The whole movie is a car chase with every comedic actor alive in 1963 in it. Pure movie gold!

@michaelcroos4713

3 жыл бұрын

No KIDDING. I was eight years old when I saw this in the movie theatre the week it opened. It was great, great, I had cousins who watched it with us...peed in their pants! It's too bad we lost Robin Williams, Phil Hartman, and recent others... Can you imagine a remake, with all the famous comedians of our day in it? "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World!"

@fredfreed2956

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelcroos4713 They did. It’s called “Rat Race”. It wasn’t very good.

@michaelcroos4713

3 жыл бұрын

@@fredfreed2956 NOT A REMAKE!... The producers themselves said they never intended it to be. AND IT DOES HAVE SOME HILARIOUS MOMENTS... But definitely not a classic, in comparison, not near the movie "IAMMMW" was.

@nickhill8612

3 жыл бұрын

I think the remake was Cannonball 1 & 2 lol. That had just about every famous actor in it.

@fredfreed2956

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickhill8612 Did you know that the Cannonball Run is a real race? It’s an illegal coast to coast race, usually with super cars or sports cars.

Still love this movie, can you imagine those big heavy cars squealing around corners, wow

@michaelcroos4713

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, there is a modern day, ahem, "interpretation" of the flick, though I don't think that was their intention... It's called "RAT RACE", with John Cleese, Woopi Goldberg, Jon Lovitz, Rowan Atkinson, etc. In and of itself, it's funny, hilarious in some scenes... It's worth a watch.

@Anthony0899

3 жыл бұрын

Sleepers 🌟🌟🤫

@11sfr

3 жыл бұрын

These '59 Plymouths were pretty light by modern standards - full size cars, but they were only about 3,500lbs, not far off from a modern midsize.

@papaannefranku9693

3 жыл бұрын

They’re not heavy at all, especially by today standards

@papaannefranku9693

3 жыл бұрын

@@11sfr lighter than most modern midsize’s!

dude in the alley almost died! lol

@TheRealRusDaddy

3 жыл бұрын

Was about to say he cut it pretty close there youd never see that nowadays

@tylerexperience8704

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit same!

@tomalva4640

3 жыл бұрын

That dude ran in the wrong direction....😂😂

@Neildo430ci

3 жыл бұрын

That was buster Lennon. Yah.

@robertscharfe9879

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

2:47 To be an actor, this had got to be the most damn daring stunt to pull having to run in front of a speeding car to avoid getting hit.

@Johnson09641

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit, came to the comment to say the same thing, crazy people!

@ercopi9534

3 жыл бұрын

I think in real life it was even closer than it looked...

@robertnussberger2028

3 жыл бұрын

@@ercopi9534 Yeah. Especially for the actor while performing that.

@dennyfrontier

3 жыл бұрын

Many of those scenes were actually sped up to give the illusion that they are driving faster than they are

@Johnson09641

3 жыл бұрын

@@dennyfrontier I mean, obviously they did that but still you've gotta admit - it takes some balls to do what they did!

The best comedy from that time period and one of the highest quality films ever made, in my opinion.

Wow, it ALMOST looks like you could live in California with a middle class income, almost.

@conner983

3 жыл бұрын

In those days....

@jaysmith179

3 жыл бұрын

Before the Democrats destroyed the state.

@bsulivan6435

3 жыл бұрын

You could back then. Our world is so screwed up now.

@norbertrabe4737

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaysmith179 I found the state wonderful when I visited! Not destroyed at all! Are your thoughts disturbed? Could be!

@norbertrabe4737

3 жыл бұрын

@Casey Bourbon Hey, we want to demonstrate against international gravity here soon. It always pulls you down. Are you definitely there ?!

When I was a kid I loved this movie because it was funny. Now I also love it because of how amazing the stunt work was.

This film used up almost the entire available stunt community for America in the early 1960s.

@davidpeterson144

3 жыл бұрын

The camera it the car seen weight 18 thousand pounds bwaaa haaaaa

I’m in my 20s and I grew up watching this movie as one of my favorite movies. Still is! Great classic

Love those old Plymouth Savoys.

A great movie. I watch it every time it comes back on the TV.

I was expecting one of those corny car chases but Damn this was pretty good!

One of all time best movies !!! It's a mad mad world !

Still better motor action than any of the Fast and the Furious movies.

@milestone_achiever4634

Жыл бұрын

Nah I don't think so.. The first First Fast and Furious from 2002 brought back that old school car chase essence!!!!

The crazy ones should only be in the film, by the way. The film is one of the best ever made. You can really be proud of that. Greetings across the pond and I wish you all the best for 2021.

I'm simply amazed with early 1960's tech and car brakes that no one was killed in this production!

