Trivia: During production, Burt Kwouk (Kato) was arrested by the police in Hong Kong after they saw him run out of a hotel and jump on a scooter to pursue the criminals. It took him several hours to convince the police that he was only doing it for a movie.
Trivia: When Inspector Clouseau (dressed as a Godfather figure) is in the lift with the three other gangsters, one of them breaks wind. This scene was improvised and required countless takes, because the actors couldn't stop laughing.
Trivia: This film marks the final on-set performance of Peter Sellers in the role of Inspector Clouseau.
Trivia: This film completely retcons the events of "The Pink Panther Strikes Again", hence the reason why Chief Inspector Dreyfus is alive here despite dying at the end of the previous film.