It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world - Rose, William 1914-1987; Rose, Tania 1920-2015; Gold, Ernest 1921-1999 (The Criterion Collection, 2017)
Original: USA 1963
two-Blu-ray special edition features: restored 4K digital transfer of the general release version of the film, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack ; new high-definition digital transfer of a 197-minute extended version of the film, reconstructed and restored by Robert A. Harris using visual and audio material from the longer original road-show version, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack ; new audio commentary featuring "It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" aficionados Mark Evanier, Michael Schlesinger, and Paul Scrabo ; new documentary on the film’s visual and sound effects, featuring interviews with visual-effects specialist Craig Barron and sound designer Ben Burtt ; excerpt from a 1974 talk show hosted by director Stanley Kramer and featuring "Mad World" actors Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, and Jonathan Winters ; press interview from 1963 featuring Kramer and cast members ; excerpts about the influence of the film from the 2000 AFI program "100 Years . . . 100 Laughs" ; two-part 1963 episode of the TV program "Telescope" that follows the film’s press junket and premiere ; "The Last 70 mm Film Festival", a 2012 program featuring Mad World cast and crew, hosted by actor Billy Crystal ; selection of humorist and voice-over artist Stan Freberg’s original TV and radio ads for the film, with a 2013 introduction by Freberg ; trailers and radio spots ; plus: an essay by film critic Lou Lumenick and illustrations by legendary cartoonist Jack Davis