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Title:	Movie Reviews and Discussion
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Moderator:	VAXCPU::michaudo.dec.com::tamara::eppes

Created:	Thu Jan 28 1993
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1249
Total number of notes:	16012

1142.0. "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" by NETCAD::SHERMAN (Steve NETCAD::Sherman DTN 226-6992, LKG1-2 near pole G17) Mon Jul 29 1996 16:47

    Recently checked this oldie but goodie out of Blockbuster's.  I'm into
    family movies and often find myself walking out with nothing either
    because we've already seen it or because we won't rent R movies (with
    the notable exception of "Glory").  Anyway ...
    
    This movie was just as good as I remember it being when I was a kid. 
    My family nearly bust a gut through the whole thing, from start to end. 
    As my boy put it, sometimes you can tell when a movie is good just by
    how fun the opening credits are.  From start to end, this thing is a
    hoot.  Be sure to hook up the sound to the home stereo and try to watch
    it on a big screen.  The copy we had was done in that wide-screen
    format they use to let you see everything.  You'll probably miss a lot
    of the details on a small screen.
    
    Lots of gags and cameos (even including the 3 Stooges for a brief,
    color cameo).  Surprisingly, Cinemania only gave this 2.5 stars out of 
    4.  But, this is probably because there are so *many* big names in it 
    that it expectations were much higher.  If you haven't seen this one in 
    a while, get it again.  And, surround yourself with kids (or kids at
    heart) that haven't seen it before.
    
    It's on two cassettes and is a long movie.  But, our kids didn't mind.
    Excellent music.  Excellent story.  Intelligent and well thought-out.
    The special effects run from cheezy to downright amazing, especially
    the flight stunts.  Only one minor nit, after the spoiler:
    
    <spoiler>
    
    
    Toward the end of the movie, the cop tells them that they have to take
    the cabs back because all the other vehicles are stolen.  Actually,
    this was not true if you think about it.  Two of the fellows arrived in
    a car that they rented.  They didn't speak up and it was obvious (to
    me) that they ran into a problem in getting everyone to pack into the
    two cabs.  However, my wife found ways to justify the action of the two
    gents.  Basically, one could consider that they wanted to be with the
    gang and didn't want to risk showing up at the police station alone.
     
