The film comedian Peter Sellers chose some rather poor films after a while. His box office appeal and professional reputation would sink to low depths. Films like "The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu" highlights all of this. The above film is sheer garbage from beginning to end. Having a running time of over 100 minutes might have some viewers running for the nearest exit as the film seems much longer! There are no decent laughs at all and the low budget is painfully obvious throughout. The opening scene that shows Fu Manchu's followers dancing to a disco song and Peter Sellers doing an Elvis impersonation just about says it all. I shalln't mention the plot because there isn't one to speak of. Speaking of whom, Sellers clearly looks in ill health and undernourished. His face is rather thin and the comedian lacks vitality. According to co-star Simon Williams, the behaviour of Sellers caused a tense atmosphere on the set. Williams said in an interview many years later: "Sellers was as mad as a f****** snake." How right he was! I saw this interview on television and the actor looked uncomfortable whilst discussing Peter Sellers. The comedian insisted that all the cast take vitamin injections so as to increase their energy levels! Naturally, everyone refused to do this and Sellers didn't mention it again. It is a pity that this original comedian who could play various characters in comedy finished up making this god-awful rubbish.
