| It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Spencer Tracy |
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| Milton Berle |
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| Sid Caesar |
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| Ethel Merman |
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| Mickey Rooney |
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| Movie Details |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
G (General Audience) |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| Stanley Kramer's sprawling 1963 comedy about a search for buried treasure by at least a dozen people--all played by well-known entertainers of their day--is the kind of mass comedy that Hollywood hasn't made in many years. (Another example from around the same time is Blake Edwards's The Great Race.) After a number of strangers (including Milton Berle, Jonathan Winters, Sid Caesar, Phil Silvers, and others) witness a dying stranger (Jimmy Durante) identify the location of hidden money, a conflict-ridden hunt begins, watched over carefully by a suspicious cop (Spencer Tracy). The ensuing two and a half hours of mayhem has its ups and downs--some bits and performers are certainly funnier than others. But Kramer, who is better known for socially conscious, serious cinema (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?), is in a mood for broad comic characterization, and some of his jokes are so intentionally obvious (Durante literally kicks a bucket when he dies), they'd have a place in Airplane! Watch for lots of cameo appearances, including Jerry Lewis (who had called Kramer and asked him why he hadn't been invited to participate). --Tom Keogh |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
5 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| UPC |
027616865915 |
| Release Date |
8/25/2003 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Special Edition Restored |
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