    Steve

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1142.1	saw it at the drive-in the first time - what fun!	chayna.zko.dec.com::xanadu::eppes	Nina Eppes	`Mon Jul 29 1996 18:59`	10
	Hear, hear! This and "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming" are probably my favorite "from when I was a kid" movies. I got copies of both as soon as they were available on video (for a reasonable price, that is :-) ). Although I don't think my copy of MMMMWorld is in letterbox. Hmmm.... I fondly remember "the big doubleya" and "didja see the way he went [smack] SAILING out there?!" (hmm, may be time to watch this again!) -- Nina
1142.2		STRATA::GARRITY		`Mon Jul 29 1996 19:42`	3
	yeah.. this was a classic. Anyobdy have a list of the cast that was in that movie? What year was that movie made? I want to say the early 60's.
1142.3		COMICS::MILLSS	Ivanova is God !	`Tue Jul 30 1996 05:23`	189
	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) USA 1963 Black and White / Color Produced by: United Artists Sound Mix: Stereo Genre/keyword: Comedy / chase / road / screwball Language: English Certification: USA:G Runtime: USA:188 Directed by Stanley Kramer Cast (in credits order) probably complete Spencer Tracy .... Capt. C.G. Culpepper Milton Berle .... J. Russell Finch Sid Caesar .... Melville Crump Buddy Hackett .... Benjy Benjamin Ethel Merman .... Mrs. Marcus Mickey Rooney .... Ding Bell Dick Shawn .... Sylvester Marcus Phil Silvers .... Otto Meyer Terry-Thomas .... J. Algernon Hawthorne Jonathan Winters .... Lennie Pike Edie Adams .... Monica Crump Dorothy Provine .... Emmeline Finch Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson .... First Cab Driver Jim Backus .... Tyler Fitzgerald Ben Blue .... Airplane Pilot Joe E. Brown .... Union Official Alan Carney .... Police Sergeant Chuck Chandler Barry Chase Lloyd Corrigan .... Mayor William Demarest .... Chief Aloysius Andy Devine .... Sheriff Selma Diamond .... Culpeper's Wife Peter Falk .... Second Cab Driver Norman Fell .... Detective Paul Ford .... Colonel Wilberforce Stan Freberg .... Deputy Sheriff Louise Glenn .... Billie Sue Leo Gorcey .... Third Cab Driver Sterling Holloway .... Fire Chief Edward Everett Horton .... Dinckler Marvin Kaplan .... Irwin Buster Keaton .... Jimmy the Crook Don Knotts .... Nervous Man Charles Lane (I) .... Airport Manager Mike Mazurki .... Sarge Charles McGraw .... Lieutenant Cliff Norton Zasu Pitts .... Switchboard Operator Carl Reiner .... Tower Control Madlyn Rhue .... Schwartz Roy Roberts (I) Arnold Stang .... Ray Nick Stewart .... Truck Driver Sammee Tong .... Chinese Laundryman Jesse White .... Radio Tower Operator Jimmy Durante .... Smiler Grogan Jerry Lewis .... Mad Driver Jack Benny .... Man on Road rest of cast listed alphabetically Barrie Chase .... Mrs. Halliburton Joe De Rita .... Fireman Minta Durfee Larry Fine .... Fireman Nicholas Georgiade .... Detective Moe Howard .... Fireman Ben Lessey .... George the Steward Bobo Lewis .... Pilot's Wife Bob Mazurki .... Miner
1142.4		KERNEL::PLANTC	The Truth is out there.....	`Tue Jul 30 1996 05:38`	9
	" I'll beatcha brains in!!!" Loved this flick! What a hoot! Chris :)
1142.5		WRKSYS::LASKY		`Tue Jul 30 1996 09:55`	5
	This is one great flick no matter how old you are!! "I think he kicked the bucket!!" Bart
1142.6		REGENT::POWERS		`Tue Jul 30 1996 10:18`	10
	> <<< Note 1142.5 by WRKSYS::LASKY >>> > > This is one great flick no matter how old you are!! > > "I think he kicked the bucket!!" No, that spoils the joke. The real line is "That man is DEAD!" - tom]
1142.7		BUSY::SLAB	Dogbert's New Ruling Class: 100K	`Tue Jul 30 1996 11:00`	7
	Don Knotts played a nervous man, eh? I'm sure that he didn't have to study too hard for that role. 8^)
1142.8		NQOS01::s_coghill.dyo.dec.com::S_Coghill	Luke 14:28	`Tue Jul 30 1996 14:11`	14
	Phil Silvers going down the river in his convertable. Terry Thomas' oratory on Americans facination with bosums. Jim Backus as the drunk pilot. The Three Stooges firemen. The "Big W." Breaking out. Great movie.
1142.9		ODIXIE::LOWER	What fools these mortals be!	`Thu Aug 01 1996 00:13`	2
	"I'm comin' for ya momma! Your baby's comin' for ya!"
1142.10		SNAX::NOONAN	sing the soul's blues	`Thu Aug 01 1996 01:48`	3
	I've always loved this movie. It is just so silly! (*8 e
1142.11	sailed....	WMOIS::NAISMITH		`Fri Aug 02 1996 16:50`	2
	He just just sailed right out there!
1142.12	" a Big Double-U"	ASDG::MCNAMARA	strange visitor......	`Sat Aug 03 1996 08:38`	27
	..also loved the scene (at the beginning) where Sid Caesar is trying to divey-up shares of the money they don't even have yet! Whatta HOWL! "Now, you get two shares for being the first one down, three shares for having three people in the car, one share for driving the car......" etc, etc, etc LOVE it! LOVE this flick!
1142.13		FABSIX::B_NEWELL		`Sat Aug 03 1996 10:19`	3
	How about when Milton says and it's all tax free money.Then Johnathon Winters questions him.What do you mean tax free money?Everyone gotta pay taxes.
1142.14		CSLALL::HENDERSON	Every knee shall bow	`Tue Aug 20 1996 22:04`	16
	I originally saw this movie in "Cinerama" back when it first came out..I still love it. I've often thought it would be great if it was remade today. The interaction between Phil Silvers and Jonathan Winters in the desert when JW winds up with the bicycle is one of my favorite parts. Jim