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Howard the Duck (1986)
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The 1963 film is a comedy about the theft of the Pink Panther diamond. It had an animated title sequence by Ken Harris for Friz Freleng. Both were Warner Bros/Looney Tunes animators. The Panther is more catlike here. Again he is a representation of a diamond used in the film's plot, which has a telltale flaw resembling a leaping panther.
Peter Sellers' character of the bumbling detective Inspector Clouseau proved popular, and returned in "A Shot In the Dark" (1964). Alan Arkin played a version of the character in 1968 which was less successful.
The animated Pink Panther character was refined further by Ken Harris and Richard Williams in "Return of the Pink Panther," in 1975, which established this as the title for the film series, and made the Panther "more elegant." Tony White animated the character for "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" (1976), for Richard Williams. Sellers returned again for Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978).
Friz Freleng (with David H. DePatie) did a series of animated shorts with the Pink Panther character in 1964 and 1965, after Warner Bros' animation studio had shut down in 1963. Warners tried to start the studio up again, but Freleng found the Pink Panther series more lucrative. These shorts were co-directed by Hawley Pratt who continued the series for MGM/UA. Other directors took over and the series continued until 1978, theatrically and on television.
Inspector Clouseau, and/or variations on him, are also in these cartoons as the "little man" who the Panther torments. There was also The Ant and the Aardvark (1969-1971).
The DePatie-Freleng studio was bought by Marvel comics around 1980. Marvel later produced series like Muppet Babies.
The name was occasionally brought back for TV series "Pink Panther and Sons" (1984-86), "The Pink Panther" (with Matt Frewer voicing the character, 1993-96), and "Pink Panther and Pals" (2010)
After Peter Sellers' death in 1980, there were many unsuccessful attempts to keep the Pink Panther live-action film series going, by Blake Edwards and producers. 1982's Trail of the Pink Panther briefly features a WWII-era Clouseau played by Danny Peacock, and unused footage of Sellers. Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) features Ted Wass. Son of the Pink Panther (1993) featured Roberto Benigni.
In 2006, Steve Martin starred as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in a remake film of "The Pink Panther," with Kevin Kline and Beyonce Knowles. The film got a sequel in 2009. As is now customary, the films feature the Pink Panther diamond and have an animated title sequence with the animated Pink Panther character.
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Chevy Chase in Deal of the Century
Cast: Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver, Gregory Hines, Vince Edwards, Wallace Shawn, Richard Libertini, William Marquez, Eduardo Ricard, Richard Herd, Graham Jarvis. Screenplay: Paul Brickman. Cinematography: Richard H. Kline. Production design: Bill Malley. Film editing: Jere Huggins, Ned Humphreys, Bud S. Smith. Music: Arthur B. Rubinstein.
Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver, and Gregory Hines stumble through the chaotic screenplay of Deal of the Century, not trying very hard to help it create credible characters or even to be funny. Ostensibly a satire of the Reagan-era arms race, it was a critical bomb and a box office dud, and unlike many such double failures hasn't even made it to cult-movie status. Too much of it fails to make sense, like the marriage of the characters played by Weaver and Wallace Shawn, the religious conversion of Hines's character, or Chase's character getting repeatedly shot in the foot. Cheesy special effects don't help, either.
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Title: The Tale of Despereaux
Rating: G
Director: Robert Stevenhagen, Sam Fell
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, William H. Macy, Stanley Tucci, Ciarán Hinds, Robbie Coltrane, Tony Hale, Frances Conroy, Frank Langella, Richard Jenkins, Christopher Lloyd
Release year: 2008
Genres: adventure, fantasy
Blurb: Once upon a time, in the faraway kingdom of Dor, lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his goodhearted rat friend Roscuro...who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.
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Mandingo (1975) dir. Richard Fleischer
Cinematography. Richard H. Kline
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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 6 / 10
Título Original: Mr. Majestyk
Año: 1974
Duración: 103 min
País: Estados Unidos
Dirección: Richard Fleischer
Guion: Elmore Leonard. Novela: Elmore Leonard
Música: Charles Bernstein
Fotografía: Richard H. Kline
Reparto: Charles Bronson, Al Lettieri, Linda Cristal, Lee Purcell, Paul Koslo, etc
Productora: The Mirisch Corporation, United Artists
Género: Action; Crime; Drama
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Body Heat - Lawrence Kasdan (1981)
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The Andromeda Strain (1971)
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Lawrence Kasdan, Body Heat, 1981
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Double Impact (1991)
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