@chrisvaive3756

Жыл бұрын

Most of em had drum brakes too

@edpoe4622

11 ай бұрын

People who didn't live through this era don't realize these cars worked just fine.

@bigblockjalopy

2 ай бұрын

​@@edpoe4622exactly

One of my favorite all-time movies!!

Great stunt work in this movie. Some of the best car chases of any movie.

Yes from " It's a Mad, Mad World." Filmed on the Pacific Coast Highway, and streets in Long Beach, CA.

@tedstrogis4823

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, @ 2:29 the intersection of East 9th St and Long Beach Blvd, before metro rail, can be seen.

They don't look as nice in yellow as 'Christine' does in red though. However, they appear to handle pretty damn good!

@ArcherMorningside

3 жыл бұрын

Actually I do and so do others

@jackpolack3315

3 жыл бұрын

@@Risaad69 Except there are many notable differences between a 58’ and 59’ fuckwad

@passeioscomdiba

3 жыл бұрын

Christine is a 58...

@jimchik

3 жыл бұрын

@John McHumanson seriously...? C’mon, man...

@Wildstar40

3 жыл бұрын

@@Risaad69 Said the guy that can't tell a Volkswagen from a Volvo.

I love that movie, Mad Mad World, I could watch it now and enjoy it. I grew up where it was filmed. Watching it is like a window into the past. The Pike and Rainbow Pier in downtown Long Beach and the Big "W" in Palos Verdes, great stuff. The old Plymouths were so heavy, you could make a dozen Corollas out of one hood!!!

@11sfr

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, those 1959 Plymouths are only a few hundred pounds heavier than a modern Corolla, despite being two size classes larger

The next best thing to the Bullit Chase, IMHO.

One of the greatest movies ever!!! My favorite part was when they held Ethel Merman upside down & shook her til the car keys fell out of her brassiere 😁

That's one of my favorite movies. ;-D

Wish I could drive these boats like that. Wish I had these cars.

its a mad mad mad mad world..

I never seen this movie before, the cars look amazing.

I have not seen this movie in probably 45-50 years. Recognized it almost immediately.

That guy at 2:47 had his life flash before his eyes

Cars with fins🥰 Can’t we make cars like that again please.

Oh god, I didn't know Christine had siblings.

@crushingvanessa3277

3 жыл бұрын

To bad there wasn't red/white Fury someplace in the movie.

@joeynelson4091

3 жыл бұрын

Angry chickens

@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703

3 жыл бұрын

Patty and Selma

@milfordcivic6755

3 жыл бұрын

Cheap siblings....these were Savoys, the entry level full size model with the slant 6.

@fordtruxdad5155

3 жыл бұрын

@@milfordcivic6755 '59s still had the flathead 6 standard. They could be optioned with a V8. And I don't think those in the chase were actually 6s the way they were burning rubber!

' 59 Plymouth cabs, ' 62 Dodge Dart plain police car, and other assorted vehicles of that time.

This is up there in my all time favourite movies list! Classic chase scene

I just realized something when the video starts that part of the Town looks like GTA 5

@schawty

3 жыл бұрын

Came here to see it. More locations actually

@Cowboywinston18

3 жыл бұрын

I know right

@kmuck8677

3 жыл бұрын

Los Santos is based on a little known city in real life called Los Angeles. Lol

@spike4850

3 жыл бұрын

Because it is

@nikolaygorbunov5745

3 жыл бұрын

In the beginning, where Franklin follows Lamar

Love this movie and the Plymouths

For 1963 this is some hella high budget movie, very very high budget.

I love the old cars in this movie, although it does hurt a bit when they bang them up. Ouch! The musical score for this movie couldn't have been more perfect.

Nice to watch a car chase that doesn’t suffer from a thousand edit cuts.

1:54 Ford Falcon in the right ;)

@bsulivan6435

3 жыл бұрын

1961 Falcon 4 door sedan. Probably had the 144 cubic inline-6 with a 3 speed on tree.

@markw208

3 жыл бұрын

I had a 63 1/2 Falcon Futura 2 door hardtop. 170 c.I., 3 on the tree, non synchromesh 1st gear. I really liked that car.

@lopez7947

3 жыл бұрын

I had an Argentinian Ford Falcon Futura Sedan '66 (in Argentina it was always 4 doors), 188 cc. But I used it little and had to sold it because I didn't have the budget to repair it ... it was a great car.

@lopez7947

3 жыл бұрын

* 188 cubic inchs (3080 cm³) with 118 hp

@markw208

3 жыл бұрын

@@lopez7947 👍

2:45 - holy shit. The whole car chase is way ahead of it's time, wow!

Its a mad, mad,mad,mad world. All star cast! Great classic movie. Watch it, you wont regret it.

