
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 · Movie · G · 192 min · ★ 7.0 · 64% critics
After a car crash, a dying man tells nearby strangers about a large sum of money buried in California. A frantic race follows as they scramble to claim the fortune for themselves, turning their trip into chaotic misadventures across the desert and beyond.
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Details
- Years
- 1963
- Release date
- 1963-11-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 192 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (688 votes)
- Box office
- $30,000,000
- Budget
- $9,400,000
About
If you want a nonstop chase comedy with lots of famous faces and broad, high-energy humor, this is a great pick—Not for you if you dislike long, over-the-top slapstick or want tighter pacing like The Great Race.
Pros: all-star comic cast; big, bold setpieces; nonstop slapstick fun | Cons: runs long; midsection drags; jokes can feel repetitive
Themes
- prison
- california
- airplane
- chase
- competition
- treasure hunt
- national park
- slapstick comedy
- money
- desert
- race
- cash
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1964
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1964 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Color · 1964 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1964 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1964 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1964 · nominated
Cast & crew

Spencer Tracy
as C. G. Culpepper

Milton Berle
as J. Russell Finch

Sid Caesar
as Melville Crump

Buddy Hackett
as Benjy Benjamin

Ethel Merman
as Mrs. Marcus

Mickey Rooney
as Ding 'Dingy' Bell

Dick Shawn
as Sylvester Marcus

Phil Silvers
as Otto Meyer

Terry-Thomas
as J. Algernon Hawthorne

Jonathan Winters
as Lennie Pike
Directed by Stanley Kramer