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It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world / screenplay, William Rose, Tania Rose ; produced and directed by Stanley Kramer.

Summary:
An all-star cast portrays a group of strangers racing across California to find $350,000 buried by an ex-convict.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1681433648
  • ISBN: 9781681433646
  • Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (163 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Three-DVD special edition.
  • Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
Wide screen 2.76:1.
Booklet featuring an essay by film critic Lou Lumenick and new illustrations by cartoonist Jack Davis, along with a map of the shooting locations by artist Dave Woodman.
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 2013 introduction by Freberg; trailers and radio spots.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Ernest Gold; director of photography, Ernest Laszlo.
Participant or Performer Note:
Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, Jonathan Winters.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: G.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC region 1, Dolby digital 5.1.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
In English; subtitle for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Subject: Money > Drama.
Avarice > Drama.
Genre: Comedy films.
Crime films.
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Topic Heading: Closed-captioned DVDs.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Hughes Library DVD ITS (Text) 32378005143385 Adult DVD Available -


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