor. Clouseau, who was not invited, discovers something in a license plate of Sonia 's car and calls Ponton. He tries to tell Dreyfus the real thief is still at large, but is ignored. Dreyfus relays to the group that Clouseau told him Sonia was the thief, and the group, treating the idea as a joke, work out a plausible explanation for how she could have done it ; as the Tornado 's ex-lover, she would have in - depth knowledge of his methods, and has set up a situation to draw all attention to the thefts of the other artifacts while leaving her free to sell the Pink Panther. As Sonia leaves, Nicole, beginning to realize that what Clouseau and the group said could be true, asks her to take everything out of her purse. Sonia pulls out a gun, and after initially threatening to shoot Nicole, she shoots Clouseau, but the bullet hits the medal of honor. A chase ensues, with Clouseau and the Dream Team attempting to catch Sonia, while all the members of the team but Clouseau make fools of themselves through various accidents caused by Clouseau 's clumsiness. Finally cornered, Sonia threatens to destroy the Pink Panther, and Clouseau goads her to do so. Sonia attempts to escape, but is knocked out by Ponton and arrested by the police. Clouseau reveals that Sonia had destroyed a fake gem ; Clouseau had, in fact, kept the real Pink Panther in his possession, having switched them at the museum before he was about to leave France. The Tornado, an expert on gems, would have recognized the Pink Panther to be a fake ; therefore, his suicide note was forged, and he was murdered. He reveals that he had given Sonia 's car a ticket two days before the Pink Panther was stolen, contradicting her alibi of having been delayed to the crime scene because of her flight, which revealed to him that Sonia was the culprit. Dreyfus tries to claim credit for having appointed Clouseau to his parking job, but Clouseau, remembering Dreyfus told him to deny this to anyone who asked, rebukes the claim. The film ends with Clouseau marrying Nicole in a ceremony hosted by Dreyfus and attended by the Dream Team, but the ceremony ends in complete chaos caused by a raid from the Gas Mask Bandits, with Clouseau and Nicole escaping as the animated Pink Panther watches ; he then goes to close the doors and winks at the camera. Cast Main Steve Martin as Inspector Jacques Clouseau A clumsy police officer and now - recognized `` Protector of the Pink Panther '' Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Sonia Solandres A criminology expert Jean Reno as Gendarme Gilbert Ponton Clouseau 's assistant and sidekick Emily Mortimer as Nicole Durant - Clouseau Clouseau 's girlfriend and later wife Andy García as Vincenzo Roccara Squarcialupi Brancaleon An Italian businessman who joins the Dream Team Alfred Molina as Randall Pepperidge A British inspector and deducer who joins the Dream Team and bets that if Clouseau solves the case, he will go around in a tutu for a day, which he does Yuki Matsuzaki as Kenji Mazuto A Japanese technology expert who joins the Dream Team Supporting John Cleese as Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus, Clouseau 's boss who often gives him meaningless assignments to get him out of his hair. Lily Tomlin as Mrs. Yvette Berenger, a manners teacher who is brought into the office, often calls in Clouseau to discuss his inappropriate suggestive manners. Johnny Hallyday as Laurence Millikin, The Tornado. Jeremy Irons as Alonso Avellaneda, a man the Dream Team checks out as the first suspect. Geoffrey Palmer as Commissioner Joubert. Yevgeni Lazarev as The Pope. Christiane Amanpour as herself. Sharon Tay as CNN Reporter. Release The Pink Panther 2 was theatrically released on February 6, 2009 by Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer and Columbia Pictures and was released on DVD and Blu - ray on June 23, 2009 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and MGM Home Entertainment. Soundtrack The Pink Panther Theme Habanera Para Baile Sonia 's Love Finale in C Major Bridal Chorus Filming locations Paris, France, Boston, Bedford, Chelsea, Westwood, and Winchester, Massachusetts. Reception Critical response The Pink Panther 2 received generally negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 12 % based on 132 reviews with an average rating of 3.5 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` Underutilizing its talented cast, The Pink Panther 2 is little more than a series of lame slapstick gags ''. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 36 out of 100 based on 30 critics, indicating `` generally unfavorable reviews ''. