by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Leslie Bricusse (2:01) Samba de Jacques (2:24) The Gambrelli Theme (2:23) The Bike Chase (1:52) The Dreamy Princess (3:58) Riot at Omar's (2:40) Mama and Dreyfus (1:43) Rendez-vous with Cato (1:53) The King's Palace (1:47) The Showdown (3:31) The Pink Panther Theme (tenor sax solo: Phil Todd) (4:18) Reception Son of the Pink Panther failed to generate critical or commercial success. The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film only 1 star out of 5. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 6% based on 34 reviews, with an average score of 3.40/10. The website's consensus reads, "Roberto Benigni is an undeniably gifted physical comic, but [the film] betrays his energetic efforts with a painfully unfunny script". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 33 out of 100 based on 19 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "C+" on scale of A+ to F. Benigni's harsh performance in the film earned him a Razzie Award nomination for Worst New Star. In its release in the United States and Canada it only grossed $2.4 million. However, the film was a top hit in Italy with a gross of $18 million and becoming the highest-grossing Italian blockbuster ever, despite tanking atrociously everywhere else. Before the film's release, Adams confirmed that he and MGM planned to release more sequels to the film with Benigni reprising his role as Gambrelli. These were cancelled due to the film's poor reception. In 1996, MGM approached Robin Williams and Jim Carrey about the series. MGM would cut a deal for a reboot with Edwards (allowing the film to proceed without his participation) in 1997. The series was rebooted in 2006 with the release of The Pink Panther starring Steve Martin as Inspector Jacques Clouseau and Kevin Kline (previously considered for the role of Clouseau) as Charles Dreyfus. The Pink Panther 2 saw Kline's Dreyfus replaced by John Cleese. This is the last film of the original iteration of the Pink Panther franchise. This was the last film to be directed by Edwards, who also co-wrote and produced all the previous Pink Panther films except for Inspector Clouseau. It is also the last film to be scored by Henry Mancini. References External links 1993 films American sequel films 1990s English-language films Italian comedy films Italian sequel films