It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) Review

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)

Not Rated –

Overall Rating

2.927

Average Critic Score

2.892

1,885 of 192,059 Movie All Time

142 of 9,431 1960s

12 of 2,827 1963

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Plot

After a long prison sentence Smiler Grogan is heading at high speed to a California park where he hid $350,000 from a job 15 years previously. He accidentally careers over a cliff in view of four cars whose occupants go down to help. The dying Grogan

Cast & Crew

Spencer Tracy

Buster Keaton

Milton Berle

Sid Caesar

Buddy Hackett

Edie Adams

Ethel Merman

Barrie Chase

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Critic Reviews

A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)

Parodied in "The Simpsons" and an obvious inspiration for this Summer's "Rat Race", "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (shortened for the remainder of this review) is the 1961 comedy about a legion of various folks from all walks of life speeding across ...read the complete It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World review at A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)

Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)

Capt. T.G. Culpeper: "Culpeper. Things are gonna take just a bit longer than I thought. There was a joker in the deck that nobody knew ...read the complete It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World review at Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)

New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

...read the complete It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World review at New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

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User Reviews

GREAT FLICK! by Terry R. Peters

This is not only a great film, but a DVD of perfect quality! Originally saw this movie in Cinerama at a theater in Kansas City while my class was on... read more »

A must see for everyone by A. Bryson "A. Bryson"

This is one of the funniest movies that has ever been made. The who's who of Hollywood during this time era is extrodinary and they are all in this... read more »

One Of A Kind by Techman

There are three versions of It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. A laser disc version in which they read more »

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Awards

1965 - Edgar Allan Poe Awards: Nominated - Best Motion Picture
1964 - Academy Awards, USA: Nominated - Best Cinematography, Color
1964 - Academy Awards, USA: Nominated - Best Film Editing
1964 - Academy Awards, USA: Nominated - Best Music, Original Song
1964 - Academy Awards, USA: Nominated - Best Music, Score - Substantially Original
1964 - Academy Awards, USA: Nominated - Best Sound
1964 - Academy Awards, USA: Won - Best Effects, Sound Effects
1964 - Golden Globes, USA: Nominated - Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy
1964 - American Cinema Editors, USA: Nominated - Best Edited Feature Film
1964 - Laurel Awards: Won - Top Roadshow

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