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Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   13,216 votes
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Director:
Stanley Kramer
Writers:
William Rose (story) &
Tania Rose (story)
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Release Date:
7 November 1963 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy | Crime more
Tagline:
If ever this mad, mad, mad, mad world needed "It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world" it's now! (1970 re-release) more
Plot:
The dying words of a thief spark a madcap cross-country rush to find some treasure. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Edie Adams Dies
 (From WENN. 16 October 2008, 9:12 AM, PDT)

Comedian Buddy Hackett Dies at 78
 (From WENN. 1 July 2003)

User Comments:
Greatest comedy of all time, period. more (278 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA) (promotional title)
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Runtime:
USA:154 min (edited version) | USA:192 min (original version) | USA:174 min (restored video version) | 182 min (Laserdisc version) (extended re-edit)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) (35mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints)
Certification:
USA:G (1970) | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 (edited version) | Portugal:M/6 (re-rating) (uncut) | West Germany:12 | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Australia:G | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Finland:K-8 | Spain:T | UK:U | Canada:PG (Ontario)
Filming Locations:
Agoura, California, USA more

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Trivia:
The billboard that the twin-engine Beechcraft flies through was made of thin balsa wood, except for a thicker frame for support. Stunt pilot Frank Tallman had to fly the aircraft directly through the center of the billboard or the thicker frame would shear off a wing. Since the shattered wood would clog and stop both engines, the billboard was built just east of the Orange County Airport (now the John Wayne Airport. After flying through the billboard, Tallman simply lowered the landing gear and safely touched down on the runway. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Although both Emeline's husband Russell and her mother Mrs. Marcus pronounce her name EMMA-LINE, her brother Sylvester pronounces it EMMA-LEEN when talking with his mother on the phone. more
Quotes:
J. Russell Finch: Hey, did you see th-the way he went SAILING right out there? more
Movie Connections:
References "The Jack Benny Program" (1950) more
Soundtrack:
Thirty-one flavors more

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116 out of 139 people found the following comment useful.
Greatest comedy of all time, period., 5 March 2005
10/10
Author: Chromium_5 from Minnesota

I never planned to write a review for this movie, until I took a stroll through the user comments, and was shocked at all the people who think it is.... God help us... overrated. No way. If anything, it is UNDERrated. I see people complaining about the endless shouting, the over the top slapstick, the brashness, the loudness, the length. I can only conclude that these people are a bunch of humorless dorks.

First of all, you can't just sit down to watch a three hour movie without knowing what you're in for. This is not your typical comedy--this is an EPIC comedy, the first of its kind, that inspired other such epics as "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" and "The Great Race" (which happens to be my favorite comedy--in fact, I'd like to say it's the better movie, but props go to this one for inventing the genre). And I can't speak for everyone else, but this movie leaves me laughing from start to finish.

Yes, it is very long, but it NEVER has a dull moment. Even if the amazing car stunts aren't particularly funny, you can't tell me they aren't wildly entertaining. I have yet to see an action movie with better car chases than these. And yes, the slapstick is ridiculously over the top, although I can't see how that's a problem (the gas station scene is one of the funniest in movie history, in my opinion). But underneath all the slapstick and shouting, holding the whole movie together, is that incredibly cynical message. It is a movie about kind, decent folks turning into law-breaking lunatics and ruining their lives for the sake of money. The subplot with Spencer Tracey realizing his entire life has been a waste, and then ruining what life he has left, is one of the most tragic story lines I have seen. But it's also pretty darn funny.

All the critics need to lighten up and see this for the absurd, delirious, hysterical farce it is.

10/10 stars.

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