A publicity shot from Stanley Kramer’s It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. How many people can you identify?
Stanley Kramer’s It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), with a virtual who’s who of film comedians,will be shown in a 70-millimeter print Sunday (July 5) at 1 p.m. at the Fine Arts Theater, 8556 Wilshire Blvd., in Beverly Hills.
The showing will feature appearances by Kramer’s widow, Karen Sharpe Kramer; daughter Kat Kramer; and the last surviving cast member, Barrie Chase. Also attending are cast member Buddy Hackett’s son Sandy; and cast member Edie Adams’ son Josh Mills.
James Curtis will sign his latest book, Comedy Is a Grim Business: The Making of It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. The book, which goes on sale tomorrow, is also available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble, with copies through Larry Edmunds, Book Soup, Skylight Books, and Vroman’s.
Tickets to It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World are $10 and available online.
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I grew up watching this film on TV. Nothing like it before or since. I know everyone except the female lead who is NOT Edie Adams (or Ethel Merman). I even pulled Dick Shawn out of some recess of my brain. 🙂
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Can you believe it has been more than 60 years since this film was released?
Actually, the film’s New York premiere occurred just five days before the Kennedy Assassination. This blockbuster comedy provided a much-needed escape during a dark period in American history.
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