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

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


Starring:Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Dorothy Provine, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Jim Backus, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan
Director: Stanley Kramer
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Amazon.com
Stanley Kramer's sprawling 1963 comedy about a search for buried treasure by at least a dozen people--all played by well-known entertainers of their day--is the kind of mass comedy that Hollywood hasn't made in many years. (Another example from around the same time is Blake Edwards's The Great Race.) After a number of strangers (including Milton Berle, Jonathan Winters, Sid Caesar, Phil Silvers, and others) witness a dying stranger (Jimmy Durante) identify the location of hidden money, a conflict-ridden hunt begins, watched over carefully by a suspicious cop (Spencer Tracy). The ensuing two and a half hours of mayhem has its ups and downs--some bits and performers are certainly funnier than others. But Kramer, who is better known for socially conscious, serious cinema (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?), is in a mood for broad comic characterization, and some of his jokes are so intentionally obvious (Durante literally kicks a bucket when he dies), they'd have a place in Airplane! Watch for lots of cameo appearances, including Jerry Lewis (who had called Kramer and asked him why he hadn't been invited to participate). --Tom Keogh
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The mother of all comedic chase movies
  • An absolute "must have"!
  • One of the best comedies
  • abolute madness, loved it!!!
  • One of the best comedies ever
 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Starring: Spencer Tracy , Milton Berle , Sid Caesar , Buddy Hackett , and Ethel Merman
Director: Stanley Kramer
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
Nothing Goes RightNothing Goes Right | By Theme | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
FarceFarce | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
Classic ComediesClassic Comedies | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
Adams, EdieAdams, Edie | ( A ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Backus, JimBackus, Jim | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Berle, MiltonBerle, Milton | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Blue, BenBlue, Ben | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Brown, Joe EBrown, Joe E | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Caesar, SidCaesar, Sid | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Corrigan, LloydCorrigan, Lloyd | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Hackett, BuddyHackett, Buddy | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Merman, EthelMerman, Ethel | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Provine, DorothyProvine, Dorothy | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Rooney, MickeyRooney, Mickey | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Shawn, DickShawn, Dick | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Silvers, PhilSilvers, Phil | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Thomas, TerryThomas, Terry | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Tracy, SpencerTracy, Spencer | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Winters, JonathanWinters, Jonathan | ( W ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Kramer, StanleyKramer, Stanley | ( K ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
All MGM TitlesAll MGM Titles | MGM Home Entertainment | Studio Specials | Stores | DVD | Video
DVDs Under $7.49DVDs Under $7.49 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video
FarceFarce | Comedy | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video
( I )( I ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
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  5. Some Like It Hot (Collector's Edition)

ASIN: B0000CBY1C
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Amazon.com

Stanley Kramer's sprawling 1963 comedy about a search for buried treasure by at least a dozen people--all played by well-known entertainers of their day--is the kind of mass comedy that Hollywood hasn't made in many years. (Another example from around the same time is Blake Edwards's The Great Race.) After a number of strangers (including Milton Berle, Jonathan Winters, Sid Caesar, Phil Silvers, and others) witness a dying stranger (Jimmy Durante) identify the location of hidden money, a conflict-ridden hunt begins, watched over carefully by a suspicious cop (Spencer Tracy). The ensuing two and a half hours of mayhem has its ups and downs--some bits and performers are certainly funnier than others. But Kramer, who is better known for socially conscious, serious cinema (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?), is in a mood for broad comic characterization, and some of his jokes are so intentionally obvious (Durante literally kicks a bucket when he dies), they'd have a place in Airplane! Watch for lots of cameo appearances, including Jerry Lewis (who had called Kramer and asked him why he hadn't been invited to participate). --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The mother of all comedic chase movies.......2007-05-15

The best chase comedy ever. Great cast, locations. It brings back memories of LA area in the fifties and sixties. One of my favorite comedies of all time.

5 out of 5 stars An absolute "must have"!.......2007-05-13

Sure... it's dated; that's part of its charm. That said, it's one of the most madcap, zany comedies I've ever seen and is a "must have" for those of us old enough to appreciate the all-star cast of comic icons. Also, if you love old cars, the vehicles you'll see in this movie are worth the price of the DVD alone. Pure entertainment.

