It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Seen it?1963 | 192 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
People are still talking about it, it won an Oscar and it made about 6 times its budget. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who wants a laugh and adventure fans.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 3 hr 12 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated G, but slapstick violence and peril.
- It's long: 3 hr 12 min.
- Made in 1963: an older pace and style.
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
69% on Rotten Tomatoes, 59 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Oscar: Best Sound Editing. Also nominated for 4 more Oscars.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$60 million worldwide on a $9 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 327K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Stanley Kramer
- Spencer TracyC. G. Culpepper
- Milton BerleJ. Russell Finch
- Sid CaesarMelville Crump
- Buddy HackettBenjy Benjamin
- Ethel MermanMrs. Marcus
- Mickey RooneyDing 'Dingy' Bell
- Dick ShawnSylvester Marcus
- Phil SilversOtto Meyer
- Terry-ThomasJ. Algernon Hawthorne
- Jonathan WintersLennie Pike