# The Pink Panther 2

The Pink Panther 2 is a 2009 American detective comedy film directed by Harold Zwart. It is 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. 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 ending on November 2, 2007.

## Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus

* [After Clouseau gets shot in the chest by Sonia] I wish I'd shot him.

## Quotes

[from trailer]
    Insp. Jacques Clouseau: Let me bring you up to speed... We know nothing. You are now up to speed.
    Insp. Jacques Clouseau: I am now leaving France. This is a bad idea.
[steps over "You are now leaving France" line in airport]
    TV Announcer: The legendary Pink Panther diamond has been stolen.
    Insp. Jacques Clouseau: What'd I tell you?
    Kenji: Have we decided on lunch?
    Insp. Jacques Clouseau: I'm sure you'll be wanting sushi, my little yellow friend!
    Italian Reporter: [after the Pope's ring has been stolen] 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 give a comment, when I said "No comment." I would look like a complete ass, wouldn't I?
    Insp. Jacques Clouseau: Would you - even though it may lead to injury - marry me?
    Insp. Jacques Clouseau: And your name?
    Vicenzo: Vicenzo Roccara Squarcialupi Brancaleone.
    Insp. Jacques Clouseau: Oh... That is your name. I thought you were ordering in Italian. Once again.
    Vicenzo: Vicenzo Roccara Squarcialupi Brancaleone.
    Insp. Jacques Clouseau: Vicen tam-ta-da-tam-tam Don Corleone.
    Pepperidge: Tell me, how did you enjoy your trip to the *airport*?
    Insp. Jacques Clouseau: [holding his stamped hand to his chin in thought] Now, how did you know that?
    Pepperidge: *Talking about Clouseau* If he solves this case, I'm perfectly willing to run around for 24 hours wearing nothing but a tutu carrying a big, pink, fluffy handbag.
    Pepperidge: It's in every newspaper all over the world. We're all being made to look like idiots. Reputations built up over a lifetime utterly ruined.
    Kenji: I had to quit being a Buddhist because I feel so much hate.
    Vicenzo: HE SAT ON THE POPE'S HAT!
    Vicenzo: Clouseau, you are a lover. And Nicole is a woman for a lifetime, a woman to have the babies with.
    Insp. Jacques Clouseau: To have the babies? To have the babies?
    Vicenzo: Yes, lots and lots of the babies... All day long the babies. *Walks away.*
    Insp. Jacques Clouseau: ...All day long the babies.
    Insp. Jacques Clouseau: And she does not think she is pretty... And I can never tell her that she is pretty, otherwise...
    Ponton: Otherwise what?
    Insp. Jacques Clouseau: If she knew how pretty she is, she might choose someone other than me.
    Insp. Jacques Clouseau: And now, there is a crime scene waiting... Excuse me, el sceno de crimo.
    Vicenzo: That is not Italian and I do speaka English.
    Insp. Jacques Clouseau: Oh, really? Prove it!

## Cast
### Main cast

* Steve Martin as Inspector Jacques Clouseau
* Jean Reno as Gendarme Gilbert Ponton
* Alfred Molina as Chief Inspector Randall Pepperidge
* Emily Mortimer as Nicole Nuveau Durant
* Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Sonia Solandres / The Tornado
* Andy García as Inspector Vicenzo Roccara Squarcialupi Brancaleone
* Yuki Matsuzaki as Kenji Mazuto
* Lily Tomlin as Yvette Berenger
* John Cleese as Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus

### Supporting cast

* Johnny Hallyday as Laurence Millikin
* Jeremy Irons as Alonso Avellaneda
* Geoffrey Palmer as Commimissioner Joubert
* Yevgeni Lazarev as The Pope (as Eugene Lazarev)
* Philip Goodwin as Deputy Chief Renard
* Thomas Derrah as Robert the Night Guard
* Karen Strassman (voice)
* Christiane Amanpour as Herself

## External links

The Pink Panther :
| Films | Peter Sellers | The Pink Panther (1963) · A Shot in the Dark (1964) · 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) | The Pink Panther (1963) · A Shot in the Dark (1964) · 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) |
| Films | Alan Arkin | Inspector Clouseau (1968) | Inspector Clouseau (1968) |
| Films | Roger Moore | Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) | Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) |
| Films | Roberto Benigni as Clouseau's son | Son of the Pink Panther (1993) |
| Films | Steve Martin | The Pink Panther (2006) · The Pink Panther 2 (2009) | The Pink Panther (2006) · The Pink Panther 2 (2009) |
| Animated shorts | The original Pink Panther shorts (1964–1980) · The original Inspector shorts (1965–1969) · Driving Mr. Pink (1995) | The original Pink Panther shorts (1964–1980) · The original Inspector shorts (1965–1969) · Driving Mr. Pink (1995) | The original Pink Panther shorts (1964–1980) · The original Inspector shorts (1965–1969) · Driving Mr. Pink (1995) |
| Television | Animated shows | The Pink Panther Show (1969–1980) · Pink Panther and Sons (1984–1985) · The Pink Panther (1993–1996) · Pink Panther and Pals (2010) | The Pink Panther Show (1969–1980) · Pink Panther and Sons (1984–1985) · The Pink Panther (1993–1996) · Pink Panther and Pals (2010) |
| Television | Animated specials | A Pink Christmas (1978) · Olym-Pinks (1980) · Pink at First Sight (1981) · A Very Pink Christmas (2011) | A Pink Christmas (1978) · Olym-Pinks (1980) · Pink at First Sight (1981) · A Very Pink Christmas (2011) |
| Video games | Passport to Peril (1996) · Hokus Pokus Pink (1998) | Passport to Peril (1996) · Hokus Pokus Pink (1998) | Passport to Peril (1996) · Hokus Pokus Pink (1998) |