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Post by mistertopaz on Aug 24, 2010 2:37:27 GMT
Hi Guys, only just found and joined this site. As a lifelong Pink Panther fan im really glad i found it, insomnia can sometimes lead to good times lol.
I would just like to raise the subject of Dudley Moore taking over the role of Clouseau in Romance of the Pink Panther. I think its a great shame it never happened because Dudley would have been hillarious in the role. He may have injected a touch more romance and pathos into the role, and been even more cartoonish than Selers if that was possible. Its a shame that Romance didnt get made in place of Trail and Curse. I enjoy those PP movies but i think Romance would have been something better espesh if Dudley had played the part. From what i gathered from his biography when he was offered the movie by MGM/UA he was delighted, till they told him they wanted him to sign a four picture deal to play Clouseau. He was scared he would be in the shadow of Sellers. I dont know how the minds of these actors work coz he would have made $3million a film! As a comedian and actor myself i would have bit MGMs hand off!
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Post by Clouseau on Aug 24, 2010 19:12:34 GMT
welcome aboard, Mr. Topaz... things are certainly quiet around here at the moment, but we're always happy to see a new face! personally, i'm not sure about Dudley playing Clouseau... i loved him in 10, and i recently re-watched the Arthur movies and thought they were hilarious, but i agree Dudley's Clouseau would probably have been more cartoonish than Sellers', and that's precisely what i don't think the series needed... Wash and later Benigni were extremely cartoonish, and i think we kinda lost the spirit of what the series was like, to an extent... he was probably right, too, that he would always have been in Sellers' shadow... while they missed the mark by going too cartoony with the lead characters, i think it was wise to at least change the lead character after Sellers died... i like Steve Martin, but a lot of people still complain that you just can't replace Peter Sellers... incidentally, you may find these threads particularly interesting: therapeuticpink.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=342therapeuticpink.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=338hope to see you around, and feel free to chime in anywhere you like! EDIT: here is another thread about Dudley Moore as Clouseau therapeuticpink.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=pantactdis&action=display&thread=131I am locking this thread, and further discussion can continue in the older thread...
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