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

1963 · 197 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 48,054 VOTES · DIR. Stanley Kramer

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

Overview

A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,956 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:03:31 It's a mad, mad, mad--
00:10:25 Yep!
00:14:59 Yeah? What are you going to do now?
00:20:23 How about some coffee, Schwartz?
00:25:43 ...one share for going down and looking at the wreck...
00:32:18 I didn't want to move to California.
00:37:35 Yes.
00:44:54 I'll do my best. I promise you that.
00:49:16 I can't see! Something's happened to my eyes.
00:56:54 If we have quite decided to withdraw from this affair...
01:01:50 -Are we taking Billie Sue? -No!
01:09:30 Sure.
01:14:38 ...she's bound to have special problems.
01:20:43 Who says this boy can't fly a plane? There you go.
01:27:20 ...were more responsible than anybody else for closing down the houses.
01:37:47 ...because he drank a whole case of bourbon and hit his head.
01:42:53 It's nice of you to stop.
01:48:40 I say, what's that chap honking his hooter for?
01:53:57 I mean, it'll all be over. I mean, courage, men.
01:59:26 Culpeper.
02:07:13 Yes! What should I do?
02:13:04 -It's a satchel! -I got it.
02:17:55 Back in the back.
02:27:43 Stop pushing, will ya?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,956
Dialogue density9.9 lines / min
First line00:03:31
Final line02:27:43

Production Record

DirectorStanley Kramer
LanguageEnglish
Budget$9,400,000
Revenue$60,000,000
IMDb votes48,054