The Party
1968
***½
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Peter Sellers, Claudine Longet, Gavin MacLeod, J. Edward McKinley, Denny Miller, Steve Franken
After two Pink Panther movies, Blake Edwards and Peter Sellers reunite in another comedy about a bumbling foreigner, this time an Indian film actor who is mistakenly invited to a Hollywood dinner party. Like Inspector Clouseau, Hrundi V. Bakshi is a walking disaster who creates chaos and destruction everywhere he goes. This is a very loosely scripted hit-and-miss comedy, but an excellent showcase for Sellers' talent.
