Monday, February 1, 2016

It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | The Great Race

Movie Mainers, here are the movies for the month of February.  This month is about comedy and slapstick.

It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World  1963.  Epic comedy directed by Stanley Kramer.   Starring so many big stars beginning with Spencer Tracy.   The budget was 9.4 million box office was 60 million.    Just to orchestrate all these stars into a film dealing with their agents and money issues was something.   Some stars did not end up in the film either because they wanted too much money or had other commitments .  For instance, Groucho Marx who wanted way too much money and Bob Hope who had a conflict with another project.  This is truly a funny film.

The Great Race 1965.  A comedy written and directed by Blake Edwards,   Starring Jack Lemmon , Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood.    The pie scene is supposedly the best pie fight ever filmed.   It took 5 days to film the one scene.   At the time it was released it was not considered a success , but now has received a 74% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.      

Please send me an email and let me know your thoughts on the film.

Your movie diva,
Movielynne

Click here for Mad World in IMDB.com

Click here for The Great Race in IMDB.com