Classic cars at work

Another great representation on why the 59 Plymouth fury / belvedere is a great car to play the heavy in a car chase scene

@mikedrown2721

3 жыл бұрын

And Savoy and Plaza

2:06 What a perfect spot to have your car fixed. GTA physics has been good since the 50's.

@georgejacob3162

3 жыл бұрын

Yep just chillin' on the trunk while waiting for the engine to cool down!

I can tell you about 59 Plymouths, plenty of power but oh my gawd the steering sucks like a farm tractor, steering wheels as large as a 55 gallon barrel, and brakes were always shitty!!! So to see a driver whip it left then whip it right to complete a high speed right turn is fukn AMAZING!!! Now new cars simply turn right and drift into the curves effortlessly. Bravo to these real men stunt drivers!!!

*slaps hand on roof: "This baby handles like a sports car!" xD

man, these old movies chases are better than the fake CGI chases

Oh that Plymouth torsion bar suspension really works! 💁🏼‍♂️

I remember watching this on Xmas eve when I was a kid

Yes those "Bias-ply tires" , especially on 59' Fury, what a "TREAT"

Old cars. "Taxi anyone?"

Damn,that was a good chase!

I've never seen so much body roll

@bigblockjalopy

2 ай бұрын

Sway bars were optional for sedans in 59 and rarely ordered.

The Old pontoon Bridge rode over that many times as a kid. Replaced by the Gerald Desmond bridge in 69' Replaced by a New taller bridge in 2020.

I recognize a lot of the scenes were shot in Long Beach, California.

It’s a Plymouth chase!

@rwfetterman2546

3 жыл бұрын

Well, "all Plymouth" accept for that one black '62 Dodge Dart...

Kudo’s to those stunt drivers - those cars handled like pigs and they still managed to pull it off without killing anyone.

@daver53

3 жыл бұрын

Those old Chryslers actually handed pretty decent with the torsion bar suspensions.

@kenmanx1298

3 жыл бұрын

whywhyzedzedtop... Obviously you never driven one (MANY) of these *Real* Cars! *Smooth, comfortable, powerful, and exciting*! THE REAL DEAL...

@scarbourgeoisie

3 жыл бұрын

@@kenmanx1298 I learned to drive on my dad's '74 Pontiac Parisienne and my uncle's '71 Mercury Grand Marquis, and I can recall my dad's '63 Impala like it was yesterday. I know EXACTLY what these pigs handle like. "Smooth, comfortable, powerful and exciting" describes my current C7 and my former '12 Boss 302, rather than these cars.

This was Kramer's only comedy and it was brilliant! These car chases are hilarious! They really tied down the suspensions on those cars. That "park" where the "big W" was (where Silvers gets out of his car at the beginning of this clip) is actually a private residence and remnants of the palm trees are still visible in the ground there.

@michaelcroos4713

3 жыл бұрын

They are actually replanting palm trees in a Big W I understand..

Drove one of these as a teen. My dad dropped an early 318 in it over the straight 6 it came with.

@riejurv50

3 жыл бұрын

I still drive a 4 door '58 with a 318 3 speed automatic, not a bad at all.

@frank1015

3 жыл бұрын

@@riejurv50 nice i bet its fun flying in allyways 😂

that chase really gave the old suspention a work out

Drum brakes and bias ply tires with tubes......very brave

@MichaelRHull-wy7wg

3 жыл бұрын

When men were men and cars were steel!

@jamesfrench7299

3 жыл бұрын

The power part had been sorted, but the rest still needed work.

I've always loved this movie. But what I really enjoy is the early 1960s colors and architecture of everything. This was during a time when 1950s style and philosophy trickled its way into the 60s before creating its own identity halfway into the decade. The bright colors of the buildings, the ornate fonts on the signs and advertising, the American land yachts dominating the streets. It looked like such a great time to live in, besides the racial divide. I was definitely born in the wrong decade.

I love this movie!

Greatest movie ever!

_every_ car was harmed in the making of this movie

Still a great movie going to watch it again now in lock down. Thank you so much Spencer Tracy Milton Berle Sid Caesar Buddy Hackett Ethel Merman Mickey Rooney Dick Shawn Phil Silvers Terry-Thomas Jonathan Winters Edie Adams Dorothy Provine Jimmy Durante

2:46 stunt man almost got killed, a little too close I think 🙈

must have been so much fun driving these

You know how awesome it would be to drive a old boat like that not worrying about repair costs or how you’re destroying a priceless classic and just trying to have fun

when i first saw this movie i mistook those taxis for desoto adventurers.

@seed_drill7135

3 жыл бұрын

DeSotos were a lot more common as Taxis than Plymouths.

2:56 - 3:00 sounds looks like a broken glass bottles.

Such a amazing film

You could never tear around Long Beach like that in 2020.

