Originally released as a motion picture in 1963. Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, Jonathan Winters. Wide screen (2.76:1). Booklet featuring an essay by film critic Lou Lumenick and new illustrations by cartoonist Jack Davis. Special features: 2013 audio commentary featuring "It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world" aficionados Mark Evanier, Michael Schlesinger, and Paul Scrabo; 2013 documentary on the film's visual and sound effects with visual-effects specialist Craig Barron and sound designer Ben Burtt; excerpt from a 1974 talk show hosted by director Stanley Kramer and featuring actors Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, and Jonathan Winters; press interview from 1963 featuring Kramer and cast members; excerpts about the influence of the film from the 2000 AFI program 100 years... 100 laughs; two-part 1963 episode of the TV program Telescope that follows the film's press junket and premiere; The last 70mm film festival (2012) program featuring cast and crew, hosted by actor Billy Crystal; selection of humorist and voice-over artist Stan Freberg's original TV and radio ads for the film, with a new introduction by Freberg; trailers and radio spots.
Summary:
An all-star cast portrays a group of strangers racing across California to find $350,000 buried by an ex-convict.
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