Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- 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
- 70
The Dissolve
More than anything, though, It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World embodies comic hugeness, for better or for worse. It isn’t the best comedy of all time, but it’s one of the largest and broadest. - 70
The New York Times
It's a wonderfully crazy and colorful collection of "chase" comedy, so crowded with plot and people that it almost splits the seams of its huge Cinerama packing and its 3-hour-and-12-minute length. - 70
Variety
Being a picture of extravagant proportions, even its few flaws are king-sized, but the plusses outweigh by far the minuses. It is a throwback to the wild, wacky and wondrous time of the silent screen comedy, a kind of Keystone Kop Kaper with modern conveniences. - 67
The A.V. Club
There are enough giddy highs that it’s had a strong cult following ever since its release in 1963. - 63
Slant Magazine
For a three-hour, epoch-ending epic made by a comedy neophyte, it yields a treasure of showbiz lore. - 60
Time Out
Kramer's 'comedy to end all comedy' stretches its material to snapping point but offers happy hours of star-spotting. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
This comic extravaganza starts off funny, but exhausts rather than delights. - 60
CineVue
Though It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World struggles to justify its ludicrous length, there are just enough laughs, cameos and memorable set pieces to garner a recommendation.