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

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

1963

The story begins during a massive traffic jam, caused by reckless driver Smiler Grogan (Jimmy Durante), who, before kicking the bucket, cryptically tells the assembled drivers that he's buried a fortune in stolen loot, under the Big W. All of the motorists set out to find the fortune.

If ever this mad, mad, mad, mad world needed "It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world" it's now! (1970 re-release)

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69
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Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Action
Length
2 hrs. 39 mins.
US Theatrical Release
November 7, 1963
US Box Office
$46,332,858 (#2015 of 7372)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
G
General Audiences
All Ages Admitted

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.75:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
MGM
Released
July 5, 2011
Acquired Date
August 12, 2022
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy
Milton Berle
Milton Berle
Sid Caesar
Sid Caesar
Buddy Hackett
Buddy Hackett
Ethel Merman
Ethel Merman
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
Dick Shawn
Dick Shawn
Phil Silvers
Phil Silvers
Terry-Thomas
Terry-Thomas
Jonathan Winters
Jonathan Winters
Edie Adams
Edie Adams
Dorothy Provine
Dorothy Provine
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Jim Backus
Jim Backus
Ben Blue
Ben Blue
Joe E. Brown
Joe E. Brown
Alan Carney
Alan Carney
Chick Chandler
Chick Chandler
Barrie Chase
Barrie Chase
Lloyd Corrigan
Lloyd Corrigan
William Demarest
William Demarest
Andy Devine
Andy Devine
Selma Diamond
Selma Diamond
Peter Falk
Peter Falk
Norman Fell
Norman Fell
Paul Ford
Paul Ford
Stan Freberg
Stan Freberg
Louise Glenn
Louise Glenn
Leo Gorcey
Leo Gorcey
Sterling Holloway
Sterling Holloway
Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton
Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
Don Knotts
Don Knotts
Marvin Kaplan
Marvin Kaplan
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
Mike Mazurki
Mike Mazurki
Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw
Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner

Directors

Stanley Kramer
Stanley Kramer

Producers

Stanley Kramer
Stanley Kramer

Writers

William Rose
William Rose
Tania Rose
Tania Rose

Awards & Accolades

  • 1963 Oscar : Sound Effects Editing

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
69%
Tomatometer
39 votes
RT Fresh Certified
83%
Popcornmeter
1,327 votes
METASCORE
59
10 votes
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
47,503 votes

Additional Info

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  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media