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` B + '' on an A+ to F scale. Box office The Pink Panther 2 grossed $35.9 million in North America and $40 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $75.9 million, against a budget of $70 million. The film made $11.6 million in its opening weekend, finishing fourth at the box office. The film was released in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2009, and only opened on # 8. See also List of The Pink Panther cartoons References ^ Jump up to : `` The Pink Panther 2 ( 2009 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011 - 07 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Zwart to direct Pink Panther ''. Norway Post. May 27, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. ^ Jump up to : Dawtrey, Adam ( November 14, 2006 ). `` New Cash Stash for MGM ''. Variety. Jump up ^ Official web site Archived 2008 - 06 - 10 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Scribes adding color to ' Pink ' ''. Hollywood Reporter. January 12, 2007. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` The Pink Panther 2 ( 2009 ) : Reviews ''. Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 07. Jump up ^ `` The Pink Panther 2 Movie Reviews, Pictures ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2015 - 04 - 30. Jump up ^ `` CinemaScore ''. cinemascore.com. Jump up ^ `` Weekend Box Office Results for February 6 -- 8, 2009 ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Weekend box office 13th February 2009 - 15th February 2009 ''. www.25thframe.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2017. External links Official website Sony Official Website The Pink Panther 2 at Box Office Mojo 20 Questions with Inspector Clouseau The Pink Panther 2 on IMDb The Pink Panther 2 at AllMovie The Pink Panther 2 Photo Call in Paris - Gallery The Pink Panther Feature films Original series The Pink Panther ( 1963 ) A Shot in the Dark ( 1964 ) Inspector Clouseau ( 1968 ) The Return of the Pink Panther ( 1975 ) The Pink Panther Strikes Again ( 1976 ) Revenge of the Pink Panther ( 1978 ) Trail of the Pink Panther ( 1982 ) Curse of the Pink Panther ( 1983 ) Son of the Pink Panther ( 1993 ) Reboot The Pink Panther ( 2006 ) The Pink Panther 2 ( 2009 ) Music `` The Pink Panther Theme '' `` Meglio stasera '' `` Check on It '' `` A Woman Like Me '' Other List of The Pink Panther characters Inspector Clouseau Pink Panther jewel Lugash Cartoons Shorts List of The Pink Panther cartoons List of The Inspector cartoons TV shows The Pink Panther Show ( 1969 -- 1980 ) Pink Panther and Sons ( 1984 -- 1985 ) The Pink Panther ( 1993 -- 1996 ) Pink Panther and Pals ( 2010 ) TV specials A Pink Christmas ( 1978 ) Olym - Pinks ( 1980 ) Pink at First Sight ( 1981 ) Characters The Pink Panther The Little Man The Inspector The Ant and the Aardvark Crazylegs Crane The Blue Racer Misterjaw The Dogfather Roland and Rattfink Tijuana Toads Hoot Kloot Video games Pink Goes to Hollywood ( 1993 ) The Pink Panther : Passport to Peril ( 1996 ) The Pink Panther : Hokus Pokus Pink ( 1998 ) Related DePatie -- Freleng Enterprises Films directed by Harald Zwart Hamilton ( 1998 ) One Night at McCool 's ( 2001 ) Agent Cody Banks ( 2003 ) Lange Flate Ballær 2 ( 2008 ) The Pink Panther 2 ( 2009 ) The Karate Kid ( 2010 ) The Mortal Instruments : City of Bones ( 2013 ) The 12th Man ( 2017 ) Johnny Hallyday Studio albums Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime Solitudes à deux Hollywood À partir de maintenant En pièces détachées Pas facile Quelque part un aigle La Peur Hallyday 84 : Nashville en direct Rock'n'Roll Attitude Gang Cadillac Ça ne change pas un homme Rough Town Lorada Ce que je sais Sang pour sang À la vie, à la mort ! Ma vérité Le Cœur d'un homme L'Attente Singles `` T'aimer follement '' `` Souvenirs, souvenirs '' `` Itsy bitsy petit bikini '' `` Kili watch '' `` Viens danser le twist '' `` Retiens la nuit '' `` Ya ya twist '' `` Elle est terrible '' `` Tes tendres années '' `` Les Bras en croix '' ( c / w `` Quitte - moi doucement '' and `` Dis - moi oui '' on the EP ) `` Da dou ron ron '' `` Ma guitare '' `` Pour moi la vie va commencer '' `` Le Pénitencier '' `` Un ami ça n'a pas de prix '' `` Quand revient la nuit '' `` Cheveux longs et idées courtes '' `` Noir c'est noir '' `` Si j'étais un charpentier '' `` Hey Joe '' `` Petite fille '' `` San Francisco '' `` À tout casser '' `` Cours plus vite Charlie '' `` Que je t'aime '' `` Ceux que l'amour a blessé '' `` Jésus Christ '' `` Deux amis pour un amour '' `` Essayez '' `` Oh ! Ma jolie Sarah '' `` Comme un corbeau blanc '' `` J'ai un problème '' ( with Sylvie Vartan ) `` Noël interdit '' `` Prends ma vie '' `` Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime '' `` Johnny Rider '' `` La Fille de l'été dernier '' `` La Terre promise '' `` Requiem pour un fou '' `` Derrière l'amour '' ( c / w `` Joue pas de rock'n'roll pour moi '' ) `` Gabrielle '' `` Ne me quitte pas '' ( live ) `` L'Envie '' ( live ) `` Que je t'aime '' ( live ) `` Tous ensemble '' `` Marie '' `` Mon plus beau Noël '' `` Ça n'finira jamais '' Other songs `` Je n'suis pas un héros '' Films Tales of Paris D'où viens - tu Johnny ? Cherchez l'idole À tout casser The Specialist Point de chute L'aventure, c'est l'aventure L'Animal Détective Terminus The Iron Triangle Why Not Me ? The Man on the Train Crime Spree Crimson Rivers II : Angels of the Apocalypse Quartier V.I.P. 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Question: who is the tornado in pink panther 2
Answer: Johnny Hallyday as Laurence Millikin, The Tornado