One of my favorite comedies, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

Just imagine these cars with modern power and suspension upgrades. Nothing wrong with being original but with those upgrades, they'd be an automotive art piece really.

Great movie over 2 and half hours long but worth watching I have the DVD set!

Wow this is where beam ng drive got there Inspiration

Possibly the best excitement to watch almost 3/4 ton car whips around a corner

@bobjohnson205

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, an almost 2 ton car.

@bigassfordsd

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobjohnson205 actually less than 2 tons.

2:09 and 2:23 Nash Metropolitan in the background lol.

Gawd...I haven't seen this one since AMC was in its infancy...

Really noticeable how much less corner body-roll the little Dart has vs the big Plymouth sedans.

4 door "Christines" as taxis? Crazy!

Still is a mad mad mad mad world

@riejurv50

3 жыл бұрын

Way more mad I guess hahaha

Heck yeah, that how a chasing scene works, do all the bouncing and rolling at start and crash in the end at walking speed 😁.

60 Impala convertible @ 2:00

Love those Plymouth fins

1:40 that's a usual right turn for me if i have a green light

This movie it freaking funny as hell and car case it's pretty sweet for sure they build some pretty sweet rides back in day

It took a lot of skill and luck to keep those cars from crashing

The Plymouth’s were only 4 years old.. pretty crazy, and even crazier to think what they’d be worth in today’s market 😳

@Kenny-re8ko

3 жыл бұрын

as a kid I remember anything with tail fins was in the scrap yard by 1965. In 1967 the ONLY car around with fins was owned teacher at my public school, a 1960 New Yorker, it was a real nice one, and he looked after it, traded it in on a 1968 Charger with a 440 (he was a fighter pilot in WW2) I drove a 1969 Dodge Monaco to the junk yard in 1977 with 155k on it, people marveled at that because the vast majority of cars didn't see 100k. (in all fairness, I'm in eastern Ontario, where the road salt took them out pretty quick, especially the pre 1977 Fords).

I truly hate when they damage the cars Pretty good chase cene tho

@woodyofp8574

3 жыл бұрын

I like it. Nowadays nobody drives those old cars rough. You don't see it anymore. With the millions that got crushed, what's a few hundred more for a few movies?

@declanarmstrong1840

3 жыл бұрын

Alexandre Sousa it’s not that bad, when this movie was made these cars would only be a few years old it would be like wrecking cars from 2016, but I am with you it is a little hard to watch.

@notenoughmemes1847

3 жыл бұрын

It is a little bit sad but at least they died in beautiful cinematography rather than in the crusher

@MaximillionBucks

3 жыл бұрын

Those old cars can take it tho. My car cant mount a curb for shit

@twoeightythreez

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaximillionBucks To be fair, most modern cars wouldn't have to mount the curb in the first place, as they actually handle well and would leave these things in the dust.

Dude in the end: "Ah yes, I am already on the safe spot, let me run across the alley for a better spot!"

GTA5 opening lol

@sekky8584

3 жыл бұрын

When i see this, i say: oh yea this is GTA 5 lol

It starts in Palos Verdes then San Pedro and finally Long Beach. I was not born in this era but it stayed pretty much the same until the late 80s when the oil pumps started disappearing, Long Beach got rid of it's xxx theaters and palos verdes peninsula got really expensive and exclusive.

Dear lord. I'm a MOPAR guy but I love all cars. I straight up forgot how baller Chrystlers suspension was compared to everyone else back in the day. Before the 70s hit and commercials were about flash and awe everyone was selling these technological infomercials showing and comparing how their vehicles functioned. MOPAR always focused on torque heavy motors more than ford which liked to see the higher hp numbers and Chevy which liked to be either here or there but at least in the middle - nothing wrong with any of the design styles, just an engineering difference of what one company though would be the ideal engine. But the suspension, in the 60s Chrysler went allllllll out with that shit. And what might look like a mile of body roll to you at 35-45mp to you is a total fucking trainwreck of suspension work to a normal sedan today. Not saying that normal sedan have worse suspensions, no, but back then cars kinda operated on way and had to be designed to do that. Back then your grocery getter was totally capable of roasting the tire, pulling 102, then dropping down and rolling to make a 40mp intersection power slide bc we hadn't considered the idea of building a vehicle simply to get you to work now with tight control and ease of use they way we did then. 75 year old 5000ish lbs vehicles that can just rip, even at "slow" speeds of 30mph? Get in your new ford fusion, climb up to 30mph the just take a right in the the intersection without braking while punching the gas. 30mph gets waaay to fast waaay too quick

2:47 talk about a close call !!!

very good camera shot..

1:20 1:49 Corvette.

Those Plymouths would never hold the corners as well without the tail fins

As of September 2022, Barrie Chase is the last surviving cast member of this movie.