5 out of 5 stars One of the best comedies.......2007-05-12

This is a very funny movie with an all star comedy cast. From Jimmy Durante "kicking the bucket" to the fire escape at the end, you'll laugh all the way through. The number of comedy stars in this movie are almost overwhelming. I personally think Jonathon Winters steals the movie.

5 out of 5 stars abolute madness, loved it!!!.......2007-04-11

I first saw this movie with my father when i was a young boy for some reason it never left my mind, so out of shear curiosity i purchased this movie and fell in love with again.

I later found out that there are a few of us that love this movie so much that they have taken pictures of all those wonderful places and made a montage of before and after pictures showing the "Big W" and the back yard where it once stood.

In conclusion i just loved this movie. What more can i say Oh btw Amazon got the movies to me in less than a week, isn't that great.

5 out of 5 stars One of the best comedies ever.......2007-03-30

Great cast help make this one of the funniest movies ever.
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World [Region 2]
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The mother of all comedic chase movies
  • An absolute "must have"!
  • One of the best comedies
  • abolute madness, loved it!!!
  • One of the best comedies ever
 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World [Region 2]
Starring: Spencer Tracy , Milton Berle , Sid Caesar , Buddy Hackett , and Ethel Merman
Director: Stanley Kramer
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
Adams, EdieAdams, Edie | ( A ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Backus, JimBackus, Jim | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Berle, MiltonBerle, Milton | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Blue, BenBlue, Ben | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Brown, Joe EBrown, Joe E | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Caesar, SidCaesar, Sid | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Corrigan, LloydCorrigan, Lloyd | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Hackett, BuddyHackett, Buddy | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Merman, EthelMerman, Ethel | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Provine, DorothyProvine, Dorothy | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Rooney, MickeyRooney, Mickey | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Shawn, DickShawn, Dick | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Silvers, PhilSilvers, Phil | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Thomas, TerryThomas, Terry | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Tracy, SpencerTracy, Spencer | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Winters, JonathanWinters, Jonathan | ( W ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Kramer, StanleyKramer, Stanley | ( K ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
( I )( I ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
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  2. The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
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  4. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
  5. Some Like It Hot (Collector's Edition)

ASIN: B00005V8VN

Amazon.com

Stanley Kramer's sprawling 1963 comedy about a search for buried treasure by at least a dozen people--all played by well-known entertainers of their day--is the kind of mass comedy that Hollywood hasn't made in many years. (Another example from around the same time is Blake Edwards's The Great Race.) After a number of strangers (including Milton Berle, Jonathan Winters, Sid Caesar, Phil Silvers, and others) witness a dying stranger (Jimmy Durante) identify the location of hidden money, a conflict-ridden hunt begins, watched over carefully by a suspicious cop (Spencer Tracy). The ensuing two and a half hours of mayhem has its ups and downs--some bits and performers are certainly funnier than others. But Kramer, who is better known for socially conscious, serious cinema (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?), is in a mood for broad comic characterization, and some of his jokes are so intentionally obvious (Durante literally kicks a bucket when he dies), they'd have a place in Airplane! Watch for lots of cameo appearances, including Jerry Lewis (who had called Kramer and asked him why he hadn't been invited to participate). --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The mother of all comedic chase movies.......2007-05-15

The best chase comedy ever. Great cast, locations. It brings back memories of LA area in the fifties and sixties. One of my favorite comedies of all time.

5 out of 5 stars An absolute "must have"!.......2007-05-13

Sure... it's dated; that's part of its charm. That said, it's one of the most madcap, zany comedies I've ever seen and is a "must have" for those of us old enough to appreciate the all-star cast of comic icons. Also, if you love old cars, the vehicles you'll see in this movie are worth the price of the DVD alone. Pure entertainment.

5 out of 5 stars One of the best comedies.......2007-05-12

This is a very funny movie with an all star comedy cast. From Jimmy Durante "kicking the bucket" to the fire escape at the end, you'll laugh all the way through. The number of comedy stars in this movie are almost overwhelming. I personally think Jonathon Winters steals the movie.

5 out of 5 stars abolute madness, loved it!!!.......2007-04-11

I first saw this movie with my father when i was a young boy for some reason it never left my mind, so out of shear curiosity i purchased this movie and fell in love with again.

I later found out that there are a few of us that love this movie so much that they have taken pictures of all those wonderful places and made a montage of before and after pictures showing the "Big W" and the back yard where it once stood.

