It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Movie

Tonight, the Cinerama is showing what they are billing as a 197-minute cut of It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, one of the all-time greatest films. According to Mark Evanier's site and his chronicle of all things Mad, the longest version of this film ever shown was 190 minutes, which puts this film at 7 minutes longer. Also, this is being billed as an all-new, restored version of the movie introduced by the director's widow.

I hope this is indeed a 197-minute cut of the film, and that it is restored - because this might mean that a kick-ass DVD release is just around the corner.

So if any of my Seattle readers catch this in the next hour and can make it down to the Cinerama, you might be catching part of film history. I didn't get to go, unfortunately, so you'll have to let me know how it is.