Rent It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
3.8 of 5 from 80 ratings
2h 34min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- On a winding desert highway eight vacation-bound motorist share an experience that alters their plans and their lives! After a mysterious stranger divulges the location of a stolen fortune, they each speed off in a mind-bending, car-bashing race for the loot and the most side-splitting laugh fest in history.
- Actors:
- Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Ethel Merman, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Dorothy Provine, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Jim Backus, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan
- Directors:
- Stanley Kramer
- Producers:
- Stanley Kramer
- Voiced By:
- Selma Diamond, Louise Glenn, Morey Amsterdam, Stacy Harris, Tyler McVey, Elliott Reid, Lennie Weinrib
- Writers:
- William Rose, Tania Rose
- Others:
- Robert C. Jones, Gene Fowler Jr., Ernest Laszlo, Ernest Gold, Mack David, Gordon E. Sawyer, Frederic Knudtson, Walter G. Elliott
- Aka:
- It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
- Studio:
- MGM
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Children & Family, Classics, Comedy
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 12/01/2001
- Run Time:
- 154 minutes
- Languages:
- English, German, Spanish
- Subtitles:
- Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, German Hard of Hearing, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 04/09/2017
- Run Time:
- 163 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.76:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New audio commentary featuring 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World' aficionados Mark Evanier, Michael Schlesinger, and Paul Scrabo
- New documentary on the film's visual and sound effects, featuring interviews with visual-effects specialist Craig Barron and sound designer Ben Burtt
- Excerpt from a 1974 talk show hosted by director Stanley Kramer and featuring Mad World actors Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, and Jonathan Winters
- Press interview from 1963 featuring Kramer and cast members
- Excerpts about the influence of the film from the 2000 AFI program 100 Years...100 Laughs
- Two-part 1963 episode of the TV program Telescope that follows the film's press junket and premiere
- The Last 70 mm Film Festival, a 2012 program featuring Mad World cast and crew, hosted by actor Billy Crystal
- Selection of humorist and voice-over artist Stan Freberg's original TV and radio ads for the film, with a 2013 introduction by Freberg
- Trailers and Radio Spots
- An essay by film critic Lou Lumenick and illustrations by legendary cartoonist Jack Davis
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the main feature
- Disc 2:
- This disc includes special features
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Reviews (1) of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Vintage humour keeps a good taste - It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World review by JD
I am quite happy to try films from any decade and do not subscribe to the opinion that old films should be revered or modern films are better because of high-tech effects. This film is brilliantly directed and the acting is side-splittingly funny. It just shows that good humour is timeless. A pretty star studded cast, a recommended oldie.
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