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Article: A purr-fett series: the Pink Panther movies keep audiences laughing.(A Video Business High Profile)
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- Video Business
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- February 9, 2004
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Positively the coolest cat ever to slink across a movie screen, the Pink Panther has been making audiences of all ages laugh for 40 years, and he's poised to win new fans while delighting the old ones with the upcoming DVD boxed set that collects his most memorable adventures.
Of course, the Pink Panther, created by writer/director Blake Edwards for the 1964 caper film, wasn't a cat at all, but rather a priceless jewel coveted by a debonair international thief. Ultimately, though, moviegoers associated the name not only with the funny feline designed for a lively opening-credits sequence by legendary animator Friz Freleng but also with the bumbling French ...