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Director:
Mel Stuart
Writer:
David Shaw (writer)
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Release Date:
24 April 1969 (USA) more
Tagline:
Europe sent us Dutch Elm Disease, German Measles and Russian Roulette. We sent them World-Wind Vacation tour #225. Now we're even. more
Plot:
A group of travelers from the United States race through seven countries in 18 days. Included in the group are Samantha Perkins... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Wallace Arnold tours meets 'Its a MAD MAD MAD World' more (23 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Suzanne Pleshette ... Samantha Perkins

Ian McShane ... Charlie Cartwright
Mildred Natwick ... Jenny Grant
Murray Hamilton ... Fred Ferguson
Sandy Baron ... John Marino

Michael Constantine ... Jack Harmon
Norman Fell ... Harve Blakely
Peggy Cass ... Edna Ferguson
Marty Ingels ... Bert Greenfield
Pamela Britton ... Freda
Reva Rose ... Irma Blakely

Aubrey Morris ... Harry Dix
Hilary Thompson ... Shelly Ferguson (as Hilarie Thompson)
Luke Halpin ... Bo
Mario Carotenuto ... Giuseppe
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Argentina:105 min | USA:99 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | UK:A (original rating) | Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | USA:G (edited for re-rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Argentina:Atp | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:M (original rating)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
During one of the interludes that Shelly Ferguson (Hilary Thompson) spends with the free-spirited Bo (Luke Halpin), she admires the slogan "Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came" that he has displayed on his motorcycle. That phrase is also the title of the next (and last) movie in which their co-star, Pamela Britton, appeared before her untimely death in 1974. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene where he first meets Hilarie Thompson, Luke Halpin is shown wearing regular street clothes and shoes. When he mounts his motorcycle, the camera cuts away to someone wearing brown riding boots, kicking the motorcycle to start. Then as he drives away, he's back in his original footwear. more
Quotes:
Fred Ferguson: [angrily frustrated, to a clueless Italian cobbler] Tan! Y'understand tan? more
Movie Connections:
Followed by If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium (1987) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Row Row Your Boat more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Wallace Arnold tours meets 'Its a MAD MAD MAD World', 28 April 2003
Author: Edu-16 from New Zealand

Well when I last saw this one I was wearing Green check trousers and an Orange nylon jumper. Got to be at least 25 years. Ouch. But this one has worn rather better than me.

From memory I was expecting a sort of American Carry On movie - and I suppose this isn't a bad comparison. But the jokes are still funny - quite sharp infact at times. The acting isn't too OTT - no Kenneth Williams mugging here - and the scenery of an as yet unspoilt Europe was a nice reminder of what Europe used to be like.

Yes - the plot is pretty 'souffle' (light, sags in the middle) - but Ian McShane holds it together. Infact , both me and the wife were at a loss as to why I.M. never made it mega-big. He had a lot going for him back then, and he's aged well.

Worth a watch - should bring back some memories for any who first got to know Europe on a coach tour (Wallace Arnold as in my case).

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