
The story begins during a massive traffic jam caused by reckless driver Smiler Grogan, who, before kicking the bucket, cryptically tells the assembled drivers that he's buried a fortune in stolen loot under the Big W. All of the motorists set out to find the fortune.... (Full plot summary below)
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The story begins during a massive traffic jam caused by reckless driver Smiler Grogan, who, before kicking the bucket, cryptically tells the assembled drivers that he's buried a fortune in stolen loot under the Big W. All of the motorists set out to find the fortune.
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| Film SnobberyPhil HallWhat can you say about a comedy where the Three Stooges are the most sedate people on screen? |
| VarietyVariety StaffThe comic competition is so keen that it is impossible to single out any one participant as outstanding. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole Smithey[VIDEO ESSAY] A classic example of the Screwball Comedy genre. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendricklives up to its intentions as an epic madcap farce, and it offers enough comic variation through the multiple characters and situations that it never feels overlong or monotonous |
| Chicago ReaderDon DrukerEven Cinerama (its original format) can't expand on the poverty of comic invention. |
| The DissolveNathan RabinMore 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. |
| New York TimesBosley CrowtherIt'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. |
| The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThere are enough giddy highs that it’s had a strong cult following ever since its release in 1963. |
| The New York Review of BooksJonathan MillerIt's an interesting example of the evacuated shell of a bad comedy being seized by seriousness and turned over to the service of a deadly Puritan theme. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonFor every inspired set-piece, there are one or two that don't work, making this a frequently frustrating watch. |