Stanley Kramer’s 1963 epic comedy film “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” is still a very entertaining movie today in the 21st century. The race to find $350,000 (worth $3,597,000 in 2024) by a host of celebrities has lost none of its luster with the passage of time. Director Kramer (“Judgement at Nuremburg” 1961) and screenwriters William Rose and Tania Rose created a fast-paced movie that seems shorter than the approximately three-hour running time, which can vary depending on which version you are viewing.
The principal stars include Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Ethel Merman, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Dorothy Provine, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, Jonathan Winters, and Edie Adams. The supporting cast is composed of Jack Benny, Jerry Lewis, Jim Backus, William Demarest, Peter Falk, Norman Fell, Andy Devine, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Selma Diamond, Jimmy Durante, Jesse White, Carl Reiner, Mike Mazurki, ZaSu Pitts, Don Knotts, Buster Keaton, Sterling Halloway, Edward Everett Horton, Stan Freberg, Joe E. Brown, Madlyn Rhue, Roy Roberts, Sammee Tong, and the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, “Curly” Joe DeRita).
The film won an Academy Award for Best Sound Effects. The project also received five other nominations for Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Music Score, Best Song, and Best Cinematography (Ernest Laszlo), no doubt for the filming locations all across scenic Southern California. “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” is a very, very, very, very watchable motion picture, a big success at the box office for producer Stanley Kramer, Casey Productions, and United Artists.
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
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Stanley Kramer’s 1963 epic comedy film “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” is still a very entertaining movie today in the 21st century. The race to find $350,000 (worth $3,597,000 in 2024) by a host of celebrities has lost none of its luster with the passage of time. Director Kramer (“Judgement at Nuremburg” 1961) and screenwriters William Rose and Tania Rose created a fast-paced movie that seems shorter than the approximately three-hour running time, which can vary depending on which version you are viewing.
The principal stars include Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Ethel Merman, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Dorothy Provine, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, Jonathan Winters, and Edie Adams. The supporting cast is composed of Jack Benny, Jerry Lewis, Jim Backus, William Demarest, Peter Falk, Norman Fell, Andy Devine, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Selma Diamond, Jimmy Durante, Jesse White, Carl Reiner, Mike Mazurki, ZaSu Pitts, Don Knotts, Buster Keaton, Sterling Halloway, Edward Everett Horton, Stan Freberg, Joe E. Brown, Madlyn Rhue, Roy Roberts, Sammee Tong, and the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, “Curly” Joe DeRita).
The film won an Academy Award for Best Sound Effects. The project also received five other nominations for Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Music Score, Best Song, and Best Cinematography (Ernest Laszlo), no doubt for the filming locations all across scenic Southern California. “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” is a very, very, very, very watchable motion picture, a big success at the box office for producer Stanley Kramer, Casey Productions, and United Artists.