Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 28
Fresh: 22 | Rotten: 6
It's long, frantic, and stuffed to the gills with comic actors and set pieces -- and that's exactly its charm.
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Critic Reviews: 3
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 1
It's long, frantic, and stuffed to the gills with comic actors and set pieces -- and that's exactly its charm.
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With this all-star Cinerama epic, producer/director Stanley Kramer vowed to make "the comedy that would end all comedies." The story begins during a massive traffic jam, caused by reckless driver Smiler Grogan (Jimmy Durante), who, before (literally) kicking the bucket, cryptically tells the assembled drivers that he's buried a fortune in stolen loot, "under the Big W." The various motorists setting out on a mad scramble include a dentist (Sid Caesar) and his wife (Edie Adams); a henpecked
Nov 7, 1963 Limited
Sep 18, 2001
United Artists
All Critics (29) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (25) | Rotten (6) | DVD (14)
Stanley Kramer strikes out again with this elephantine 1963 attempt at uproarious comedy.
The comic competition is so keen that it is impossible to single out any one participant as outstanding.
So many excellent actors and stunt men do so much in this film that it is beyond my space allowance to begin to credit them.
[VIDEO] A classic example of the Screwball Comedy genre.
What can you say about a comedy where the Three Stooges are the most sedate people on screen?
It's a long, long, long, long classic comedy chase-epic.
Spencer Tracy, Sid Caesar, Mickey Rooney and host of good-old-fashioned-comedy chums cram in the action, but miss the laughs in this frantic bank caper comedy.
This comic extravaganza starts off funny, but exhausts rather than delights.
Kramer's 'comedy to end all comedy' stretches its material to snapping point but offers happy hours of star-spotting.
This movie defines the words "comic romp."
Bloated mega-comedy best for its many cameos
Still the funniest star packed comedy ever.
This is the perfect example of an epic comedy, one that spans time, venues, and types of comedy. Other films of this genre include The Blues Brothers and Blazing Saddles, though unlike those this is far more tame. This was in the days of family humor, and epics were per usual with movie going crowds. Still, the
July 23, 2010Super Reviewer
Don't hesitate to see this movie just because it's extremely long, it's worth it. This movie is really hilarious, and it's got a great story. It has action and excitement, and an intermission! This movie is enjoyable, I really liked it, and I highly recommend it.
September 5, 2010Super Reviewer
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