Rent It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
3.7 of 5 from 112 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
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- 10 Films to Watch if You Like Stan & Ollie, 10 Films to Watch if You Like The Magic Box, 10 Films to Watch if You Like To Be or Not to Be, 1949: That Ealing Feeling, A Brief History of Motor Racing Films, Cinema Paradiso's 2022 Centenary Club, Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 2, Films by Genre, Films to Watch If You Like..., The Best American Road Movies, A Brief History of Film..., Top 100 AFI Laughs, Top Films
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 04/09/2017
- Run Time:
- 163 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- 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 (2) of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
A museum piece at best - It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World review by DB
I chose this because it was described as one of the funniest films ever made, it followed a tried and tested formula, and included some big names in American comedy. It may well have been viewed very differently in 1963, although the Oscar nominations were for sound, music, editing, and cinematography, not for the writers, director, or actors. The dialogue is not funny, or if it is meant to be, its humour relies on sexism and characters being rude to each other. They don't seem to be able to have a conversation without poking, slapping, and pushing each other with every phrase. Destruction and demolition feature heavily. When an African-American couple strayed into the path of the protagonists, I was bracing myself for offensive racial stereotypes. Mercifully that scene didn't go as badly as it might have done, but it does not redeem a film that is not funny and badly dated.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
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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