On November 7, 1963, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" was released.

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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World



Theatrical release poster by Jack Davis

Directed by: Stanley Kramer
Release date: November 7, 1963
Running time:
202 min (original cut)
192 min (premiere cut)
161 min (theatrical cut)



Left to right: Edie Adams, Sid Caesar, Jonathan Winters, Ethel Merman, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney and Buddy Hackett

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is a 1963 American epic comedy film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer with a story and screenplay by William Rose and Tania Rose. The film, starring Spencer Tracy with an all-star cast of comedians, is about the madcap pursuit of a suitcase full of stolen cash by a colorful group of strangers. It premiered on November 7, 1963. The principal cast features Edie Adams, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, and Jonathan Winters.

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[underpants]

1. Love that movie

15 days before Kennedy was assassinated.

[El Supremo]

2. The highly unusual thing about this comedy is that...

There was no ad-libbing. The script was so good that they stuck to it.

The best scene is the argument between Berle and Terry Thomas. Lend-lease vs. Bosoms.

[msongs]

3. I recall it as being humourous but too long nt

[KarenS]

4. oh my,,, I loved this movie,,,,

the cast of comedians was extraordinary.

[BigOleDummy]

5. I watch it at least once a year.....

A veritable smorgasbord of who who's 40'-50's comedians plus, as if that needed any help, PLUS Spencer Tracy! As many times as I see this great movie I still lol at more than one scene. Non stop fun from JImmy Durante "kicking the bucket" to Ethel Mermans final slip on that banana peel.

(I own it)

[Auggie]

6. First film I remember seeing in a theater

I was 6.

[lamp_shade]

7. My favorite and the funniest scene...