It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

 

Year: 1963

Time: 159 min.

 

Series: The Criterion Collection

Edition #: 692

Release Date: January 21 2014

MSRP: $49.95

 

Blu-ray/DVD

5 Discs | DVD-9/BD-50

2.76:1 ratio

2.76:1 ratio

English 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround

English 5.1 DTS-HD MA Surround

Subtitles: English

Regions 1/A

 

 New high-definition digital transfer of a 197-minute extended version of the film, reconstructed and restored by Robert A. Harris using visual and audio material from the longer original road-show version—including some scenes that have been returned to the film here for the first time—with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray   New audio commentary featuring It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World aficionados Mark Evanier, Michael Schlesinger, and Paul Scrabo   New documentary on the film’s visual and sound effects, featuring interviews with visual-effects specialist Craig Barron and sound designer Ben Burtt   Excerpt from a 1974 talk show hosted by director Stanley Kramer and featuring Mad World actors Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, and Jonathan Winters   Press interview from 1963 featuring Stanley 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, a 2012 program featuring Mad World 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 new introduction by Freberg   Trailers   Radio spots   A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Lou Lumenick and new illustrations by legendary cartoonist Jack Davis, along with a map of the shooting locations by artist Dave Woodman