A Few Words About A few words about...™ It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World -- in Blu-ray (2 Viewers)

[Stephen PI]

Just a couple of minor comments.
I don't think the Overture is meant to be butted up against the main title music like that, at least it wasn't in the UK version. In the UK version there was a forced pause before the main title because of the placement of the British Board of Film Censors card ahead of the main title. That few seconds pause added an anticipation, like a drawing of breath, of excitement as the film commenced in darkness.
From memory, the only two titles I can think of where the overture runs, or plays continuously, in to the main title and that is "GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD" and "MY FAIR LADY" and the censor card had to be at the head of the overture.
The other issue is that the overture is not on the short version. I projected, in the UK, the short version, in 35mm 'Scope & optical sound, and it had overture, intermission, entr'acte music etc.

 

[Paul Rossen]

Believe that the Overture to Cleopatra actually runs into the Fox logo at the beginning of the main titles. Also, I don't believe there is any pause between the Overture to The Sand Pebbles to the main title music.

 

[Rob_Ray]

OKLAHOMA's overture also runs into the main titles.

 

[Stephen PI]

Believe that the Overture to Cleopatra actually runs into the Fox logo at the beginning of the main titles. Also, I don't believe there is any pause between the Overture to The Sand Pebbles to the main title music.

With these two titles, again, I saw in the UK and the BBFC card split it up. But as they are separate music cues I can only assume that they had more of a pause in their theatrical US roadshow presentation.

 

[Stephen PI]

OKLAHOMA's overture also runs into the main titles.

Thanks, forgot about that one.

 

[Stephen PI]

OKLAHOMA's overture also runs into the main titles.

Delete.

 

[Stephen PI]

OKLAHOMA's overture also runs into the main titles.

Delete

 

[Stephen PI]

Sorry about the triple response.

 

[DP 70]

When I saw Doctor Doolittle on Sunday in 70mm in NFT 1 in London it had the Overture that went into the Cert then into the Fox Logo.

 

[KPmusmag]

IAMMMMW is playing at Seattle Cinerama as part of their 70mm film festival. They are claiming a run time of 205 minutes. That can't be right, can it? IIRC the Criterion runs 197 minutes, so even if that were printed to celluloid that wouldn't make up the difference.

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

I'm sure that's a mistake, it should be the 154 (?) minute version, plus I would assume the overture, the "police calls" at intermission, entr'acte, and exit music.

 

[RolandL]

The Criterion Blu-ray is 198 minutes. Add in an intermission and you have the 205 minutes. When it premiered the running time in the movie program was 210.

 

[trajan007]

IAMMMMW is playing at Seattle Cinerama as part of their 70mm film festival. They are claiming a run time of 205 minutes. That can't be right, can it? IIRC the Criterion runs 197 minutes, so even if that were printed to celluloid that wouldn't make up the difference. View attachment 48395

They said they also will be showing a new print of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

 

[KPmusmag]

The Criterion Blu-ray is 198 minutes. Add in an intermission and you have the 205 minutes. When it premiered the running time in the movie program was 210.

Hm. Makes me very curious about what they will be showing. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend this one due to work conflicts.

 

[Jason_V]

Hm. Makes me very curious about what they will be showing. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend this one due to work conflicts.

I can but I don't know nearly enough about the movie to provide any useful information.

 

[PMF]

It would be "Mad" not to go wherever its shown.

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

Notice the ad also says "Adventure" instead of "Comedy". It's a mistake, if they're running 70mm it's the general release version with the music extras.

 

[Stefan Andersson]

Paul Scrabo has made a wonderful little video about similarities between William Rose´s scripts for Genevieve (1953) and Mad World:


An article highlighting Tania Rose as co-screenwriter:

Invisible Ink: No 166 - Tania Rose

www.independent.co.uk

 

[ahollis]

 

[Robert Harris]

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Every time I see that image, I think about their heels in the earth...

 

[Stefan Andersson]

A still from the Don Knotts-Barbara Pepper scene from IAMMMMW. Info on site says the scene was in the original roadshow:

File:Don Knotts deleted scene.jpg - The Lost Media Wiki

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More info here:

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (partially lost deleted scenes from comedy film; 1963) - The Lost Media Wiki

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