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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Stanley Kramer |
| Stars: |
Ethel Merman |
| Actors: |
Mickey Rooney |
| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · On-The-Road · Classic Fight Scenes · Comedians/Comediennes · Road Movies · Essential Cinema · Classic |
| MPAA Rating: |
G (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Widescreen; Includes Extras |
| UPC: |
027616902740 |
| Release Date: |
1963 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 34min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Widescreen; Includes Extras, 2hr 34min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (September 18, 2001)
UPC: 027616865915 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 3hr 2min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (April 09, 1991)
UPC: 027616539830 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Tania Rose |
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Professional Reviews
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(09/21/2001, p.5E, Mike Clark): "...[An] all-star epic....The film is also one of the zippiest of its length ever made..." |
| More Information |
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This wacky comedy classic directed by Stanley Kramer features one of the largest collections of American comedians ever brought together on celluloid, resulting in the kind of far-out comic gem that only the 1960s could dish out. Filled with sharp one-liners, plenty of pratfalls and double takes, and unstoppable slapstick humor, this film never stops entertaining. The laughs come mostly from vehicle accidents of all kinds: car crashes, bike accidents, airplane failures, and almost everything else imaginable. But a good amount of humor is also lent to major wrestling matches, terrible mix-ups and misunderstandings, and increasingly absurd personalities such as Mrs. Marcus (Ethel Merman), the screeching and impossible mother-in-law. The film even laughs at itself, showing its flimsy cardboard sets as characters punch out walls or accidentally explode whole boxes of dynamite. The cast includes such favorites as Jonathan Winters, Phil Silvers, Milton Berle, Buddy Hackett, Mickey Rooney, Sid Caesar, Spencer T... |
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