In conclusion i just loved this movie. What more can i say Oh btw Amazon got the movies to me in less than a week, isn't that great.

5 out of 5 stars One of the best comedies ever.......2007-03-30

Great cast help make this one of the funniest movies ever.
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The mother of all comedic chase movies
  • An absolute "must have"!
  • One of the best comedies
  • abolute madness, loved it!!!
  • One of the best comedies ever
 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Starring: Spencer Tracy , Milton Berle , Sid Caesar , Buddy Hackett , and Ethel Merman
Director: Stanley Kramer
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
Nothing Goes RightNothing Goes Right | By Theme | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
FarceFarce | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
Classic ComediesClassic Comedies | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
Adams, EdieAdams, Edie | ( A ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Backus, JimBackus, Jim | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Berle, MiltonBerle, Milton | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Blue, BenBlue, Ben | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Brown, Joe EBrown, Joe E | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Caesar, SidCaesar, Sid | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Corrigan, LloydCorrigan, Lloyd | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Hackett, BuddyHackett, Buddy | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Merman, EthelMerman, Ethel | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Provine, DorothyProvine, Dorothy | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Rooney, MickeyRooney, Mickey | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Shawn, DickShawn, Dick | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Silvers, PhilSilvers, Phil | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Thomas, TerryThomas, Terry | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Tracy, SpencerTracy, Spencer | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Winters, JonathanWinters, Jonathan | ( W ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Kramer, StanleyKramer, Stanley | ( K ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
All MGM TitlesAll MGM Titles | MGM Home Entertainment | Studio Specials | Stores | DVD | Video
DVDs Under $7.49DVDs Under $7.49 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video
( I )( I ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:
  1. Great Race (Sub)
  2. The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
  3. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
  4. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
  5. Some Like It Hot (Collector's Edition)

ASIN: B00005LOL8
Release Date: 2001-09-18

Amazon.com

Stanley Kramer's sprawling 1963 comedy about a search for buried treasure by at least a dozen people--all played by well-known entertainers of their day--is the kind of mass comedy that Hollywood hasn't made in many years. (Another example from around the same time is Blake Edwards's The Great Race.) After a number of strangers (including Milton Berle, Jonathan Winters, Sid Caesar, Phil Silvers, and others) witness a dying stranger (Jimmy Durante) identify the location of hidden money, a conflict-ridden hunt begins, watched over carefully by a suspicious cop (Spencer Tracy). The ensuing two and a half hours of mayhem has its ups and downs--some bits and performers are certainly funnier than others. But Kramer, who is better known for socially conscious, serious cinema (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?), is in a mood for broad comic characterization, and some of his jokes are so intentionally obvious (Durante literally kicks a bucket when he dies), they'd have a place in Airplane! Watch for lots of cameo appearances, including Jerry Lewis (who had called Kramer and asked him why he hadn't been invited to participate). --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The mother of all comedic chase movies.......2007-05-15

The best chase comedy ever. Great cast, locations. It brings back memories of LA area in the fifties and sixties. One of my favorite comedies of all time.

5 out of 5 stars An absolute "must have"!.......2007-05-13

Sure... it's dated; that's part of its charm. That said, it's one of the most madcap, zany comedies I've ever seen and is a "must have" for those of us old enough to appreciate the all-star cast of comic icons. Also, if you love old cars, the vehicles you'll see in this movie are worth the price of the DVD alone. Pure entertainment.

5 out of 5 stars One of the best comedies.......2007-05-12

This is a very funny movie with an all star comedy cast. From Jimmy Durante "kicking the bucket" to the fire escape at the end, you'll laugh all the way through. The number of comedy stars in this movie are almost overwhelming. I personally think Jonathon Winters steals the movie.

5 out of 5 stars abolute madness, loved it!!!.......2007-04-11

I first saw this movie with my father when i was a young boy for some reason it never left my mind, so out of shear curiosity i purchased this movie and fell in love with again.

I later found out that there are a few of us that love this movie so much that they have taken pictures of all those wonderful places and made a montage of before and after pictures showing the "Big W" and the back yard where it once stood.

In conclusion i just loved this movie. What more can i say Oh btw Amazon got the movies to me in less than a week, isn't that great.

5 out of 5 stars One of the best comedies ever.......2007-03-30

Great cast help make this one of the funniest movies ever.

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